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Mother Tongue Key to World Education Growth
A bilingual approach not only improves educational outcomes in developing countries but could help close achievement gaps in the U.S.
A series of reports by Save the Children explores the role that language plays in...
An Act to Follow
Language Magazine asks the experts what legislation they would like to see enacted during the New Year
Legislation that sets forth a vision for language learning in the U.S. is needed so that we can...
Lessons in Quality
Adam Cooke and Nick Sacco explain how the accreditation process is impacting their private language school
In May 2011, the Department of Homeland Security sent out the announcement that all language schools needed to be...
A Vote for Language Learning in Connecticut’s Elementary Schools
The Board of Education in Darien, Connecticut recently passed a vote to allow a $320,000 program that would bring foreign language curriculum to elementary schools.
According to the Darien Times, The program was delayed due...
Vietnamese Find Difficulties in Preserving Language
The Vietnamese language has adapted with the development of the country, but new vocabulary has been added to the language as well.
Vietnamese is spoken by a large percentage of Vietnam’s population and millions of...
January 2012
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Shh… Don’t Mention Education
As we’re entering a Presidential election year, we thought it would be interesting to compare the prospective candidates’ positions on language education. Despite several requests, none of the candidates were...
Barriers Abound for Swedish Language Learners
An inspection conducted by the Swedish Schools Inspectorate reveals that many refugees in Sweden are not being offered language training as Swedish law stipulates. According to a series of laws from last year that...
January 2012
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Shh… Don’t Mention Education
As we’re entering a Presidential election year, we thought it would be interesting to compare the prospective candidates’ positions on language education. Despite several requests, none of the candidates were...
University of Hawaii Professor States “Korean is Scientifically Superior”
On Thursday, December 15, Professor Sohn Ho-min of the University of Hawaii stated in a news conference that he believed that Korean was the world’s most superior language. The conference was to honor Sohn,...
Beijing Scraps Plans for “English-language Town”
The government in Miyun County, a subrub of Beijing, has rejected plans for an English-language town, which would have been the largest European-style town in Beijing. Supporters of the project hoped that the town...