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Pura Vida Española
Kate Sommers-Dawes marvels at Costa Rica as a Spanish immersion destination
Visit Costa Rica’s official tourism site and read its official slogan; “No Artificial Ingredients,” — a mantra of which you will not need reminding from...
August 2010
Keeping Up With Styles
As educational spending budgets are squeezed, the return on investment in educational technology is also coming under increased scrutiny. We cut such spending at our peril. Of course, we must invest...
Portuguese
Portuguese ( português (help·info) or língua portuguesa) is a Romance language that originated from a fusion of the dialect spoken in what is now Galicia and northern Portugal with closely related dialects spoken in...
July 2010
Cutting to the Core
When lawmakers dictate curricula, the natural reaction from educators is to reject this top down approach which seeks to homogenize the lives of children without possibly taking into account the individual...
June 2010
Communicate Period
The administration’s Race to the Top scheme is only the latest in a long line of attempts to “fix” our educational system — all of which have neglected the fundamental changes in our...
Guidelines for Submissions to Language Magazine
Audience Our readership is comprised of those who must stay informed on developments in the language/literacy education arena. This includes English Language (EL) and ELA, world language/bilingual educators and advisors, literacy and reading specialists,...
May 2010
Reading in Any Language
The theme of the International Association’s 2010 conference “Reading in Many Languages”seems perfectly timed to coincide with a new report (see News, p10) which finds that bilingual education works as well...
First Random Study Supports Bilingual Ed
In the first randomized-assignment study in which English language learners were followed for as long as five years, researchers have found that Spanish-speaking children learn to read English equally well regardless of whether they...
April 2010
Free Public Education
Now that a compromised healthcare bill looks set to be pushed through Congress, the Administration has released its Blueprint for Reform to shift public attention to education and the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act(ESEA),...
Bilingual Pay Act
One America, Many Voices Act
Rep Michael Honda (CA-15), Chairman of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, has introduced the One America, Many Voices Act of 2010, which recognizes the importance of bi- and multi-lingual...
