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Does being bilingual make you smarter? | British Council
britishcouncil.org
Language teacher and researcher Miguel Angel Muñoz explains the latest research on how being bilingual affects your brain, ahead of a British Council …
Languages That Will Get You HIRED & Where You Should Learn Them
goabroad.com - Laura Jelich
Thanks to our increasingly global economy, foreign language skills are not only an incredible asset in obtaining a job, but may even be deemed a …
Education Week
edweek.org
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Is dual language education exacerbating inequalities?
wordpress.com - educationallinguist
Bilingual education in the United States is at a crossroads. One path has the potential to bridge racial divides and narrow the achievement gap that …
Publications - Lead with Languages
leadwithlanguages.org
New report findings demonstrate that language skills are in high demand among U.S. employers across industries and functions—and that demand is …
The Case for Embracing Linguistic Identities
TIME - Peter Hessler
Hessler is the author of The Buried: An Archaeology of the Egyptian Revolution. He is a staff writer at The New Yorker, where he served as Beijing correspondent from 2000-2007, and is also a contributing
This map shows the most commonly spoken language in every US state, excluding English and Spanish
Business Insider - Andy Kiersz, Ivan De Luce
Americans speak a ton of languages, and this map shows which languages other than English and Spanish are the most common in each state and Washington, D.C. The US Census Bureau's American Community Survey
U.S. Economy Needs More Foreign Language Studies to Stay Competitive, Report Says
edweek.org - Corey Mitchell
Employers in the United States are increasingly reliant on multilingual employees to advance their goals, but many have lost business opportunities …
7 of the World's Most Fascinating Languages to Learn
wanderlust.co.uk - Insider Secrets
Babbel's language enthusiast Steph Koyfman reveals the most fascinating and lyrical languages on the planet, from a whistling bird language in Turkey …
Preserving Indigenous languages in IYIL2019 helps custodians heal, taps into knowledge of country - ABC News (Australian
abc.net.au
"Old people used to say if someone got lost on country, you could use language, and you could find that person because country talks back." Troy …
What nearly all languages have in common—whether you speak or sign
phys.org
If you hear someone say "John and Mary kiss," you'd likely imagine a single symmetrical action. But hear them say "John and Mary kiss each other," …
Babies who hear two languages at home have a better ability to concentrate
thejournal.ie - Michelle Hennessy
THE ADVANTAGES OF growing up in a bilingual home can start as early as six months of age, according to new research. The study led by York …
As More States Adopt Bilingualism Seal, Equity Concerns Arise
edweek.org - Corey Mitchell
When the seal of biliteracy launched in California nearly a decade ago, its advocates envisioned an honor that would recognize English-language …
Soviet Union
The Sooner You Expose A Baby To A Second Language, The Smarter They’ll Be
bigthink.com - Laurie Vazquez
• How did wartime America generate sympathy for the Soviets? • By transplanting Operation Barbarossa to America's shores • This is what the Nazi invasion of …
Sign Language
How My 1 Year Old Son’s Language Learning Is Reaffirming My Approach
mezzoguild.com - Donovan Nagel
My son recently turned 1 year old. I had mentioned a while back that I was super excited to see and document his language development – both with his …
New Research Examines the Economic Benefits of Bilingualism
newamerica.org - Ingrid T. Colón
Helping students retain and strengthen their home language affords them many cognitive, social and even health benefits. Research shows that …
Pete Buttigieg
Pete Buttigieg leaves deaf activist in tears after he thanks him for his support using sign language
pinknews.co.uk
When deaf activist Anderson Pleasants reached out to Pete Buttigieg on Twitter a few weeks ago, he hoped he’d get a tweet back. But when the Mayor of …
What We Lose When We Lose Language-Learning
thegospelcoalition.org - Trevin Wax
From the late 1950s through the 2000s, enrollment in foreign language programs at the university level grew steadily. After 2009, language class …
New Report Provides Guidance on How to Improve Learning Outcomes in STEM for English Learners
nationalacademies.org
New Report Provides Guidance on How to Improve Learning Outcomes in STEM for English Learners WASHINGTON - A shift is needed in how science, …
The Mezzofanti Guild
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Why Multilingual People Have Healthier, More Engaged Brains
kqed.org - MindShift
Prior to the 1960s, scientists thought children who spoke more than one language had a handicap for learning because they had to spend too much time …
Evolutionary biology can help us understand how language works
The Conversation UK - Michael Dunn
As a linguist I dread the question, “what do you do?”, because when I answer “I’m a linguist” the inevitable follow-up question is: “How many …
10 Dazzling Facts You Didn't Know About The Spanish Language
theculturetrip.com - Laura Kauffmann
Spanish, also called Castilian or castellano is an Indo-European language and has derived directly from vulgar Latin. Thus, it classifies as one of …
Basque Language: Everything You Need to Know
theculturetrip.com - Esme Fox
Basque is the oldest European language still in use today and is thought to be a descendant of Aquitani, an ancient language which was spoken around …
'How learning a foreign language changed my life'
BBC News
The number of teenagers learning foreign languages in UK secondary schools has dropped by 45% since the turn of the millennium, BBC analysis has found. The reaction to the research was mixed. Why learn
How good is your Japanese? Japan to Set Up New Standardized Index to Measure Foreigners' Japanese Language Proficiency -
realestate.co.jp
The Cultural Affairs Agency, a special body of Japan’s Ministry of Education, has announced that it plans to establish a new standardized index to …
Index of /store
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