Language Learning
3 Languages Children Should Learn for Success Later in Life
<i>This content originally appeared on Travel + Leisure.</i><p>The Centre for Economics and Business Research and Opinion conducted the study in partnership …
LanguageNumbers 'were my mother tongue': How autistic savant Daniel Tammet sees language
<b>Daniel Tammet</b> is a most extraordinary man. He sees the world very differently than most people.<p>For him, words and numbers and pictures and emotions …
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<b>Pros</b><p>Lets you design your own learning path. You can jump to different lessons at will. Online video call tutoring offered. Lessons are appropriately …
LanguageThe Best Resources For Helping Beginner ELLs Learn About Clothes
As I shared a few months ago (see Beginning A New “Best” Series Of Interest To ELL Teachers), I’m beginning to create an updated series of “Best” …
LearningResearch Shows Spanish Speakers Take Longer To Learn English. Why?
Support the news<p>A recent study out of Philadelphia tracked kindergartners who were learning English and found that four years later there were major …
EducationNew Melania Trump Billboards: Do They Suggest She Knows Only ‘A Little Bit Of English’?
It looks like Melania Trump has not only made a big splash with the people of this nation, but she’s also made a great impression with some people on …
EntertainmentAround The Web In ESL/EFL/ELL
© 2010 Enokson, Flickr | CC-BY | via Wylio<p>Four years ago I began this regular feature where I share a few posts and resources from around the Web …
LanguageWith fewer fluent speakers, demand for teachers of Indigenous languages is on the rise
Schools struggle to find people who can speak languages fluently, have teaching degrees<p>A trend toward "Indigenizing" programming in schools by …
EducationFilm of the Week: The Future Perfect
The ideal viewer of <i>The Future Perfect</i>, best placed to pick up all the nuances of its dialogue, would be a fluent speaker of both Mandarin and …
MoviesMelania Trump Used as Role Model to Persuade Croatians to Learn English
The first lady speaks five languages.
Donald Trump6 ways to tackle the GEP Selection Exercise
<b>By Marcus Goh and Adrian Kuek</b><p><i>Grade Expectations is a weekly feature on education in Singapore. Expect fun activities, useful tips and insightful news</i> …
TeachingHow to Correctly Setup Your SEO for Different Language and Countries
Do you want to see a massive increase in traffic?<p>Of course you do.<p>The easiest way to do this is to optimize your SEO for different languages and …
SEOUseful Japanese Expressions
Whether you're traveling to Japan or simply want to learn a new language, here are some useful Japanese expressions to get you started. Provided …
JapanRaising bilingual kids: how do you do it right?
"I was teaching English when I was travelling around Europe and I had seen many children learning English so easily," Chontelle Bonfiglio tells <b>SBS</b> …
LanguageNew Zealand Is Pushing to Save Its Vulnerable Indigenous Language
Each year, the country holds a week-long event to encourage people to speak te reo Māori.<p><i>Kia ora</i>! The expression, in New Zealand’s indigenous …
CultureDeals: Learn A New Language For 90% Off
News flash: You don't need to sink thousands of dollars into learning new skills or foreign languages. With Cudoo's Online Language & Professional …
Technology (Australia)Low levels of English in NT stems from problems within primary education, report shows
New research has revealed that a majority of Indigenous adults in the Northern Territory lack the literacy levels required by most workplaces, with …
Indigenous AustraliansAmerican Sign Language at MIT
On Aug. 15, 25 MIT students and staff members were engaged in a lively lecture and discussion in Building 66 — but the room was completely silent. …
MITAdam Levine and Behati Prinsloo expecting second child less than one year after birth of Dusty Rose
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Behati PrinslooPresident Ram Nath Kovind tells Hindi speakers to respect those who speak regional languages
The president also criticised those who said English was necessary to make India an economic superpower.<p>President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday asked …
Ram Nath KovindOscars: U.K. Selects 'My Pure Land' for Foreign-Language Category
Sarmad Masud’s feminist Western is the first-ever Urdu-language film submitted by Britain for the Academy Awards.<p>The United Kingdom has picked <i>My Pure</i> …
EntertainmentGoogle Translate to support 7 more Indian languages
New Delhi, Sep 13 (PTI) Tech giant Google today said its Translate app will support seven more Indian languages, including Bengali, Gujarati and …
Google TranslateWant your kid to be bilingual? Alexa could help
Outside of playing smooth jazz on queue and helping you pick out what to wear, smart home devices like Amazon’s Echo, Apple’s Siri, and Google Home haven’t had much of a truly meaningful impact on our daily lives. Despite the fact that over 35 million voice-enabled home speakers have already been …
Big IdeasItalian Phrases We Use EVERY Day! What I Know…
Do you want to speak Italian more easily and confidently by the end of 2017?<p>I believe that “commonly used phrases” are the key for how we can all …
LanguageChildren 'will begin learning foreign language at age of three' - FF proposal
The main Opposition party wants a major overhaul of language policy amid fears Ireland is being left behind by international standards.<p>Meath TD …
News (Ireland)How to Create Culturally Responsive Classrooms
A MiddleWeb Blog<p>Culturally Responsive Teaching (CRT) is a current buzzword in education. And you know what? As an ambassador for English Language …
TeachingA Language Haven in Baltimore
For young newcomers, the first step to becoming American is learning English.<p>BALTIMORE — On June 29, 1987, Jermin Laviera attended her first …
EducationBBC - School Radio - Primary MFL, Primary French - Radio Labo
Radio Labo is a new 10 part series to support French language learning at upper KS2. Covering topics as diverse as dates and numbers to clothing and technology, Radio Labo aims to revise and build on basic language learning in the early years of KS2. Each programme includes games and exercises to …
TeachingForeign Minister Klimkin: Ukraine to further develop minority languages
Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin posted this on Twitter following statements made by foreign ministries of several countries that expressed concern …
UkraineBienvenue, Willkommen, Bienvenidos to a more globally accessible Slack
While our efforts over the past three years have been largely concentrated in North America, Slack has grown to be used by teams in more than 100 …
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