INDIRECTLY SPEAKING / Textbooks finally showing more of the world
I'm happy to say that it seems I am no longer an American. Not that I ever actually was. Having been born in Britain, raised in Canada, and living in Japan for the past 20 years, I've visited the...
View ArticleClass of 2012: Young Europeans trapped by language - Wire Business News -...
MADRID -- Maria Menendez, a 25-year-old caught in Spain's job-destroying economic crisis, would love to work in Germany as a veterinarian. Germany, facing an acute shortage of skilled workers, would...
View Article>Class of 2012: Young Europeans trapped by language
MADRID (AP) — Maria Menendez, a 25-year-old caught in Spain's job-destroying economic crisis, would love to work in Germany as a veterinarian. Germany, facing an acute shortage of skilled workers,...
View ArticleSchools lift the language barrier
TROY — The eight students came from Jordan, Algeria, Sudan, Yemen and Iraq to Troy High School. Whether it's Areeg Khalil, 17, who arrived from Jordan to eventually rank among the top five academic...
View ArticleEnglish, patois or Jamiekan - which?
We have suffered at the hands of poor leadership, divisiveness, distraction, and if we don't get focused we will still be poor in 2062. Education is the key, so let us get it right this time. We have...
View ArticleClass of 2012: Young Europeans trapped by language
MADRID (AP) -- Maria Menendez, a 25-year-old caught in Spain's job-destroying economic crisis, would love to work in Germany as a veterinarian. Germany, facing an acute shortage of skilled workers,...
View ArticleProblems with foreign language courses part one
Problems with foreign language courses. Part one This writer has listened to countless CDs and tapes and read countless books of language courses for German, Dutch, Norwegian, Danish, French, Spanish,...
View ArticleFrederick John Bowden: A passionate linguistic typologist
Paper Edition | Page: 24 Fascinated with the Indonesian language and its vernacular languages, John Bowden decided to visit Maluku in 1993 — the year when he learned the language through conversing...
View ArticleCareer: Language key to its success
Japanese entrepreneur Hiroshi Mikitani tells Rozana Sani why his company has switched to using English only 1 / 1 DESPITE a delayed flight and dealing the local traffic jam, Hiroshi Mikitani, chairman...
View ArticleEx-flight attendant landed Costco job
As a flight attendant with Northwest Airlines, Mark Gilliam flew to Asia for 17 years. He learned to speak a little Japanese, a little Thai, Korean, Cantonese, Mandarin and Tagalog. When he quit the...
View ArticleForeign students an important revenue source for school districts
Students from all over the world come to Metro schools to learn English and gain international experience. Local students benefit from the exposure to other cultures, while school boards profit from...
View ArticleLinguist: Its okay to speak Manglish
Do we feel that Malaysian English is sub-standard? It takes a Mat Salleh linguist to tell us why its OK to speak (but not write) this way! I was interested in a recent contribution to the Mind Our...
View Articletranscosmos, Sankei Digital and Human Holdings Jointly Establish Sankei...
Sankei Human Learning pre-opened "Sankei Online English" – an online English instruction service using Skype. Tokyo, Japan (PRWEB) November 29, 2012 Sankei Digital Inc.(Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan;...
View ArticleReviving Indian language Chochenyo
Earlier this month, Vincent Medina, a rangy man who usually wears cowboy boots and an abalone shell necklace, stood in front of the altar at San Francisco's Mission Dolores and gave a speech of...
View ArticleNicholas Peter Mark: Loving Indonesia through children’s stories
Paper Edition | Page: 28 (Courtesy of Nicholas Peter Mark) Upon being introduced to Nicholas Peter Mark, one would not expect him to speak fluent Indonesian. Commonly called Nick, he mostly...
View ArticlePositive approach to learning
Learning should be enjoyable and give the child a sense of personal satisfaction, writes Aneeta Sundararaj A child who has experienced the exciting journey of learning will acquire useful...
View ArticleThings they don't teach
David Tung Tak-wai was given only one guideline by his publisher and editor as he began writing his book Eroticism and Love in English: "Write only about things that are not taught in school."...
View ArticleGoogle's Peter Norvig: 'I have the best job in the world'
Google's director of research talks artificial intelligence, personal computing, mapping, and what the internet giant is planning next Peter Norvig, director of research at Google. Photograph:...
View ArticleA guide to raising bilingual children
November 28, 2012 -- Updated 1348 GMT (2148 HKT) (Parenting) -- Simone's mom reads, sings and talks to him in French. In fact, Melissa Da, a French-American from Baltimore, only speaks her native...
View ArticleLAUSD English Learners To Move Faster Into Mainstream Classes
Triggered by a federal civil rights investigation, Los Angeles Unified has launched a network of programs designed to more quickly move English learners into mainstream academic classes and help close...
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