Children can learn foreign languages from the third class
School children could start learning foreign languages from the third grade under sweeping changes proposed…
Gladys Berejiklian stresses the importance for students to learn more foreign languages
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Two former high school teachers launch a foreign language learning center in Ipswich
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The Yiddish program extends over another semester, offering language study and cultural reconnection
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Israel makes the study of English compulsory
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High school students urged to learn foreign languages to improve career prospects
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Chinese language school in Los Angeles – Annenberg Media
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Costa Mesa planners give blessing to international language school considering former Trinity Broadcasting site
The Costa Mesa Planning Commission unanimously approved a proposal Monday to resurrect the former Trinity…
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Language study in Wesleyan maintains strong downward trend in national declines
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The University of Wyoming works with partners to create an Arapaho language school
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Schools may drop foreign languages due to lack of teachers
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The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages publishes a study on the value of language skills among American employers
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Bard College student wins critical language scholarships for foreign language study abroad
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New online store dedicated to everything related to Rooibos
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Apopka School teaches foreign languages to students before they learn to walk
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Should students use Netflix to learn a language?
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The Macmillan Center will offer a new language scholarship
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German language school and garrison chapel practice awareness with visit to Ansbach | Article
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UK students massively drop out of foreign languages: study
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McDaniel College eliminates majors including music, some foreign languages – Baltimore Sun
After a meeting on Saturday and a unanimous vote by the board of trustees, McDaniel…
OPINION: Americans need to stop sweeping up foreign languages
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The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages announces February as Language Advocacy Month
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SC minimizes foreign language requirements despite “world class” goals
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local language school connects residents culturally
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American space program inspired by Sputnik, now teach our children foreign languages
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Ridgefield Language School expands and moves to Roberts Lane
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WSU Should Make Foreign Languages a UCORE Requirement – The Daily Evergreen
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Foreign languages are studied by only 20% of children in the United States — Quartz
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High school students intensely discover foreign languages – Baltimore Sun
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Should schools require foreign languages? Doubtful.: News: The Independent Institute
Some schools allow students to substitute classes in statistics, math, and computer programming for “foreign…
How talking more can help you listen better – foreign languages
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Number of American Students Studying Foreign Languages Continues to Fall – Quartz
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Children’s language school abruptly closes without issuing refunds, parents say
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Why do children learn foreign languages so easily?
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Foreign languages in Buncombe schools? Recycling problems?
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Babies recognize foreign languages as a form of communication
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Predict more students studying foreign languages – The Irish Times
An ambitious government strategy aims to dramatically increase the number of students taking two foreign…
The cost of Britons’ failure to learn foreign languages | Letters
The UK is not just “stuck in the relegation zone of European language skills” (editorial,…
Drinking a beer can help you speak a foreign language, study finds
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Foreign languages can come out of the trilingual formula in schools
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Parents launch ‘immersive’ bilingual school at LIC to fill local void – Long Island City – New York
The school will offer classes for babies, toddlers and children up…
Oakland’s 8th Bilingual School Opens in the Coliseum District
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Young Indians scramble to master foreign languages for a brighter future
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Babies retain their early exposure to foreign languages
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Tennessee schools must prioritize foreign language learning
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USD 501 Bilingual Schools Program Expands
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Opening of a Haitian Creole-English language school in Boston
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Americans must learn foreign languages – Massachusetts Daily Collegian
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The study of foreign languages should be compulsory!
I wish I had a dollar (or euro or yen) for every time I heard…
A foreign language school condemned by bureaucrats
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Study in Seattle: be a master of the English language
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Maine High School hires Rosetta Stone to teach foreign languages to students
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Aside from fluency, the Center for Language Study promotes cultural understanding
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Learning foreign languages can sharpen your mind: study
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States could allow students to learn coding instead of foreign languages
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HMCI Commentary: Science and Foreign Languages in Primary School
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International Education News l The PIE News l Foreign language studies: 2.28 million go abroad
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City Proposes Closing Bronx Foreign Language School – Mott Haven – New York
The city has proposed closing the Academy of Foreign Languages of…
Experts Warn WDM Schools About Abolition of Foreign Languages
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Goodbye French lessons? Coding could replace foreign languages
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More kindergarten children are learning foreign languages
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Young North Koreans are showing a growing appetite for learning foreign languages to improve their…
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Many European children learn two foreign languages at the age of 9. Most Americans? Zero — Quartz
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The Case for Foreign Languages as an Aspiring Lawyer | Study law
JThe relative lack of foreign language skills among the UK population is well documented. A…
‘Babbler’ birds use primitive language: study
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Seminole to introduce foreign languages to all elementary schools – Orlando Sentinel
SANFORD — Fifth-grade students in Mei-En Marler classes at Bentley Elementary can politely tell you…
Americans are starting to lose their love for foreign languages
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Ask a North Korean: do you learn foreign languages? | North Korea
Kristo from Estonia asks:In the USSR, behind the Iron Curtain, foreign language studies at universities…
Language study offers a new twist on the mind-body connection
New research from Northeast psychology professor Iris Berent and her colleagues indicates that language and…
A point of view: Why do some people not like to hear foreign languages in the street?
That’s why Grandma did me a favor in Wales. This trip made me want to…
A case for removing foreign languages from American schools – Quartz
Eva Moskowitz is CEO and Founder of Success Academy Charter Schools, responsible for approximately 9,000…
Are young people interested in learning foreign languages? | Languages
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Xavier University will lead the study of the Chinese language in schools in La.
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Parents want primary school students to learn foreign languages – but where?
London Carrasco, left, and Jonah Meyer, center, listen to teacher Renessa Copeland sing the Spanish…
Advocates seek to focus more on learning foreign languages
As business and culture in the United States continue to be increasingly defined by its…
Help with reading foreign languages – ScienceDaily
Recent research on how we learn should help people in their efforts to read a…
My take: why studying languages should be part of your college experience – Schools of Thought
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Continuing education for foreign languages
THEY can be preparing for a vacation in Europe, trying to communicate with colleagues abroad…
Schools stop teaching foreign languages - except Chinese
WASHINGTON — Thousands of public schools have stopped teaching foreign languages over the past decade,…
As school budgets tighten, foreign languages face cuts
Advocates of foreign language teaching would like to see lessons integrated into the core curriculum…