Teaching English in Mexico: A Decent Living?

What's more disappointing than a person who makes a promise he can't keep? A person who makes a promise that is a lie. Many promises to make a "decent living" teaching English in Mexico are just that-a lie.If you do a phrase search on Google, "teach English in Mexico," you... Read More

Chinese Pinyin or Hanyu Pinyin Overview

Chinese Pinyin is the romanization of the Chinese "written sound". Romanization approximates Mandarin pronunciation with Western spellings and includes a tone mark to signify the pitch of a word.Just like alphabet A - Z to English, Pinyin provides a phonetic alphabet for Chinese and is taught from Grade 1 in... Read More

English Language Sputtering Online Like an Old Ford!

Sad, but true. Just about everywhere you look online, the English language is suffering a fate worse than death. The problem, in reality, is so widespread that it has begun to affect all aspects of the language. "But, what on Earth does this have to do with Internet marketing?" you... Read More

English Has Come A Long, Long Way...

I often wonder what would happen if Shakespeare were to be transported in a time machine to our world today. What would he think? How would he react?Yes, Willie would probably tell me "thou hast too much time on thy hands if thou spendeth it wondering about such flights of... Read More

Second Language Competence Beneficial but often Misunderstood

Second language learning has associated with it many types of benefits. Among them include: social, economic, intellectual and linguistic. Children who engage in second language learning typically outperform their peers in the area of vocabulary development as well as intellectual development. As important as learning a second language is, learners... Read More

Show Me the Bunny: Language Acquisition

Some children are really funny about experimenting with speech. Nonetheless, the first intelligible words bring such a feeling of elation to a parent. Come on, Sweetie. Show Mumma the bunny. Without saying a word, my little girl points to a plush rabbit.Ever since I read in a parents' newsletter that... Read More

Mexican Living: Todays Obsession

I would like to talk about one of my many obsessions: learning Spanish. I have been thinking about this lately mostly because I am under the impression that, though I've lived in Mexico for two years, my Spanish sucks in a major way.Both Mexicans and Gringos tell me that my... Read More

What Does an Interpreter Do?

Many people get confused as to the difference between an interpreter and a translator. There is a common tendency to think translators interpreter, or that interpreters translate. In fact, the two are very separate jobs requiring different skills. To explain who and/or what an interpreter as opposed to a translator... Read More

Learn Italian in Your Hometown

Are you interested in learning the Italian language right in your own hometown? There are several options that you can explore to find the Italian classes that are just perfect for you! First, you should consider whether you would you enjoy the interaction that takes place among students in group... Read More

Learn Italian in Italy

You can combine your love of the Italian language with an unforgettable experience in the country where the language is spoken by studying Italian in Italy! Hands-down, the best way to learn a foreign language is to live, work, or study in a native speaking environment. Studying Italian in Italy... Read More

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Frederick County makes English its official language
Washington Post (blog)
Frederick already had passed a resolution identifying English as the official language, but it was nonbinding, according to the News-Post. This ordinance making English the official language is on-the-books law — or, as County Attorney John Mathias ...
Frederick County Commissioners Adopt English As Official LanguageHuffington Post
Frederick Co. makes English official languageBaltimore Sun (blog)
Frederick Co. makes English its official languageWTOP
Gazette.Net: Maryland Community News Online -DCist.com -CBS Local
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BBC News

Newark Students Learn Mandarin in first Chinese Language Class in the City
Local Talk News
Bard, one of four new in-district high schools operated in partnership with Newark Public Schools, offers ninth graders three different language classes in their fall semester. The school first opened in September 2011 with start-up funding from a $100 ...
Mandarin language course set for Mundelein HighLake County News Sun
Is English or Mandarin the language of the future?BBC News
Chinese students visit Highland High SchoolHudson Valley Press
The Advocate
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The Guardian (blog)

Oscar Roundtable: Meet This Year's Best Foreign-Language Feature Nominees
Movieline
Time for another one of Movieline's virtual awards roundtables, this time featuring nominated filmmakers behind this year's contenders for Best Foreign-Language Feature. Meet our distinguished panel: (Asghar Farhadi, director of A Separation [Iran] was ...
Foreign-language Oscar: why border control restricts the selection processThe Guardian (blog)
Iran, Israel Among Contenders for Best Foreign Language Film OscarVoice of America
Oscars 2012: Foreign film nomineesBBC News
Indie Wire (blog)
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Philadelphia Inquirer (blog)

Misleading Language in the Latest Anti-Evolution Bill in Oklahoma
Philadelphia Inquirer (blog)
The language in the bill claims that evolution is ā€œcontroversialā€, which wrongly implies that there's controversy in the scientific community. There isn't, of course, though some people in Oklahoma don't like the implications of evolution for personal ...

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The Express Tribune

International Mother Language Day
Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
The General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in November 1999, instituted the International Mother Language Day to be marked on 21st February. The Day, seeks to bring to the fore, ...
U. celebrates 13th national language dayRU Daily Targum
International Mother Language Day: Participants stress on need to impart ...The Express Tribune
Languages matter for learning and harmonious developmentChina Daily
DAWN.com -AllAfrica.com -Bangladesh News 24 hours
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Managing Your Online Reputation in Foreign Languages
Search Engine Journal
The good news is that the strategies for managing your reputation work across multiple languages and require only a little extra effort. If you already use a tool such as Google Alerts to monitor comments about your site or product, it's an easy extra ...
Windows 8 offers improved language supportUbergizmo
Time to embrace learning languagesThe Guardian (blog)
Windows 8 to bring better language support, finally including EnglishEngadget
PCWorld -Techworld.com
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Language Line Services Announces Plans to Hire 2000 Interpreters in 2012
MarketWatch (press release)
21, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Language Line Services, the global market leader in interpretation, localization and translation solutions, plans to hire 2000 interpreters this year, the company announced today. Language Line Services is recruiting ...

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In wake of Catania-Barry blowup, DC Council resolves to watch language
Washington Post
Without debate, the DC Council unanimously approved new rules Tuesday requiring members to ā€œtreat other members with dignity and respect and refrain from using profane, indecent or abusive languageā€ during public meetings. Council Chairman Kwame R.

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Belvidere School Board Approves Dual Language Pilot
WIFR
BELVIDERE (WIFR) -- About one in ten students in the Belvidere School District fluently speak Spanish or a language other than English. That is why the school board voted to approve a dual-language program. Many people have taken a foreign language ...

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It's morning in Moronia
Baltimore Sun (blog)
Lori Klein, has introduced a bill prohibiting teachers from using any language that violates the FCC's obscenity and profanity standards. Peter Sokolowski of Merriam-Webster wonders whether that would prohibit classroom use of the dictionary, ...

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