Language Teacher vs. Acquisition Facilitator
Carol Gaab focuses on the learners in front of her, not on a method, a curriculum, or a plan
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IDRA to co-host Webinar Commemorating 50th Anniversary of Lau v. Nichols
In 1974, Lau v. Nichols established the right of non-English language speaking students to receive an equal education. IDRA founder Dr. José Cárdenas...
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Cuba Educational Policy Reversal Condemned
President Trump has announced a new executive action restoring restrictions on travel and trade...
Read to Ace the SAT, New Test Taking Tips
Jeff McQuillan shares evidence to show that reading, not cramming, is the key to improving college entrance exams, including the SAT.
A recent article in the New...
Easing Student Anxiety in an Uncertain Age
The Institute of International Education’s (IIE) Mark Lazar reports on how U.S. campuses are responding to the needs and concerns of current and prospective students from the Middle East, North Africa, and beyond.
To help campus leaders and admissions officers navigate these uncertain times, IIE’s Mark Lazar and a team of experts has put together a list of ten actions to encourage international students to come to the U.S. The list is not intended to be comprehensive, but it offers a platform from which to rebuild the confidence of concerned international students.
Quebec French Tests Challenged
Quebec’s Ministry of Immigration, Diversity, and Inclusiveness has been accused of using French test results as an excuse to violate the constitutional rights of...
Shooting in the Dark
The administration’s proposed FY 2018 budget seeks to cut the Education Department’s $68 billion budget by $9 billion, or 13%, while increasing defense spending...
Help Your Students Slide Up, Not Down, Over the Summer
During the summer months, young children lose literacy gains made during the school year,...
Helping Bilingual Researchers
Melanie Curl demonstrates how using youth-friendly databases helps increase literacy among English language learner
In classrooms that include both English language learners (ELLs) and native...
Budget Cuts Fly in the Face of Education
While boosting defense spending by $54 billion, the Trump administration’s proposed FY 2018 budget seeks to cut the Education Department’s $68 billion budget by...
Age No Barrier to Bilingualism
A new study, titled “Late Bilinguals Are Sensitive to Unique Aspects of Second Language Processing: Evidence from Clitic Pronouns Word Order,” asks whether...
A Futile War
Ross Thorburn rejects the illogical insistence upon banning mother tongues in the second-language classroom
The War on Drugs
In 1998, the United Nations decided that it...
What Should Trump Do for Education in the U.S.? Part I
Part I in Language Magazine's series in which we ask key figures in the world of language education what President Trump should do to...
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