Sucessfully Learning English Year 5
By Thomas Whitehead : Originally posted @ NintendoLife DSi Ware Saved by the bell… Tivola’s campaign to help young DSi owners master the English language has reached its finale, with Successfully Learning English: Year 5 bringing the series to a close. It’s time to pack up your pencil cases, give the teacher a farewell gift – if you’re a gold-star student – and take your new English language skills into the big, bad world. texas plains federal routing code For those who have followed every academic year in this series, this being the fourth entry, then this particular...
Read MoreLanguage and Literacy are Missions of the Game
Written by Nathalie Caron Originally Posted @ GameFWD Using video games in education is an increasingly popular means of engaging students. While science and math lend themselves particularly well to this medium, literacy and language education is also benefiting games and related research. Whether through the games themselves or by using video games as a segue to improving literacy skills, educators are finding ways to make l anguage acquisition texas plains federal routing code an integral mission of gaming. One such example comes from the Norwich Free Academy in Norwich, CT, where...
Read MoreLearn a New Language This Summer at McHenry County College
By Donna Bieschke, Marketing & Public Relations McHenry County College Orginally posted @ TribLocal Whether you’re a world traveler or an armchair traveler, learning a new language is a great way to immerse yourself in another culture and keep those brain cells stimulated. In fact, researchers from University College London studied the brains of 105 people—80 of whom were bilingual and found that learning other languages altered grey matter—the area of the brain that processes information—in the same way exercise builds muscles. McHenry County College will offer several...
Read MoreGuavaTalk Video Chinese Lesson List
According to their mission, GuavaTalk’s purpose is to deliver high quality, affordable online Chinese language education to the world. They seek to equip our students with the texas plains federal routing code tools necessary to effectively communicate in Mandarin Chinese and understand cultural differences so that students can use the language in further study, work or leisure. Below are links to free videos by GuavaTalk, which are designed to get you started on the road to Mandarin language learning. Guavatalk Chinese Lesson 1: Greeting Guavatalk Chinese Lesson 2: How...
Read MoreEducators Seeking Students of Color to Study Abroad
Educators want more minority students to follow the lead of Adeyina, an African-American graphic design major. Foreign study is seen as crucial to student development and even as a key to national security, yet minority participation badly lags their overall presence on college campuses. texas plains federal routing code About 81 percent of study-abroad students are white, although whites represent 63 percent of enrollment in higher education. Barriers often include lack of funds, fear of racism, worries about delayed graduation, and few role models – either family or faculty – who...
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