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S. Korean families split in pursuit of US education
Read all about Sally Kim, who moved from South Korea to Missouri in the US a decade ago when she was just eight. S. Korean families split in pursuit of US education ”Unlike American students, who usually wait until high school … Continue reading
Manila ditches Bilingual policy for younger pupils
Recently, Alastair McIndoe Philippines Correspondent wrote an article entitled: Manila ditches bilingual policy for younger pupils My reflection: He reported that ‘Mother tongues will replace the national language and English in the first three grades of state elementary schools in … Continue reading
Growing up multilingual
Lee Wei Ling (daughter of Mr. Lee Kwan Yew) writes about the language environment that she grew up in. English and Cantonese from home, and Mandarin from age three, when she started school. Just before she turned seven, she was … Continue reading
Posted in Education, language learning, Uncategorized
Tagged Language_environment, Lee_Wei_Ling, Multilingual
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…Singapore’s Bilingualism Journey: The book is launched
The book that ‘recounts an important facet of Singapore’s history……This book describes fully accurately and clearly the background to these policies, helping us to understand why he (Mr. Lee Kuan Yew) did what he did’ will be launched next Monday … Continue reading
Posted in Bilingualism, Education
Tagged bilingual policies, bilingual_education, Lee Kuan Yew
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Metro-east students — and schools — are learning to become bilingual
BY ELIZABETH DONALD – News-Democrat Posted in BND.com 30 October 30 2011 Extracted from the post. ‘Everything in Kim Cook’s kindergarten classroom has two names. The calendar reads “October” and “Octubre.” The giant, colorful numbers along the wall are “four” … Continue reading
Posted in A Second Language, Bilingualism, Education, language learning
Tagged team_teaching_approach, total_immersion
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Online portal makes learning Chinese fun
Read: Online portal makes learning Chinese fun: Animation , clips used to help Pri 1 to 3 pupils’ featured in the home section of the Straits Times on September 9. It is good to learn that The Ministry of … Continue reading
Language is good. More languages better.
Watch this You tube Does Learning Languages Make Kids Smarter?uploaded by tvoparents. How many languages can a child learn at once? Is there a ‘window’ of opportunity, or can they learn multiple languages at any time? And what are the … Continue reading
