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20 décembre 2015

À quoi ressemblera la langue anglaise dans 100 ans ?

The ConversationPar . Une façon de prédire l’avenir est de revenir sur le passé. Le rôle que joue l’anglais aujourd’hui travers le monde comme une franca de lingua – une langue utilisée comme un moyen de communication par des personnes de langues différentes – peut se comparer à l’usage du latin dans l’Europe pré-moderne. Voir l'article...

19 décembre 2015

Mexico announces compulsory ESL in primary schools

By Beckie Smith. As of next year, learning English language will be compulsory for state primary school students in Mexico, in a bid to better prepare students for a globalised world and encourage more students to study abroad. More...

18 décembre 2015

Saint Mary's University offers basic Arabic course for the public

Halifax's Saint Mary's University is offering a beginner conversational Arabic course for the public starting in January, in time for the arrival of Syrian refugees.
Teacher Muhammad Elhabibi says he hopes Nova Scotians might be willing to learn Arabic, a language common to many students and families who arrive here unable to speak English. More...

16 décembre 2015

Arab Countries Last in Global Test of English Proficiency

By Wagdy Sawahel. While the English skills of people in most countries are improving, that is not the case in the Arab world, where several countries rank among the 20 worst in English proficiency. More...

16 décembre 2015

Ivy League universities ditch ‘master’ title

The term ‘master’, long used to identify professors who serve as advisers and overseers of academic programmes, is now being dropped from the vernacular at some Ivy League universities due to its evocation of inequality, writes Annika Fredrikson for The Christian Science Monitor. Read more...
16 décembre 2015

Students struggle to follow lectures in ‘bad’ English

Some lectures at Dutch universities and Hoger beroepsonderwijs or higher professional education colleges are given in such bad English that no one can understand them, according to research by students’ union LSVb, reports Dutch News. Read more...
16 décembre 2015

Teaching in English helps fuel rise in US students

By Michael Gardner. Germany is getting more and more attractive for students from the USA, while German students appear to be losing interest in studying in the US. Read more...
15 décembre 2015

Using Music in the Foreign Language Classroom

http://www.insidehighered.com/sites/default/server_files/styles/blog_landing/public/Screen%20Shot%202011-12-12%20at%2012.29.48%20PM.png?itok=ITDqfJNPBy Natascha Chtena. One of the challenges I face teaching a daily language class is finding novel and creative ways to maintain student interest throughout my lessons. One of my favorite teaching “tricks” is using music to motivate learning, improve concentration, create a sense of community and help my students absorb material. Read more...

14 décembre 2015

English or Afrikaans at a South African University?

HomeStellenbosch University’s governing council has set aside a November proposal by university management to elevate English above Afrikaans as the institution’s primary language of instruction and communication in favor of keeping a 2014 policy that grants the languages equal status. Read more...

14 décembre 2015

Word of the Year From Oxford Dictionaries Isn't a Word

HomeOxford Dictionaries, part of Oxford University Press, on Monday announced its annual Word of the Year. For 2015, it's not a word, but rather an emoji -- in this case the emoji called “Face With Tears of Joy”. Read more...

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