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5 août 2015

Just how effective are language learning apps?

By Mike Groves, Diana Hopkins and Tom Reid. Around 70 million people – including Bill Gates – have signed up for the language learning app Duolingo. The app has received plenty of media attention, and its creators claim that it can help anyone with a smart phone learn a new language. More...

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5 août 2015

Embracing Indigenous languages: the Kiwis just do it better

By Nathan John Albury. The idea that our Kiwi cousins have a much better track record on national policy and attitudes to Indigenous peoples is not at all new. Talk to Kiwis and there is an uncomfortable cringe about Australian ignorance towards Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and languages, and relief that New Zealand’s relationships with Māori are much healthier. More...

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5 août 2015

How to make Australia more bilingual

By Anna Dabrowski. Bilingualism has been associated with a range of benefits for young learners, from higher test scores to more creative thought processes and greater mental flexibility. Being bilingual has even been claimed to mitigate the impacts of socioeconomic status on students. More...

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5 août 2015

The absurdity of English spelling and why we’re stuck with it

By Baden Eunson. Ghoti. How would you pronounce that? According to urban legend, it was George Bernard Shaw, the Irish playwright, who coined the term in his quest for spelling reform. He pronounced it “fish” because of the sounds touGH; wOmen; and naTIOn. It probably wasn’t Shaw, but it does make an interesting point about the absurdities in English spelling. Do we need to fix it? Can we fix it. More...

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5 août 2015

In South Africa, science should be taught in only one language – how about English?

By Samuel Ouma Oyoo. Mother tongue education has long been a political hot potato in South Africa. This started with the 1976 Soweto uprisings when school children staged protests after Afrikaans became the medium of instruction. More...

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5 août 2015

We need to remember why we teach and learn languages

By Ernst Frederick Kotzé. There is an ongoing debate across Africa about the ideal language of instruction in education. This tends to centre on whether children should be taught in their home languages or in languages that are more widely spoken and are considered more universally “useful”. More...

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4 août 2015

Aboriginal languages in Canada can and should be made official, expert says

First Nations leaders have been calling for official recognition for many years, says Onowa McIvor.
Making all 60 indigenous languages in Canada official, along with English and French, is entirely doable, according to a University of Victoria expert. Read more...

First Nations leaders have been calling for official recognition for many years, says Onowa McIvor

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4 août 2015

ELC scoops ASEAN award for ELT work in Malaysia

By Amy Baker. English Language Company, an ELT business operating in Asia and Australia, has recently won an award for its enterprise in Malaysia and commitment to helping build up an English skills infrastructure in the region, scooping the ARFF ASEAN Outstanding Business Award in the international education category. More...

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4 août 2015

Former school execs buy online agency, Lingoschools

By Sara Custer. Two former language school executives have switched to the agent side of the industry by acquiring German-based Lingoschools, an online search platform for language programmes in 35 countries. More...

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4 août 2015

Epigeum launches online HE prep course

By Natalie Marsh. Epigeum, an online course provider founded by Imperial College London and now partly owned by Oxford University Press, has launched a programme that aims to prepare students for English medium instruction at university. More...

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