Education

Translation can be applied to nearly all types of school communications: report cards, permission slips, event invitations, school notices and more. Each of these documents provides parents with valuable information, which can have serious consequences if misunderstood.

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The term “Foreign Language Program” isn’t as accurate as it used to be — would you consider Spanish a “foreign” language? What about American Sign Language? To address an increasingly globalized culture, some colleges are renaming their departments.

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Decades ago, foreign languages taught on college campuses were limited mostly to French, German and Spanish. Today, those interested in some of the roads less traveled — linguistically speaking, that is — might look into these unusual foreign language classes.

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Professional interpreting is best done by native or near-native speakers with an intimate knowledge of the cultural and linguistic quirks of the languages they work with. But should new research from the Hong Kong Institute of Education affect how we choose interpreters?

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Many Cambodian minority languages are facing extinction, and the efforts to save them are facing difficult challenges: many minority language speakers are more interested in learning Cambodia’s dominant Khmer language than traditional native languages.

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Enrolling your children in a language immersion school can be an effective method of teaching them a second (or third, or ninth) language. Unlike traditional language learning programs, immersion programs deliver lessons in the foreign language, providing maximum exposure to the new language.

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Children’s books can help both kids and adults learn languages by giving them an engaging and interesting medium in which to immerse themselves. From the vocabulary to the syntax used, children’s literature is ideal for the early stages of language learning.

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Singapore’s “Speak Good English” campaign may raise eyebrows because of its English-centric attitude in a country that speaks multiple languages. But can we really argue with any movement that encourages proper usage of a language?

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The fight against language decline is undoubtedly important, and the reasons for our interest in languages today range from job security to national security. Hopefully the current decline in language learning will turn out to be temporary.

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A new interdisciplinary approach to the foreign language curriculum at US colleges and universities encourages students to look beyond textbooks for a language education. By introducing language studies into other classes, students benefit from real-world language practice.

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