by bscsupport | Feb 19, 2015 | Why Learn a New Language?
Source: ERIC Clearinghouse on Languages and Linguistics Washington DC. “The Need for Foreign Language Competence in the United States” ERIC Digest. In the words of Senator Paul Simon, the United States is a “linguistically malnourished” country...
by bscsupport | Feb 19, 2015 | Why Learn a New Language?
Source: ERIC Clearinghouse on Languages and Linguistics Washington DC “Personal Benefits of Foreign Language Study” from ERIC Digests For a long time Americans tended to think that knowing English was sufficient for all their needs. As a result, Americans...
by bscsupport | Feb 19, 2015 | Why Learn a New Language?
Edward Trimnell on the Myth of Global English and the Costs of Americans’ Monolingualism Like many Americans, Edward Trimnell studied a foreign language in high school only because it was required. In his hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio there had been no sizeable...
by bscsupport | Feb 19, 2015 | Why Learn a New Language?
Boston University Arts & Sciences Modern Languages & Comparative Literature A Critical Language. Arabic speakers are in greater demand than ever before. The U.S. State Department has named Arabic a “critical language,” creating scholarships for language...
by bscsupport | Feb 19, 2015 | Why Learn a New Language?
Aware of the challenges ahead, American students are rushing to learn Chinese. By William Lee Adams Newsweek May 9 issue – At Dulles High School in Sugar Land, Texas, the roster for Advanced Chinese V begins with Jason Chao and ends with Kathy Zhang. In between...
by bscsupport | Feb 19, 2015 | Why Learn a New Language?
From Yahoo News: Speaking one or more languages can stall the onset of dementia, according to a new Canadian study. “Our study found that speaking two languages throughout one’s life appears to be associated with a delay in the onset of symptoms of...