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SQL training|IT training in Bangalore-HURRAY - 0 views

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    IT training in Bangalore|GET SQL training and Certification courses,enhance skills in syntax,sql commands,sql query,constraints like primary key,foreign key. For m ore details visit: http://hurray.ind.in/sql.html
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CALL4ALL.us World CALL Language Links Library - 4 views

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    "Call4All.us provides links and information related to language learning" (quick Site Overview).
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TEFL Glossary - EFL CLASSROOM 2.0 - 10 views

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    Extensive glossary of basic Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) terms, including acronyms and grammatical terminology
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Welcome to <i>Discover Languages . . . Discover the World</i>! - 0 views

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    Interesting footnote re: public awareness raising and logo trademarking
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    The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) highlights an extensive public awareness raising campaign vis-à-vis "the importance of learning languages and understanding cultures" (banner, ¶1), but may confound "all Americans" with a national populace (U.S.).
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Home  - pri-sec-co.eu - 0 views

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    Thanks to Isabelle Jones for pointing out this new site for language teachers and teacher educators
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    Primary and Secondary Continuity in Foreign Language Teaching multi-national (European) educational endeavor: documents, forum, website under construction (2009.01.07) Project Description: http://www.pri-sec-co.eu/en/the-project/project-description.html
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Learning English Online - Mingoville - 0 views

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    Free English course for foreign kids
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Tips for Learning Foreign Languages - 0 views

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    Learn Foreign Languages faster thanks to these tips. More tips published every other day. Improve your vocabulary, your grammar, your pronunciation, and have fun becoming fluent in a new language!
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English: Who speaks English? | The Economist - 3 views

  • This was not a statistically controlled study: the subjects took a free test online and of their own accord. 
  • But Philip Hult, the boss of EF, says that his sample shows results similar to a more scientifically controlled but smaller study by the British Council.
  • Several factors correlate with English ability.  Wealthy countries do better overall. But smaller wealthy countries do better still: the larger the number of speakers of a country’s main language, the worse that country tends to be at English.
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  • Export dependency is another correlate with English. Countries that export more are better at English (though it’s not clear which factor causes which).
  • Teaching plays a role, too. Starting young, while it seems a good idea, may not pay off: children between eight and 12 learn foreign languages faster than younger ones, so each class hour on English is better spent on a 10-year-old than on a six-year-old.
  • Teaching plays a role, too. Starting young, while it seems a good idea, may not pay off: children between eight and 12 learn foreign languages faster than younger ones, so each class hour on English is better spent on a 10-year-old than on a six-year-old.
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    R.L.G. (2011.04.05) suggests a large-scale study of an uncontrolled sample population "confirms ... stereotypes" (¶1), and "shows results similar to ... [an unspecified] study by the British Council" (¶3 [URL from original, retrieved 2011.04.14).
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Resource: Teaching Foreign Languages K-12 Workshop - 8 views

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    videos, reading, etc. about implementing the 5Cs in the classroom
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Articles and resources for educators of English as a Foreign Language - 0 views

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    a lovely article "Explaining Grammar with Metaphors" (the article was written by Simon Mumford) Ana Maria Cult recommended it
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    Explaining grammar with metaphors
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Technology in Modern Foreign Languages - A Practitioner's Perspective - 7 views

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    Edited by José Picardo
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    Thanks to IC Jones for pointing this out on the My Languages blog (THURSDAY, 18 FEBRUARY 2010; MFL and Technology: Collaboration At Its Best).
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Foreign Language Lesson Plans and Resources for Teachers - 2 views

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    Looots of links to lesson plans and activities (using online resources and not) for language lessons. Languages taught include: English, French, Spanish , German, Japanese, Latin, and many others.
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