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Jenni Young

Why learn a foreign language? Benefits of bilingualism - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Bilingualism Learning languages

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    Learning a foreign language is more than just a boost to your CV or handy for travelling. It will make you smarter, more decisive and even better at English, says Anne Merritt. Article from Daily Telegraph
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Natural born linguists: what drives multi-language speakers? - 0 views

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Language Culture Multilingualism Part 1 Learning languages

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    Get out there and chat to native speakers if you want to learn a language, advises a group of multilingual speakers (Guardian)
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Why languages matter to me: Eddie Izzard, Alastair Campbell and more - 0 views

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Language Identity Part 1

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    A group of high-profile linguists reveal the impact languages have had on their lives and what sparked their passion for learning languages
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It Takes A Classroom To Learn The Family Language - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Identity Learning languages Mother Tongue

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    Many first- and second-generation Americans are turning to classrooms to relearn their heritage languages (NPR)
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Language skills: way to get a job? - 0 views

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Language Foreign languages Bilingualism

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    Universities should do more to help students learn languages while studying, says Settit Beyene (blog)
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Foreign languages become popular - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Foreign languages Cambodia

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    A great influx of foreign tourists and foreign investors in Cambodia has brought people to want to learn a foreign language.
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A Creole Solution for Haiti's Woes - 0 views

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Language Part 1 French Creole Haiti Mother Tongue Global languages

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    Children should learn in the language they speak at home, not French.
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    Children should learn in the language they speak at home, not French.
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Hacking Language Learning - endangered languages - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Language Death

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    TEDx talk on endangered languages
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How to speak 'Menglish' - the language 'only men' understand - Telegraph - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Gender Communication Menglish Men Talk

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    Scientists have cracked it! Men and women don't understand each other because he speaks 'menglish', a report reveals. A sceptical Rebecca Holman tries to learn a new language. (Daily Telegraph)
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A-level languages: is Britain at risk of turning into a nation of monoglots? - 0 views

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Language Global English Part 1 Monolingualism

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    As the learning of foreign languages at A-level and university falls sharply, the British seem set on isolation from the world (Guardian)
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Foreigners appreciate Khmer language - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Khmer Cambodia

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    Although it's not essential for foreigners living in Cambodia, learning the local language can help with work, studies and socialising.
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Can being bilingual make you smarter? - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Learning languages Bilingualism

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    Expat Linda A. Janssen explains why learning another language isn't just useful, but can help build a better brain.
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Language learning: Bridge to a better world - 0 views

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Language Culture Part 1 Bilingualism South Africa Xhosa

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    South African Craig Makhosi Charnock's TEDx talk on learning Xhosa to show respect for the language and culture.
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America's fabulously mongrel language is a model of immigration reform - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Language change Loanwords

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    Nativist efforts to force immigrants to learn 'proper English' are unintentionally hilarious: our very vernacular is a melting-pot
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Language-Gap Study Bolsters a Push for Pre-K - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Language acquisition Education

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    A Stanford psychologist found that affluent children had learned 30 percent more words from 18 months to 2 years of age than children from low-income homes.
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Jay Walker on the world's English mania - 0 views

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Language Global English Non-native speakers

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    Jay Walker explains why two billion people around the world are trying to learn English. He shares photos and spine-tingling audio of Chinese students rehearsing English -- "the world's second language" -- by the thousands.
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Black Twitter: A virtual community ready to hashtag out a response to cultural issues -... - 0 views

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Mass communication Part 2 Language Part 1 Race Culture Twitter Social Media

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    The social media community is open to anyone, but it's up to you to learn the language (Washington Post).
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Does it matter if we only speak English? | Comment is free | theguardian.com - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Global English Monolingualism Opinion Written Tasks

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    Martin Jacques: We like to boast about how global Britain is, but when it comes to learning a second language we are near the bottom of the league (opinion column, 2006)
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What If Everyone Who Reacted Negatively To A Super Bowl Ad Knew The Facts? They'd ... - 0 views

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Mass communication Part 2 Advertising Coke Race Reaction USA Bilingualism Language Part 1

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    Response to the negative reaction to the Coke ad sung in different languages and featuring people of different ethnic groups.
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Don't teach maths and science in English - 0 views

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Language Education Bilingualism Part 1

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    English may be the language of science, but students learn better and contribute more when taught in their local tongue, says Giovanni Tapang,associate professor at the National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines.
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