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Jenni Young

English or Hinglish? - 0 views

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    As local words creep into English, some fear that communication between India and the rest of the world could suffer
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What's it like to study Mandarin? - 1 views

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    Chinese isn't a language you absorb through osmosis (Blog)
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Language skills: way to get a job? - 0 views

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    Universities should do more to help students learn languages while studying, says Settit Beyene (blog)
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The Case for Banning Laptops in the Classroom : The New Yorker - 1 views

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    A wealth of studies on students' use of computers in the classroom supports the notion of banning them.
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    A wealth of studies on students' use of computers in the classroom supports the notion of banning them.
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Killing Us Softly 4 - Media critic Jean Kilbourne uncovers a pattern of sexism and miso... - 1 views

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    Advertising's images of women - updated version
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    Advertising's images of women - trailer for documentary
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    Lecture by Jean Kilbourne, maker of "Killing Us Softly", a documentary on the effect of advertising on women.
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Teachers spot trouble in a name - 1 views

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    Teachers in the UK think they can tell which pupils are likely to play up by looking at their names, a survey suggests
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Don't teach maths and science in English - 0 views

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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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Natural born linguists: what drives multi-language speakers? - 0 views

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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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    A group of high-profile linguists reveal the impact languages have had on their lives and what sparked their passion for learning languages
Jenni Young

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

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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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Can being bilingual make you smarter? - 0 views

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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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Lack of language skills is diminishing Britain's voice in the world - 1 views

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    Applications for language courses slump - which is bad news for British diplomacy and business (Guardian)
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Cultural vocabularies: how many words do the Inuits have for snow? - 0 views

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    The Inuits are not alone in having many words to describe a thing that preoccupies them, patterns occur in the vocabularies of many cultures
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Why not study Russell Brand for A-level English? Language evolves - get over it | Laura... - 0 views

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    Laura Barton: Those who mock the inclusion of modern cultural references in the syllabus are misguided to think English was a once-fine structure now at risk (Guardian Online - Opinion)
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    Laura Barton: Those who mock the inclusion of modern cultural references in the syllabus are misguided to think English was a once-fine structure now at risk (Guardian Online - Opinion)
Jenni Young

Caitlin Moran: Should my tweets be on the A-level syllabus? - 0 views

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    Writing in the Times, Caitlin Moran says she was initially horrified to discover that her Twitter feed, along with speeches by Russell Brand and the lyrics of Dizzee Rascal
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    Writing in the Times, Caitlin Moran says she was initially horrified to discover that her Twitter feed, along with speeches by Russell Brand and the lyrics of Dizzee Rascal
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What should be on the A-level syllabus? | Books | theguardian.com - 0 views

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    Is including Russell Brand in the reading list a "rubbish" idea or total genius? Tell us what you think should be on the reading list for UK language and literature course (Guardian Blog)
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    Is including Russell Brand in the reading list a "rubbish" idea or total genius? Tell us what you think should be on the reading list for UK language and literature course (Guardian Blog)
Jenni Young

Robots or Aliens as Parents? Colleges Gauge Applicants' Creativity - 0 views

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    More US universities are including offbeat essay topics on students' admissions applications to separate the highly creative from the highly ordinary.
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Language-Gap Study Bolsters a Push for Pre-K - 0 views

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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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What's Lost as Handwriting Fades - 0 views

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    Does handwriting matter?
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    Does handwriting matter?
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