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The future of Khmer language - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Culture Identity Khmer Cambodia

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A Khmer proverb - "If the culture dies out, so does the nation and if the culture spreads out, the nation also grows " is often used to teach all Cambodian people to love, maintain and spread their culture so that their nation will be heard and seen by the world.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A Khmer proverb - "If the culture dies out, so does the nation and if the culture spreads out, the nation also grows " is often used to teach all Cambodian people to love, maintain and spread their culture so that their nation will be heard and seen by the world.</div>

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It's National Punctuation Day - 0 views

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Language Usage Punctuation

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Celebrate National Punctuation Day - 24 September

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Gambia To Drop English As Official Language For A Local Language - ModernGhana.com - 0 views

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Language Part 1 English Gambia Nationalism Colonialism

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Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh on Friday shocked many with a disclosure that the West African nation wants to implement a policy change that would drop English as the official language

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh on Friday shocked many with a disclosure that the West African nation wants to implement a policy change that would drop English as the official language</div>

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Jenni Young on 24 Mar 14

Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh on Friday shocked many with a disclosure that the West African nation wants to implement a policy change that would drop English as the official language

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh on Friday shocked many with a disclosure that the West African nation wants to implement a policy change that would drop English as the official language</div>

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Is Cursive Dead? - 0 views

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Language Cursive Handwriting Curriculum Part 1 Education

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The new Common Core State Standards, a set of national benchmarks for American public schools, do not require students to learn cursive. As a result, states and districts are grappling with whether to teach this skill.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The new Common Core State Standards, a set of national benchmarks for American public schools, do not require students to learn cursive. As a result, states and districts are grappling with whether to teach this skill.</div>

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Jenni Young on 07 Jun 14

The new Common Core State Standards, a set of national benchmarks for American public schools, do not require students to learn cursive. As a result, states and districts are grappling with whether to teach this skill.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The new Common Core State Standards, a set of national benchmarks for American public schools, do not require students to learn cursive. As a result, states and districts are grappling with whether to teach this skill.</div>

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The return of the Scots language - 1 views

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Language Language revival

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In an independent Scotland, might Scots become the official national tongue? Article from The Guardian

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">In an independent Scotland, might Scots become the official national tongue? Article from The Guardian</div>

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Lobbying for English in Indonesia denies children mother-tongue education - 2 views

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Language Culture Global languages Mother tongue

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Indonesia's new primary school curriculum has been lambasted for 'dropping' English, but its real failure is to deny children in this multilingual nation a chance to learn in their mother tongue

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Indonesia's new primary school curriculum has been lambasted for 'dropping' English, but its real failure is to deny children in this multilingual nation a chance to learn in their mother tongue</div>

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NPR radio transcripts - 1 views

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Written Tasks Text Text types Radio Transcript

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NPR (National Public Radio) transcripts of interviews and shows.

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Alex Dang - 'What Kind of Asian Are You?' (NPS 2013) - YouTube - 0 views

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Language Mass communication Race Stereotypes Asian Asian-American Discrimination

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Spoken word from the 2013 National Poetry Slam

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Africa Needs English (English Version).wmv - YouTube - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Global English Lingua franca Africa

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An organisation that pushes for English to be adopted as the first foreign language of African nations.

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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.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">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.</div>

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The French protect their language like the British protect their currency - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Culture Identity Global English French

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A row over using English in universities has blown up in France, where language is at the heart of the national identity

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A row over using English in universities has blown up in France, where language is at the heart of the national identity</div>

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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)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">As the learning of foreign languages at A-level and university falls sharply, the British seem set on isolation from the world (Guardian)</div>

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NYC Girls Project - 0 views

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Mass communication Part 2 Advertising Image Gender PSA

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This fall, New York City becomes the first city in the nation to tackle the issue of girls' self-esteem and body image.

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Shanghai Laments Loss of TV Show in Local Dialect - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Language Death Chinese Mass communication Part 2 TV Dialects

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The show, which focused on traditional life and culture and was presented in the Shanghai dialect, collided with government guidelines that nationally broadcast programs use only Mandarin.

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Wade Davis: Dreams from endangered cultures - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Culture Language Death Indigenous languages Ethnosphere

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National Geographic Explorer Wade Davis celebrates the extraordinary diversity of the world's indigenous cultures, which are disappearing from the planet at an alarming rate (TED talk).

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">National Geographic Explorer Wade Davis celebrates the extraordinary diversity of the world's indigenous cultures, which are disappearing from the planet at an alarming rate (TED talk).</div>

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Local Newspaper CEO Congratulates CPP on Election Victory - 0 views

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Mass communication Part 2 Cambodia Newspapers Bias Elections

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Chris Dawe, CEO of The Phnom Penh Post, has formally congratulated Prime Minister Hun Sen's ruling CPP on winning the contested July national election, according to state-owned news website Agence Kampuchea Presse (AKP).

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Chris Dawe, CEO of The Phnom Penh Post, has formally congratulated Prime Minister Hun Sen's ruling CPP on winning the contested July national election, according to state-owned news website Agence Kampuchea Presse (AKP).</div>

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Traditionally pro-CPP media see new market with with CNRP - 0 views

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Mass communication Part 2 Bias Newspapers Cambodia Khmer

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In the prelude to and direct aftermath of July's national election, local Khmer-language media largely ignored the opposition's growing street rallies and demonstrations.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">In the prelude to and direct aftermath of July's national election, local Khmer-language media largely ignored the opposition's growing street rallies and demonstrations.</div>

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View of #Ferguson Thrust Michael Brown Shooting to National Attention - 4 views

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Mass communication Part 2 Michael Brown Ferguson Twitter Social Media Journalism News Race

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In a situation hostile to traditional reporting, the crowdsourced, phone-enabled network of information that Twitter provides has proved invaluable.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">In a situation hostile to traditional reporting, the crowdsourced, phone-enabled network of information that Twitter provides has proved invaluable.</div>

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Jenni Young on 24 Aug 14

In a situation hostile to traditional reporting, the crowdsourced, phone-enabled network of information that Twitter provides has proved invaluable.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">In a situation hostile to traditional reporting, the crowdsourced, phone-enabled network of information that Twitter provides has proved invaluable.</div>

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Please rise for our polyglot anthem - 0 views

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Language Identity Nationalism Multilingualism

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Iraq to have new multilingual anthem

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A history lost in translation - 1 views

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Language Cambodia Mother Tongue

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Jenni Young on 06 Apr 13

article from PP Post about Srekor I, a village where Laotian is the mother tongue

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