Multilingualism is an undeniably powerful tool in today’s world—in more ways than one. Not only can the knowledge of one or more foreign languages assist in boosting one’s resume, it also opens communication with an entirely new world.
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The mission of the International Children's Digital Library Foundation is to excite and inspire the world's children to become members of the global community - children who understand the value of tolerance and respect for diverse cultures, languages and ideas -- by making the best in children's literature available online.
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Foreign Language Teaching Wiki - Culture - 1 views
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The main exposure students had to the culture of the target language was through controlled interaction with native speakers in the classroom.
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Language & culture are more naturally integrated in this approach. Culture instruction is connected to grammar instruction. Its main goal is to teach students how to use the target language when communicating in a cultural context
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the following are other common approaches to teaching culture: (from Omaggio) The Frankenstein Approach: A taco from here, a flamenco dancer from there, a gaucho from here, a bullfight from there. The 4-F Approach: Folk dances, festivals, fairs and food. The Tour Guide Approach: The identification of monuments, rivers and cities. The "By-the-Way" Approach: Sporadic lectures or bits of behavior selected indiscriminately to emphasize sharp differences.
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Patricia Ryan: Don't insist on English! | Video on TED.com 2010 dec (filmed) 2011 (posted) - 1 views
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"At TEDxDubai, longtime English teacher Patricia Ryan asks a provocative question: Is the world's focus on English preventing the spread of great ideas in other languages? (For instance: what if Einstein had to pass the TOEFL?) It's a passionate defense of translating and sharing ideas. About Patricia Ryan Patricia Ryan has spent the past three-plus decades teaching English in Arabic countries -- where she has seen vast cultural (and linguistic) change."
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