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In fact, some of the greatest obstacles to world-language education are parents who recall their own miserable experiences. Many Americans were introduced to foreign languages in middle school or high school classes that emphasized conjugation of verbs and other dull grammatical tasks rather than relevant communication skills. "Language teaching in the U.S. has been ineffective," Stewart says. "We start it at the wrong age. Teacher skills are not great. There's a focus on grammar and translation." The result: "Adults who took three years of French don't speak a word," she states.\nBut the trend toward competency and away from conjugation is helping create a new generation of language learners, one that gains real-world skills with many practical applications.

the key here lies in the paragraph I clipped: the focus should be on competency rather than on conjugation.

We share resources for education in picasa. Compartimos recursos para la educación en Picasa. Compartim recursos educatius a Picasa.

Interesting idea to develop linguistic awareness. Still not convinced it works as an authentic way to comunicate with other people....

spreadsheet listing educators names, positions, contact info., and "Specific Links, Resources, Webinars Learned Through Twitter"

Gleaned from the Resources for Languages Diigo group