Language Magazine

01/25/2025

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/websder-corneille_new-in-the-january-25-printed-edition-activity-7287036334525792257--DuV?utm_source=social_share_sheet&utm_medium=member_desktop_web

NEW 🗞️ | In the January 25 printed edition of the prestigious Language Magazine published by Daniel Ward, I published an article about the Haitian Creole…

01/16/2025

Alexandra Guilamo argues that dual language programs need professional learning to implement the science of the bilingual reading brain in their classrooms

Most dual language programs across the country have felt the increased focus and attention on the teaching of reading. What should the learning environment look like in classrooms that put the science into practice? How should teachers allocate instructional minutes to reflect the science? What inst...

01/16/2025

Walk into any classroom in the US, you’ll likely encounter students who speak a language other than English at home, who might have learned to read in another language before coming to school, or who are learning to read in more than one language in their classroom. Regardless of the language of t...

12/27/2024

Throughout the 2021–22 school year, our schools implemented a specialized literacy platform to provide additional support, guidance, and motivation for English language learners (ELLs) in the classroom, with a particular focus on newcomers. This initiative aimed to help these students navigate the...

12/23/2024

Holly Denecour offers advice for the dual language classroom

Anyone who has taught in a dual language program knows the struggle of fitting in sufficient instruction in each content area in both languages while complying with the state requirements. With most standardized reading tests only given in English, it is tempting to devote more time to reading instr...

12/02/2024

As a language learner, how often do you reflect critically on your psycho-social purposes for learning? As a language user, how often do you consider the impact of your expression and its role in promoting harmony and justice? As a language teacher, how often do you teach with the intention of build...

11/11/2024

The first 175 Chinese language teachers began teaching at primary and middle schools in Saudi Arabia last month, as part of an agreement made between the two countries in 2023 to enhance cooperation in Chinese language education. Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Education and the Center for Language Edu...

10/30/2024

Although education policy has not been at the top of the political agenda in the run-up to the presidential election, the two candidates propose very different plans for the US education system, the consequences of which may be fundamental to the experience of being American. Constitutionally, educa...

10/25/2024

Kate Kinsella and Jennifer Finney-Ellison offer practical ways in which CTE teachers can help students new to English grapple with course reading demands

Kate Kinsella and Jennifer Finney-Ellison offer practical ways in which CTE teachers can help students grapple with course reading demands

10/15/2024

In today's interconnected world, schools with multilingual students face the challenge of balancing national curriculum requirements with the growing demand for international education. This reflects the broader tension between globalization and regionalization, as countries grapple with the interpl...

10/15/2024

In today's interconnected world, multilingualism in education is gaining increasing recognition for its numerous benefits and challenges for students. By immersing themselves in a multilingual environment, students acquire valuable communication skills, enhance their cognitive abilities, and foster....

10/11/2024

When we read, we are reading language. Thus, a strong foundation in oral language is essential to reading comprehension. The research base we refer to as the science of reading includes copious studies by researchers such as Andrew Biemiller, Kate Cain, Jane Oakhill, Diane August, and others on the....

09/23/2024

Hearing anyone discuss nonnative English speakers as if they lack something switches on Jacelyn Smallwood Ramos’s advocacy instinct. “They’re not a problem to be solved,” says Smallwood Ramos, an assistant English professor at the University of Puerto Rico in Bayamón. “Students must know ...

09/23/2024

This was back in July, but we should see some movement on it this week

At the end of July, before leaving for recess, Representatives Deborah Ross (D-North Carolina), Valerie Foushee (D-North Carolina), and Jimmy Panetta (D-California) introduced a full reauthorization of Title VI of the Higher Education Act. A companion to the Senate version (S. 239) of this bill, the...

09/20/2024

Colin Clarke outlines Canada’s latest approaches to literacy and learning disabilities

Dyslexia Canada1 reports that as much as 20% of the population have a learning disability, and Dyslexia is not only the most common, affecting about 750,000 Canadians, it is also the most often misdiagnosed of these disabilities. This condition has no cure, no drug that can be taken, no surgery or o...

09/18/2024

https://www.languagemagazine.com/2024/08/16/research-human-brain-processes-native-language-in-specific-way-study-finds/

A new study by researchers from Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Carleton University has found the brain’s language network responds differently to a native language, than additional languages. The study published in academic journal Cerebral Cortex, further ...