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Productive lockdown and gender-neutral issues

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It’s called “productive lockdown”, when most of us have to stay at home we find ourselves with time on our hands, so we can do all the things we always …

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Texting, cooking or free teaching, whatever works!

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According to the United Nations, one indigenous language dies every two weeks, mostly amidst general indifference. That is what almost happened to Hawaiian, a few decades ago, before it was …

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Whistled Turkish and brain processing

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Languages are a bit like animal species, they disappear from the surface of the Earth at an alarming rate. And just like animal species, the study of a rare language …

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Why Is English So Hard to Learn?

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Anyone who has had a conversation with someone who speaks English as a second language is likely to have heard the same complaint: English is one of the toughest languages …

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New Language Learning Apps Gain Traction (and Funding)

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The last few years have seen many changes in the way technology plays a role in language learning, but this trend looks set to go to a new level. A …

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Compulsory Second Language for NZ Students?

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Education groups in New Zealand are lobbying to make learning a second language compulsory for all NZ students. The push comes after both Britain and Australia have made the move. …

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Learning Teaching Innovations: The Rise of Digital Storytelling

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Teachers are always on the lookout for ways they can get more response and engagement from their pupils, and ultimately produce better learning results. The latest generation of students going …

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The alphabets of the world

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There are over 46 different alphabets used in the world today. An alphabet can be defined as a given set of letters or symbols which are used to write a …

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Choosing the primary language of instruction in schools

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At English Martyrs, a Birmingham primary school, pupils speak a total of 31 different languages. The dialects spoken range from Afrikaans to Arabic, Somali, Spanish and Tamil. Urdu is one …

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Endangered languages

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There are currently 7,000 languages spoken in the world today. It has been predicted that half of these languages will disappear by the end of this century. Right now, one …

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