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Today's Topics:<br>
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1. Parents in Hong Kong struggling with rising cost of<br>
English-language education (Francis Hult)<br>
2. UK: Call for more language learning in primary schools<br>
(Francis Hult)<br>
3. "Why I won?t let my children learn French" (Francis Hult)<br>
4. Learning Chinese for More Than Business (Francis Hult)<br>
5. Re: US Teachers Nowhere as Diverse as Their Students<br>
(Cajar, Tristan D STF (CIV))<br>
6. Re: US Teachers Nowhere as Diverse as Their Students<br>
(karen stanley)<br>
7. Job posting: (Sarah Elaine Eaton)<br>
8. How Learning An Additional Language Could Influence Your<br>
Business (Francis Hult)<br>
9. Australia: Animations to help new generation learn Wiradjuri<br>
language (Francis Hult)<br>
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Date: Sun, 4 May 2014 13:59:37 +0000<br>
From: Francis Hult <<a href="mailto:francis.hult@englund.lu.se">francis.hult@englund.lu.se</a>><br>
Subject: [Edling] Parents in Hong Kong struggling with rising cost of<br>
English-language education<br>
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South China Morning Post<br>
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After almost 20 years in Hong Kong, English teacher Amanda Chapman may soon be forced to leave the city because of difficulties in finding a suitable and affordable school for her daughter.<br>
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Chapman, who works at a government-funded school, pays HK$8,600 every month for her seven-year-old's schooling at Renaissance College, a private independent school in Ma On Shan set to provide an alternative curriculum for local families.<br>
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<a href="http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1493376/parents-hong-kong-struggle-rising-cost-english-language-education?page=all" target="_blank">http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1493376/parents-hong-kong-struggle-rising-cost-english-language-education?page=all</a><br>
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Date: Sun, 4 May 2014 14:07:38 +0000<br>
From: Francis Hult <<a href="mailto:francis.hult@englund.lu.se">francis.hult@englund.lu.se</a>><br>
Subject: [Edling] UK: Call for more language learning in primary<br>
schools<br>
To: "<a href="mailto:edling@bunner.geol.lu.se">edling@bunner.geol.lu.se</a>" <<a href="mailto:edling@bunner.geol.lu.se">edling@bunner.geol.lu.se</a>><br>
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BBC News<br>
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Call for more language learning in primary schools<br>
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Primary schoolchildren in Wales should be taught in three languages, according to Plaid Cymru.<br>
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The party has launched a paper examining a European model where learning multiple languages from an early age is normal.<br>
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The paper also looks at ways to improve the teaching of the Welsh language.<br>
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<a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-politics-26953524" target="_blank">http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-politics-26953524</a><br>
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Date: Sun, 4 May 2014 14:11:44 +0000<br>
From: Francis Hult <<a href="mailto:francis.hult@englund.lu.se">francis.hult@englund.lu.se</a>><br>
Subject: [Edling] "Why I won?t let my children learn French"<br>
To: "<a href="mailto:edling@bunner.geol.lu.se">edling@bunner.geol.lu.se</a>" <<a href="mailto:edling@bunner.geol.lu.se">edling@bunner.geol.lu.se</a>><br>
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The Spectator<br>
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Why I won?t let my children learn French<br>
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My children won?t learn French. If their school tries to force the issue, I?ll fight tooth and nail. There?ll be the mother of all Agincourts before I let it happen.<br>
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Full story:<br>
<a href="http://www.spectator.co.uk/features/9169081/why-i-wont-let-my-children-learn-french/" target="_blank">http://www.spectator.co.uk/features/9169081/why-i-wont-let-my-children-learn-french/</a><br>
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Date: Sun, 4 May 2014 14:21:32 +0000<br>
From: Francis Hult <<a href="mailto:francis.hult@englund.lu.se">francis.hult@englund.lu.se</a>><br>
Subject: [Edling] Learning Chinese for More Than Business<br>
To: "<a href="mailto:edling@bunner.geol.lu.se">edling@bunner.geol.lu.se</a>" <<a href="mailto:edling@bunner.geol.lu.se">edling@bunner.geol.lu.se</a>><br>
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The Epoch Times<br>
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Learning Chinese for More Than Business<br>
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Everyone?s learning Chinese. When one of every five people on the planet is said to speak Chinese, it becomes very tempting for the other four to learn it too.<br>
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According to a 2011 report by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, K?12 enrollment in Chinese language programs rose by 195 percent between 2005 and 2008, the year for which latest figures are available.<br>
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<a href="http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/657132-learning-chinese-for-more-than-business/?photo=2" target="_blank">http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/657132-learning-chinese-for-more-than-business/?photo=2</a><br>
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Message: 5<br>
Date: Mon, 5 May 2014 17:07:49 +0000<br>
From: "Cajar, Tristan D STF (CIV)" <<a href="mailto:tristan.cajar@dliflc.edu">tristan.cajar@dliflc.edu</a>><br>
Subject: Re: [Edling] US Teachers Nowhere as Diverse as Their Students<br>
To: The Educational Linguistics List <<a href="mailto:edling@bunner.geol.lu.se">edling@bunner.geol.lu.se</a>><br>
Cc: "Pittaro, Oscar R FAC \(CIV\)" <<a href="mailto:oscar.pittaro@dliflc.edu">oscar.pittaro@dliflc.edu</a>>, "Ditto,<br>
Enrique A FAC \(CIV\)" <<a href="mailto:turin.ditto@dliflc.edu">turin.ditto@dliflc.edu</a>>, "Blanc, Henri-Simon<br>
FAC \(CIV\)" <<a href="mailto:HenriSimon.Blanc@dliflc.edu">HenriSimon.Blanc@dliflc.edu</a>><br>
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Interesting Teaching Service perspective.<br>
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/vr/<br>
Tristan Desiderio Cajar<br>
Spanish Instructor<br>
DLIFLC CE DL<br>
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From: <a href="mailto:edling-bounces@bunner.geol.lu.se">edling-bounces@bunner.geol.lu.se</a> [<a href="mailto:edling-bounces@bunner.geol.lu.se">edling-bounces@bunner.geol.lu.se</a>] on behalf of Francis Hult [<a href="mailto:francis.hult@englund.lu.se">francis.hult@englund.lu.se</a>]<br>
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Subject: [Edling] US Teachers Nowhere as Diverse as Their Students<br>
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ABC News<br>
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US Teachers Nowhere as Diverse as Their Students<br>
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Almost half the students attending public schools are minorities, yet fewer than 1 in 5 of their teachers is nonwhite.<br>
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New studies from the Center for American Progress and the National Education Association are calling attention to this "diversity gap" at elementary and secondary schools in the United States. The groups want more to be done to help teachers more accurately mirror the students in their classrooms.<br>
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Message: 6<br>
Date: Mon, 5 May 2014 13:14:48 -0700 (PDT)<br>
From: karen stanley <<a href="mailto:karenstanleyma@yahoo.com">karenstanleyma@yahoo.com</a>><br>
Subject: Re: [Edling] US Teachers Nowhere as Diverse as Their Students<br>
To: The Educational Linguistics List <<a href="mailto:edling@bunner.geol.lu.se">edling@bunner.geol.lu.se</a>><br>
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Could it be that the poor pay and other difficult conditions surrounding K-12 teaching in the US are causing educated minorities to opt for other professions?<br>
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Subject: [Edling] US Teachers Nowhere as Diverse as<br>
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ABC News<br>
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US Teachers Nowhere as Diverse as Their Students<br>
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Almost half the students attending public schools are<br>
minorities, yet fewer than 1 in 5 of their teachers is<br>
nonwhite.<br>
New studies from the Center for American Progress and the<br>
National Education Association are calling attention to this<br>
"diversity gap" at elementary and secondary<br>
schools in the United States. The groups want more to be<br>
done to help teachers more accurately<br>
mirror the students in their classrooms.<br>
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Full story:<br>
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Message: 7<br>
Date: Thu, 8 May 2014 10:04:48 -0600<br>
From: Sarah Elaine Eaton <<a href="mailto:seaton@ucalgary.ca">seaton@ucalgary.ca</a>><br>
Subject: [Edling] Job posting:<br>
To: The Educational Linguistics List <<a href="mailto:Edling@bunner.geol.lu.se">Edling@bunner.geol.lu.se</a>><br>
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Project Director, English Access Microscholarship Program<br>
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Location: Washington, D.C., U.S.A.<br>
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Position level: Director (Senior level)<br>
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Position type: Full-time contract (renewable, subject to performance and funding)<br>
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Reports to: Director, Global Connections<br>
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FHI 360 seeks a Project Director to provide overall programmatic and operational management of the English Access Microscholarship Program (<a href="http://www.fhi360.org/projects/english-access-microscholarship-program-access" target="_blank">http://www.fhi360.org/projects/english-access-microscholarship-program-access</a>), a large-scale global program operating in over 85 countries that promotes and supports English language acquisition. This project is funded by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Office of English Language Programs.<br>
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For more details:<br>
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<a href="https://jobs-fhi360.icims.com/jobs/14324/project-director%2c-english-access-microscholarship-program/job" target="_blank">https://jobs-fhi360.icims.com/jobs/14324/project-director%2c-english-access-microscholarship-program/job</a><br>
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Please share this job posting with your colleagues.<br>
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Sarah Elaine Eaton, Ph.D.<br>
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Linguistics, Languages and Cultures<br>
Sessional Instructor, Graduate Programs in Education, Werklund School of Education<br>
University of Calgary<br>
2500 University Drive, NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1N4<br>
T <a href="tel:403%20244%209015" value="+14032449015">403 244 9015</a><br>
<a href="mailto:seaton@ucalgary.ca">seaton@ucalgary.ca</a><br>
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Message: 8<br>
Date: Fri, 9 May 2014 06:34:13 +0000<br>
From: Francis Hult <<a href="mailto:francis.hult@englund.lu.se">francis.hult@englund.lu.se</a>><br>
Subject: [Edling] How Learning An Additional Language Could Influence<br>
Your Business<br>
To: "<a href="mailto:edling@bunner.geol.lu.se">edling@bunner.geol.lu.se</a>" <<a href="mailto:edling@bunner.geol.lu.se">edling@bunner.geol.lu.se</a>><br>
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Forbes<br>
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How Learning An Additional Language Could Influence Your Business<br>
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The majority of American entrepreneurs view English as the global language and the international language of business. This idea tends to feed the misconception that Americans don?t need to invest time and effort in language learning in their education and business strategies. Because of this (in addition to America?s geographic isolation), America is a shockingly monolingual nation. Only 18% of Americans speak more than one language, versus 56% of Europeans according to research from the European Commission.<br>
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This thinking is seriously undermining America?s economic potential, experts believe. The U.S. Committee on Economic Development (CED) suggests that American businesses lose more than $2 billion a year to language or cultural misunderstandings.<br>
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Full story:<br>
<a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/cherylsnappconner/2014/04/17/how-learning-an-additional-language-could-influence-your-business/" target="_blank">http://www.forbes.com/sites/cherylsnappconner/2014/04/17/how-learning-an-additional-language-could-influence-your-business/</a><br>
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Date: Fri, 9 May 2014 06:37:15 +0000<br>
From: Francis Hult <<a href="mailto:francis.hult@englund.lu.se">francis.hult@englund.lu.se</a>><br>
Subject: [Edling] Australia: Animations to help new generation learn<br>
Wiradjuri language<br>
To: "<a href="mailto:edling@bunner.geol.lu.se">edling@bunner.geol.lu.se</a>" <<a href="mailto:edling@bunner.geol.lu.se">edling@bunner.geol.lu.se</a>><br>
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ABC Local<br>
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Animations to help new generation learn Wiradjuri language<br>
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Educators and Indigenous elders are putting a modern twist on the Wiradjuri language, in an effort to revive the culture of the Riverina's first people.<br>
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Bernard Sullivan, a PhD student from Charles Sturt University, has created three language animation videos which will be used as educational resources for people learning Wiradjuri.<br>
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Full story:<br>
<a href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-05-09/wiradjuri-animation/5440948?§ion=news" target="_blank">http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-05-09/wiradjuri-animation/5440948?§ion=news</a><br>
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