[lg policy] Edling Digest, Vol 22, Issue 4

Fri Jul 10 19:09:23 UTC 2009

Forwarded From:   edling at lists.sis.utsa.edu

Today's Topics:

  1. For laid-off teachers,    teaching in Korea offers one
     intriguing option (Francis Hult)
  2. UK: Primary languages missing target (Francis Hult)
  3. UK: Children abandon languages after GCSE requirement     stopped
     (Francis Hult)
  4. New Online Language-Learning System for Public Libraries
     (Francis Hult)
  5. South Africa: Ermelo high school fights for Afrikaans
     (Francis Hult)
  6. Malaysia to end teaching math and science in English
     (Francis Hult)
  7. Bolivia: Teaching indigenous philosophy and culture (Francis Hult)
  8. Beijing Chinese Language Schools Brainwash Students       Overseas
     (Francis Hult)
  9. Cahuilla elder, one of last fluent in language, dies
     (Francis Hult)
 10. Animax Bows Foreign-Language iPhone App for Toddlers
     (Francis Hult)

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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2009 10:53:13 -0500
From: Francis Hult <francis.hult at utsa.edu>
Subject: [Edling] For laid-off teachers,        teaching in Korea offers one
       intriguing option
To: <edling at lists.sis.utsa.edu>
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Examiner.com

For laid-off teachers, teaching in Korea offers one intriguing option

With 27,000 teachers (and counting) scheduled to lose their jobs in
California this year, many educators are finding themselves in the
unfortunate position of looking for ways to improve their odds of
landing a decent teaching job.

Rather than being condemned to the uncertainty of tutoring, the rigors
of graduate school, or the agony of changing careers after years of
schooling, there is an option that many laid-off teachers are now
considering: teaching overseas in Korea.

Full story:

http://www.examiner.com/x-11252-San-Jose-Education-Issues-Examiner~y2009m7d6-For-laidoff-teachers-teaching-in-Korea-offers-one-intriguing-option

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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2009 10:54:37 -0500
From: Francis Hult <francis.hult at utsa.edu>
Subject: [Edling] UK: Primary languages missing target
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BBC News

Primary languages missing target

Almost a fifth of primary schools in England could miss a government
target to offer language teaching by next year, a report says.

The National Foundation for Educational Research says overall language
provision in primaries is increasing.

Full story:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/8136968.stm

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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2009 11:00:50 -0500
From: Francis Hult <francis.hult at utsa.edu>
Subject: [Edling] UK: Children abandon languages after GCSE
       requirement     stopped
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Times Online

Children abandon languages after GCSE requirement stopped

A drive to get children learning languages in primary school has been
undermined by the scrapping of compulsory languages at GCSE,
researchers have found.

The findings of the first major study into the impact of language
lessons in primary schools, suggest that teachers are spending huge
amounts of time and resources trying to get teenagers to carry on
learning a modern language beyond 14.

The government introduced modern language classes in primary schools
in 2002 and aims to make them compulsory by 2011. It wants to increase
the number of people studying languages once they leave school.

Full story:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/article6650995.ece

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Message: 4
Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2009 11:02:20 -0500
From: Francis Hult <francis.hult at utsa.edu>
Subject: [Edling] New Online Language-Learning System for Public
       Libraries
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Los Angeles Chronicle

New Online Language-Learning System for Public Libraries

Recorded Books LLC, in partnership with Transparent Language, Inc.
(Nashua NH), is pleased to announce the introduction of Byki? Online
Library Edition, a powerful new online language-learning system
designed specifically for use by the patrons of public libraries.

"Recorded Books has been providing audio language learning programs to
libraries for over 9 years. Using that experience and feedback from
our customers, we have worked with Transparent Language to deliver a
solution with the features libraries and their patrons need and want."
says Jim Schmidt, Vice President of Business Development at Recorded
Books.

Full story:

http://www.losangeleschronicle.com/articles/view/108839

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Message: 5
Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2009 10:54:52 -0500
From: Francis Hult <francis.hult at utsa.edu>
Subject: [Edling] South Africa: Ermelo high school fights for
       Afrikaans
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Via lgpolicy...

Ermelo high school fights for Afrikaans
ERNEST MABUZA  Published: 2009/07/06 06:56:06 AM

THE admission policy of Ho?rskool Ermelo was nonracial because the
school admitted pupils of all races willing to receive tuition in
Afrikaans, the school and its governing body have said in a written
submission to the Constitutional Court. The governing body and
Mpumalanga education department are litigating over the school's
Afrikaans-only language policy. The school and the governing body are
opposing the department's appeal against the Supreme Court of Appeal
judgment in March that the governing body, and not the department, had
exclusive power to determine the language policy of an existing
school.

Full story:
http://www.businessday.co.za/articles/Content.aspx?id=74894

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Message: 6
Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2009 10:25:52 -0500
From: Francis Hult <francis.hult at utsa.edu>
Subject: [Edling] Malaysia to end teaching math and science in English
To: <edling at lists.sis.utsa.edu>
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Forbes

Malaysia to end teaching math and science in English

Malaysia is to abandon teaching maths and science in English, saying
that far too many children from poor rural areas were being failed by
the programme.

The decision to start phasing out English medium teaching from 2012
has been backed by the government and Malaysia's main opposition
parties, despite concerns that using the national language, Bahasa
Malaysia, will undermine competitiveness.

Full story:

http://www.forbes.com/feeds/afx/2009/07/08/afx6629558.html

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Message: 7
Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2009 10:27:39 -0500
From: Francis Hult <francis.hult at utsa.edu>
Subject: [Edling] Bolivia: Teaching indigenous philosophy and culture
To: <edling at lists.sis.utsa.edu>
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Indian Country

Teaching indigenous philosophy and culture

Dr. Esther Balboa is an internationally known Quechua intellectual
from Bolivia who, along with being a psychologist, activist and former
vice minister of education, is an educator and presenter focusing on
themes of indigenous culture and contemporary issues. Balboa was in
Washington, D.C. in May to speak to the Jach'a Uru Organization (made
up of indigenous Bolivians living in the U.S.). She speaks here about
the survival of indigenous languages and culture, as well as her
background and present activities.

Full story:

http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/global/latin/50130837.html

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Message: 8
Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2009 10:29:05 -0500
From: Francis Hult <francis.hult at utsa.edu>
Subject: [Edling] Beijing Chinese Language Schools Brainwash Students
       Overseas
To: <edling at lists.sis.utsa.edu>
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The Epoch Times

Beijing Chinese Language Schools Brainwash Students Overseas

Recently Beijing established many Chinese "Confucius Institutes"
around the world through cooperation with Asia-Pacific research
institutes or Chinese language centers in universities overseas.
However, this move is criticized for exporting communist ideology in
the name of language education.

In the United States, there are about 40 such Confucius Institutes.
Their students also include government officials and consultants who
advise decision makers.

Full story:

http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/19239/

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Message: 9
Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:25:00 -0500
From: Francis Hult <francis.hult at utsa.edu>
Subject: [Edling] Cahuilla elder, one of last fluent in language, dies
To: <edling at lists.sis.utsa.edu>
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The Press Enterprise

Cahuilla elder, one of last fluent in language, dies

Alvino Siva, who strove to preserve ancient Cahuilla Indian bird
songs, culture and language, died of natural causes June 26 at his
Banning home. He was 86.

"It's sad to see him go," said friend Albert Chacon, of Moreno Valley.

Cahuilla bird songs describe the early days, the lives and movement,
of these American Indian people.

Full story:

http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_E_eobit10.4511347.html

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Message: 10
Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:28:40 -0500
From: Francis Hult <francis.hult at utsa.edu>
Subject: [Edling] Animax Bows Foreign-Language iPhone App for Toddlers
To: <edling at lists.sis.utsa.edu>
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Home Media Magazine

Animax Bows Foreign-Language iPhone App for Toddlers

Tied in with its Little Pim DVD language learning line, digital
creative company Animax Entertainment has created foreign-language
games for toddlers on the iPhone.

Designed for children ages 1-4, the application, available in August,
will first offer French and Spanish, using animations and vocabulary
to teach toddlers.

Full story:

http://www.homemediamagazine.com/itunes/animax-bows-foreign-language-iphone-app-toddlers-16324

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 Harold F. Schiffman

Professor Emeritus of
 Dravidian Linguistics and Culture
Dept. of South Asia Studies
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6305

Phone:  (215) 898-7475
Fax:  (215) 573-2138

Email:  haroldfs at gmail.com
http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~haroldfs/

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