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Starting: Tue May 1 19:35:12 UTC 2018
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• [lg policy] Brain's window for language learning open until adulthood   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] Nigeria’s education policy outdated, archaic   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] Punjabi in Surrey schools:   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] The Cross-Lingual Interse(x)tionality of ‘Latinx’   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] Brain's window for language learning open until adulthood Study of nearly 700,000 people reveals more about cognitive capabilities for new language learning Boston College IMAGE IMAGE: Nearly 700,000 respondents participated in an online research survey to examine second language learning. Researchers say their new findings point to prime language learning years extending nearly to adulthood, far... view more Credit: Image courtesy Games With Words, www.gameswithwords.org Chestnut Hill, Mass. (5/1/2018) - In a study of nearly 700, 000 English speakers, researchers from Boston College, MIT and Harvard have discovered the optimal years to learn a second language extend to the cusp of adulthood, the team reports today in the online edition of the journal Cognition. It has long been known that children learn language more easily than adults, but determining exactly when that ability declines has been something of a mystery. Benefitting from a massive study population and new research meth   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] AfriForum loses Unisa court battle   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] ongolia launches literacy festival across country   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] Polish bishops explain policy changes on migrant Catholics   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] Educators face new challenges in 'superdiverse' classrooms where multiple languages are spoken   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] Maori food trucks and English-free signs suggested for Wellington to be Te Reo capital   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] Cambridge Assessment English   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] Welsh language   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] California store faces suit over no-Spanish language policy   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] Local Albertsons sued over no-Spanish policy   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] Revealed: Language minister's request to civil servants on how to 'sell' controversial health policy   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] Cambridge Assessment English Strengthens Management Team in Key Region   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] When Bangladesh Went to War Over Language   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] Carrie Lam dodges question on Cantonese   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] Regulators sue Albertsons, saying it violated Latino workers' rights by banning Spanish   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] Losing our languages   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] Grocery store has no-Spanish language policy, faces federal lawsuit.   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] Nagaland: New language policy   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] Rising Kashmir   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] Hindi to get due importance in new edu policy   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] Creolese and a language education policy   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] Aberdeen primary school announces official launch of Mandarin language hub   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] Nagaland: SCERT to remove Alternative English from syllabus; will promote Naga dialects   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] Rajoy goes on the offensive in Alicante   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] Re: [Linganth] Urdu language knowledge   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] Benefits of knowing three languages speak for themselves   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] Winston Peters tells ministers touting compulsory te reo to get 'on the same page'   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] Integration Policy & Perceptions in Estonia   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] A court decision with consequences for languages in HE   Harold Schiffman
  • [lg policy] A court decision with consequences for languages in HE   Rosemary Salomone
• [lg policy] Taiwan’s laws on language are showing China what it means to be a modern, inclusive country   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] Donner Prize finalists aim to shape Canadian public policy discussions   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] Māori, sign language and straight talking: New Governor, new style at Reserve Bank   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] Why Bangladeshis hate Jinnah   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] Training the Teachers of the Future:   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] Language Rights of Linguistic Minorities: A Practical Guide for Implementation   Francis Hult
  • [lg policy] Language Rights of Linguistic Minorities: A Practical Guide for Implementation   Bill Rivers
• [lg policy] Belfast City Council advertises for Irish language officer By Robbie Meredith BBC News NI Education Correspondent 11 May 2018 Share this with Facebook Share this with Twitter Share this with Messenger Share this with Email Share Image caption The move was agreed by a majority of councillors in October 2017 Belfast City Council has advertised for its first dedicated Irish language officer. The move was agreed by a majority of councillors in October 2017. A second language officer responsible for Ulster-Scots, sign language and "languages for new communities" is also being appointed. They will develop and promote their respective languages within the council and to the public. The posts both carry salaries of between £29,909 and £32,333 per year and are permanent jobs. Among the Irish language officer's responsibilities is to encourage the use of written and spoken Irish in the Belfast City Council area. They are also asked to improve access to council information in Irish. 'Politica   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] Is Betsy DeVos About to Scrap the Federal Office for English-Language Learners?   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] Trudeau government preparing for long-awaited Indigenous Languages Act   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] Nigeria: El-Rufai, Akeredolu canvass use of indigenous language, seek educational reform   Harold Schiffman
  • [lg policy] Nigeria: El-Rufai, Akeredolu Canvass Use of Indigenous Language, Seek Educational Reform   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] PM Modi says Nepal comes first in India’s Neighbourhood First policy, announces Rs 100 crore grant   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] You Don’t (Always) Have A Right To Speak Spanish   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] Belfast City Council to launch Language Strategy   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] 'Translanguaging' Better For SA Classroom Dynamics Than English-Language Imperialism   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] How parents limit their children by neglecting local languages   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] Mandarin and Cantonese can both be mother tongues for Hong Kong people   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] English Language Consultancy Services: our expertise   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] Family Language Policy   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] Critical Discourse–Ethnographic Approaches to Language Policy   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] Language Policy and Mass Media   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] Re:NABE Research SIG Call for Proposals for NABE 2019 Mar 6-9 FL   Miriam E Ebsworth
• [lg policy] Council of Europe calls for Irish language act   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] India: Permit Konkani Primary Schools: Asmitai Pratishthan   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] Globalization, Language Policy, and the Role of English   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] “We Work as Bilinguals”: Socioeconomic Changes and Language Policy for Indigenous Languages in El Impenetrable   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] Bilingual Education Policy and Neoliberal Content and Language Integrated Learning Practices   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] NABE Research and Evaluation SIG call for proposals   Miriam E Ebsworth
• [lg policy] Language Policy and Planning: Directions for Future Research   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] Language Policies and Sign Languages   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] Security and Language Policy   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] CAQ seeks to expel immigrants who fail ‘Quebec values’ test   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] New Zealand teachers defy policy with push for phonics   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] Judicial system ‘must move away from using only English’   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] Nigeria: El-Rufai, Akeredolu canvass indigenous language for overall development   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] Moon gets 'F' in education policy   Harold Schiffman
  • [lg policy] Moon gets 'F' in education policy   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] Taiwan: The soft power of openness to other languages   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] SK Immigration Task Force turns to school district to pass immigrant protection policy   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] Mother-tongue language policy: how Hong Kong failed where Singapore succeeded   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] Potch students petition over its language policy   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] FEATURE: Taiwanese diplomats hone regional language prowess   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] FEATURE: Taiwanese diplomats hone regional language prowess By Joseph Yeh / CNA For decades, Taiwanese diplomats focused on sharpening their skill at using the languages most commonly used around the world, such as English, Spanish, French and Japanese. However, most of them have little knowledge of languages spoken in Southeast Asia, even though tens of thousands of people from the region have come to work in Taiwan or are married to Taiwanese. So when President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) took office in May 2016 and initiated the New Southbound Policy to reduce Taiwan’s economic dependence on China and bolster ties with ASEAN members, there was a new urgency to build up the proficiency of Taiwanese diplomats in ASEAN languages. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which is responsible for cultivating the nation’s top diplomats, has taken up the challenge to address the language gap. Its most important initiative came last month, when it added two new language categories — Vietnamese   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] Hello or shalom? Half of Israeli kids grow up bilingua   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] Tibetan language activist has been sentenced to five years’ imprisonment by a Chinese court for “inciting separatism.”   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] Education Charter will bring greater parental involvement in failing schools   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] SA state-run schooling is stunting our children’s future – IRR   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] Council wants ‘English first’ policy on shop signs – what does it mean for multicultural Australia?   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] Is Anglicization a threat to the Swedish language?   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] Should Schools Require Foreign Languages? Doubtful.   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] State Council reviews role of education and importance of Arabic   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] State schools stunting children's development, says shocking new report   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] Queens: City releases first-ever report on inclusion   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] Parents, not politicians, must run schools, says IRR   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] State Council mulls proposal for on-job training   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] Summer and fall tutors needed for Paper Airplanes   Anna Farrell
• [lg policy] Language policy in Morocco   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] Tibetan rights group condemns sentencing of language rights crusader   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] Father-of-two backs Adult Learners Week after starting to learn Welsh   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] It’s a free country, but don't speak your own language   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] Morocco: Too many languages?   Harold Schiffman
  • [lg policy] Morocco: Too many languages?   mostari hind
• [lg policy] Tammy Goddard: the sign language mortgage broker   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] Maastricht, Twente universities may face court for having ‘too many English courses’   Dave Sayers
• [lg policy] Latvia: Education Ministry proposes that private universities and colleges should not be permitted to teach students in Russian   Dave Sayers
• [lg policy] (no subject)   C. Martin Velez S.
• [lg policy] Don't adopt English-only workplace policy without clear business need   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] In Boston's Dual-Language High School, One Teacher Grapples With Changing Tide Of Immigration   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] Q&A with Lara Krause, language activist and PhD researcher into mother tongue education   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] Struggle for Tatar language   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] Rash of hateful incidents leaves Latinos feeling miserable   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] Japan to ease language requirements for unskilled foreign workers   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] Diet group drafts bill that aims to promote Japanese language learning at home and abroad   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] Engineering students nudged to earn extra credits in English   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] St. Kate’s students help change the way St. Paul police make arrests   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] Polokwane Council Meeting delayed due to EFF disruptions   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] Developing professional and language skills   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] Szijjarto hails U.S. role in efforts to settle Hungary-Ukraine language row   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] Marriyum unveils National Culture Policy   Harold Schiffman
• [lg policy] A Week on Language Twitter   Harold Schiffman

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