DirectoryMix Web Resources » Article Details

What price English education? - Read More

Date Added: July 18, 2008 02:52:02 AM
Knowledge of English may lead to success today, but what if it comes at the cost of our own languages? Sankara Rajanala writes on the perils of an English only approach.

Category: Education » Languages


No comments are posted yet


 
Name:*
Email:*
Website:  (optional)
Comment:*
(html and bb codes are filtered and not allowed)

Do the math:*CAPTCHA - Do The Math
 

Related Articles

'Include religion in Tamil studies'

KUALA LUMPUR: The MIC yesterday urged the Education Ministry to consider the party's proposal to incorporate religious aspects into the Tamil language curriculum at the primary school level.

State Of Education: Hatrick Stresses Creativity, Languages For Students

While the test scores recently released by Loudoun County Public Schools are impressive, educators also should focus on fostering creativity in their students, Superintendent Edgar B. Hatrick told a group of more than 100 business leaders at the Chamber o

The magic of mentoring

Pamela Taylor-Hurst speaks several languages, teaches Spanish and serves as a guidance counselor at a middle school in Mill Basin. But the linguist and educator couldn't use a cell phone or send text messages- until she got a Little Sister.

Mayor Orders New York to Expand Language Help

The city?s more than 100 agencies will be required to provide language assistance in six foreign languages: Spanish, Chinese, Russian, Korean, Italian and French Creole.

Educators look for solutions

Participants in a roundtable meeting with Education Minister Kelly Lamrock on Thursday were divided on how to proceed with changes to the French second-language education system.