But doing so is not just an intellectual undertaking. At its best, acquiring a new language is a highly emotional experience, inasmuch as it answers a deep human desire to understand our fellow human beings better and of course provides us with the means by which we do accede to
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There’s a place in your brain where the letter R lives. Everyone’s R-spot is pretty much the same, but they all operate in more than one way. That makes sense, because R is more than one letter. The French prefer their R on the back of the tongue, for example.
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Amazing things happened at the Spring Fair (photos here) this year. The weather was epic. Attendance was high. Volunteers rallied and the community engaged. But in one small corner of the Third Culture Kids (TCK) booth a group students took things to a whole new level – they embraced their
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Beginning in September, 2015, a dozen tenth grade students have been the pioneers of a bilingual pilot class. Two French and English literature teachers decided to adopt an original pedagogical approach by drawing on the language capabilities of their students and the linguistic and literary connections in their respective classes. Called
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In this extraordinary city called New York, education is a matter of the utmost importance to families. Moreover, an ever-growing number of those seeking to provide a world-class educational experience to their children are focused on bilingualism. Yet who can be surprised? After all, study after study has demonstrated the myriad
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For many Lycée students and parents, the 2015-2016 school year is their first experience in a bilingual school. Choosing a bilingual school is a tremendous opportunity for monolingual families, but it also raises questions about how being in a bilingual school impacts language development in children. The most important element
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“Although thinking is innate, skillful thinking must be cultivated.” (Art Costa, 2008). Effective 21st century instruction teaches students how to think, not what to think. In 2013, The Huffington Post published an article arguing that many K-to-12 schools are not preparing students to be ready for the demands of today.
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We are careful at the LFNY not to allow digital devices to displace, let alone replace human interaction. Yet access to the internet can be a great support for intelligent conversation, as I experienced laptop in hand a few mornings ago in our 75th Street Lobby. My purpose: to ask
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Language is at the heart of learning in primary school, and as the director of a French school abroad, I am often asked a fundamental question: what are the essential factors that support the solid development of both languages in bilingual children? Though it may seem obvious, one of the key
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It wasn’t all about the food. Even though I have to say the sandwiches were pretty great. Translation Club was really about the words. The author’s words, our words, and the connotations that went with them. Translate a feeling, not a meaning On my first Translation Tuesday, I was excited (especially
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