Which students benefit the most from dual-language programs? The answer, one educator says, is nuanced. “It isn’t that some English learners benefit, and native English speakers do not. It also ...

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A 2020 survey revealed that nearly 60% of Americans support increasing funding for foreign language education, underscoring public concern and the importance of these initiatives. Yet, despite ...

At Pueblo Elementary, a dual-language school in Scottsdale, Ariz., students, including English learners, learn core subjects in both English and Spanish. The schedule looks like this: Students in ...

It’s clear from declining enrollment in foreign language courses in colleges and universities across the country that students are losing interest in language learning. As a result, institutions of ...

María Mejía hugs her 7-year-old son Joangel as they spend time in a park after school. Special education students continue to be underrepresented in Boston Public Schools' dual language programs.

This transcript was created by a computer and edited by a volunteer. Dave Miller: From the Gert Boyle Studio at OPB, this is Think Out Loud. I’m Dave Miller. There’s been a big focus on bilingual ...

Over the past decade, Fresno Unified’s dual-language immersion program has quadrupled in popularity, growing from 900 pupils to 4,665 students at 20 schools. Dual-language immersion classrooms, in ...

This course will survey the field of methodology in second language teaching. Students will examine past and present second language learning and teaching experiences in a variety of contexts. The ...

With just two remaining blanks separating them from winning a game of hangman against their classmate Blake Tomco, a dozen fifth-grade French immersion students leaped out of their seats. The word, at ...