It used to be commonplace to see Hebrew reserved for private and public Jewish day schools and high schools, but according to the Jewish United Fund, more of these schools are making Hebrew optional while more non-Jewish junior high and …
Does language alter our experience of time? If that the case, are you willing to experience it? It might be an exciting experience that may change our perspective about learning a new language. Let’s read and learn more about it. …
In conducting research for my most recent book, Raising Global Children, I interviewed hundreds of people. One particular group, college professors, expressed a great deal of concern over the level of language capabilities students were coming onto campus with as …
The popularity in learning Japanese has exploded over the last few years. According to ‘The Japan Times’, the number of students around the world learning Japanese rose by 9.1 percent in the last three years, and the number of institutions …
With China being the most heavily populated country on the planet, it only makes sense that it has so many dialects; more than 200 to be precise. There are five primary Chinese dialects. These include Mandarin, Yue, Wu, Min, and …
The number of high school students in America studying German has quadrupled in the last five years. According to the Goethe Institute, more than 400,000 high school students in America are taking online German classes, whereas five years ago that …
Whether your child is learning Italian for cultural reasons to make strong connections with family, or if they are planning a trip to Italy and want to be fluent, or it is simply the language your child has elected to …
Here’s your guide to which scales and exams you should use to express how fluent you are in a second language, and why it even matters. When it comes to describing how well you speak a foreign language, the answer …
Online French classes for high school credit are becoming increasingly popular, especially with all the demands students have on their schedules. From sports to band, and from other extracurricular activities that involve club activities, volunteer work, and even family obligations …
Many people, including parents, think that being a high school student is easy simply because they have yet to enter adulthood, get a job, pay for a mortgage, and other life necessities. But the reality of life as a high …