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The emergence of newer international standards and the focus on STEM education are transforming entire educational sectors. Yet, as schools focus more attention to developing global competencies and 21st century skills in their pedagogy, it has become critical to re-engage educators and school communities with the goals of language education, multilingualism, and multiliteracy while promoting interconnectedness, empathy, and mutual comprehension among...
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How many people do you know who studied French in school or spent a year abroad in college but now regret losing the language they once loved? Maybe you're one of them. Your eyes stay glued to the subtitles during a French film. Classes seem scary, expensive, or both. A week in Paris, let alone a year in Provence, seems beyond reach. So what could keep your fervor for language alive or reignite it after such a long hiatus?
In The Heart of an Artichoke,...
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Deutsch
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Conceived as a practical, accessible How To book, The Bilingual Revolution is the story of a movement, told from the perspective of parents and teachers who founded dual language programs in their schools. They all share the belief that bilingual education is a common good that can positively transform a child, a school, a community, and even a country. Although the roots of bilingual education in the United States can be, traced back to the 17th-century,...
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Russian
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The book "The Bilingual Revolution. The Future of Bilingual Education" tells the story of the formation and development of bilingual education in US public schools through the experience of parents and teachers. In the book, the author describes in detail the process of creating the first bilingual programs by parents and teachers in public schools. The initiators of bilingual education, mothers and fathers, teachers and school directors, believe...
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Español
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El regalo de las lenguas: Un cambio de paradigma en la enseñanza de las lenguas extranjeras en Estados Unidos de Fabrice Jaumont y Kathleen Stein-Smith explora las abundantes ventajas de la educación multilingüe y prepara el escenario para un nuevo paradigma en la manera en que abordamos la enseñanza y el aprendizaje de los idiomas. Este libro alude brevemente al problema del déficit de lenguas extranjeras en Estados Unidos y a las modificaciones...
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Français
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L'émergence de nouvelles normes internationales et l'accent mis sur l'enseignement des sciences et des technologies transforment le secteur de l'éducation de manière profonde. Cependant, alors que les écoles se concentrent davantage, dans leur approche, sur le développement de compétences globales propres au 21ème siècle, il est devenu essentiel de réengager les éducateurs et les communautés scolaires vers les objectifs de l'éducation...
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Español
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La revolución bilingüe no es solamente un libro práctico y accesible que te acompañará en tu proyecto, también es la historia de un movimiento nacido en Brooklyn, contada a través de los ojos de padres y educadores que fundaron programas bilingües en sus escuelas porque estaban convencidos de que este tipo de educación era un bien público que debía desarrollarse en todas partes, ya que puede transformar positivamente a un niño, una familia,...
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Conçu comme un guide pratique et accessible, la Révolution bilingue raconte l'histoire d'un mouvement visant à développer l'éducation bilingue dans les écoles publiques, raconté par des parents et des éducateurs qui ont fondé leurs propres filières. Ces mères, ces pères, ces enseignants et ces directeurs d'écoles sont des visionnaires qui partagent une même conviction : que l'éducation bilingue peut transformer positivement un enfant,...
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