The time it takes to learn a new language depends on what you want to do with it
If you go by the ads for some language learning apps, you can "have a conversation in a new language in three weeks."
If you go by the ads for some language learning apps, you can "have a conversation in a new language in three weeks."
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Apr 4, 2018
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Web-based learning tools can help deepen science knowledge among all middle school students, and ease the science literacy gap for underachieving students, according to a three-year study published today in the International ...
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Feb 12, 2018
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Not all dual-language learners are at risk academically, but as a group, these students are often labeled as such, despite differences in their English skills.
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Nov 8, 2017
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Online learning is expanding in Canada at a rate of about 8.75 per cent every year. This shift to online environments has redefined the format of education. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), for example, have become wildly ...
Social Sciences
Sep 27, 2017
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The United States is growing older and more ethnically diverse, a trend that could strain government programs from Medicare to education, the Census Bureau reported Thursday.
Social Sciences
Jun 22, 2017
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Hands-on science lessons in a greenhouse can grow more than fruits and vegetables. They also nurture a love of science among youths in student populations long underrepresented in the sciences, according to a new report by ...
Social Sciences
May 15, 2017
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The threshold for transitioning students from English learners to fluent English proficient status—a process termed reclassification—varies widely across and within states, finds a study by NYU's Steinhardt School of ...
Social Sciences
Apr 12, 2017
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There isn't just one way to sound like a scientist, or to sound like a scholar. Scientists and scholars come from a wide variety of backgrounds and speak in different ways, in different accents, dialects and languages.
Social Sciences
Apr 11, 2017
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As the number of English learners continues to grow across the nation, new research indicates these students are being treated differently depending on where they go to school.
Social Sciences
Feb 23, 2017
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For years, minorities have been disproportionately placed in special education classes, and figures available indicate the complexity of this issue for one group. National estimates reveal that English-language learners may ...
Social Sciences
Feb 15, 2017
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