Language education Language education Agence pour l'Enseignement Français à l'Etranger (AEFE), or the Agency for French Teaching Abroad is a national public agency under the administration of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of France. ...more on Wikipedia about "Agence pour l'Enseignement Français à l'Etranger"
The Alliance Française is a non-profit organisation whose mission is to promote French language and culture outside France. Its primary concern is teaching French as a second language. It is headquartered in Paris. ...more on Wikipedia about "Alliance française"
Alpha College of English was established in 1989 in Dublin, Ireland. Since being started it has striven to be at the forefront of TEFL teaching. Students from all over the world can study English as a Foreign Language in the heart of the capital. ...more on Wikipedia about "Alpha College of English"
Assimil is a method of learning foreign languages through listening records or tapes and reading a book with the same texts that you are listening to. "Assimil" comes from assimilation. This method is focused on learning whole sentences, rather than understanding the dynamics of certain language through its grammar. ...more on Wikipedia about "Assimil"
The Association of Language Testers in Europe (ALTE) is an association of language exam providers. The concept was formed in 1989 by the Universities of Cambridge and Salamanca and the following year, 1990, saw the holding of the first meeting of the association by eight founder members. ...more on Wikipedia about "Association of Language Testers in Europe"
Beijing Second Foreign Language University ( Simplified Chinese: 北京第二外国语学院; pinyin: Běijīng DíÈr Wàigǔoyǔ Xúeyuàn), colloquially known as Erwai ( Simplified Chinese: 二外; Pinyin: ÈrWài), is a university located in Chaoyang District, Beijing, China. The university specialises in teaching Tourism, Hospitality Management and Foreign Languages, and has a large body of international students studying Mandarin Chinese. ...more on Wikipedia about "Beijing Second Foreign Language University"
Berlitz Language Schools, now known as Berlitz International, Inc, derive from an institution founded by Maximilien Berlitz in 1878, in Providence, Rhode Island. It has now expanded into an international franchise with some 600 schools worldwide. The success of the school has been based on the direct method of language instruction, in which pupils learn the new language from scratch, which at its most basic form begins with the teacher pointing to a pen and saying, "This is a pen." ...more on Wikipedia about "Berlitz Language Schools"
China Institute in America is a nonprofit educational and cultural institution in New York City, that was founded in 1926. ...more on Wikipedia about "China Institute in America"
The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment, or CEF, is a guideline used to describe achievements of learners of foreign languages across Europe. It was put together by the Council of Europe as the main part of the project "Language Learning for European Citizenship" between 1989 and 1996. Its main aim is to provide a method of assessing and teaching which applies to all languages in Europe. In November 2001 a European Union Council Resolution recommended using the CEF to set up systems of validation of language ability. The six reference levels (see below) are becoming widely accepted as the standard for grading an individual's language proficiency. Nonetheless, existing examination boards have retained their own naming conventions, e.g. "Intermediate", which are, arguably, easier for them, and their students, to remember. ...more on Wikipedia about "Common European Framework of Reference for Languages"
Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) is an approach to the teaching of second and foreign languages that emphasizes interaction as both the means and the ultimate goal of learning a language. ...more on Wikipedia about "Communicative language teaching"
Concordia Language Villages is an internationally recognized and respected world-language and culture-education program, whose mission is to prepare young people--the "villagers"--for responsible citizenship in our global community. Begun in 1961, the Language Villages annually serves 9,500 young people, aged 7-18, from all 50 of the United States, Canada, and 24 other countries. Concordia Language Villages has long been a model of quality and innovative programming in immersion education and currently offers sessions in 14 languages: Arabic, Chinese, Danish, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Russian, Spanish, and Swedish. Year-round programs are also available for adults, elderhostelers, families, teachers and school groups. ...more on Wikipedia about "Concordia Language Villages"
Destinos: An Introduction to Spanish, also known simply as Destinos, is an educational television program created by Bill VanPatten of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The show, designed to introduce viewers to the basics of Spanish, had two seasons, beginning in 1992. Its 52 episodes are often used for education purposes in schools and is still broadcast regularly on many PBS stations. ...more on Wikipedia about "Destinos"
English as an additional language (EAL) refers to the use or study of English by speakers of other languages. EAL covers both ESL (English as a second language), and EFL (English as a foreign language). In British usage, ESOL (English for speakers of other languages) is now used instead of ESL for reasons described in the following section. Particularly in Canada and Australia, the term ESD (English as a second dialect) is used alongside ESL. ESD usually refers to English programs for First Nations people. ...more on Wikipedia about "English as an additional language"
French in Action is a French-language course developed by Professor Pierre Capretz of Yale University. The course includes workbooks, textbooks, and a 52-episode television series. The series — the best-known aspect of the course — was produced in 1987 by WGBH, Yale University, and Wellesley College, and funded by Annenberg/CPB, and has been aired frequently on PBS since then. ...more on Wikipedia about "French in Action"
The Goethe-Institut (GI) is a German non-profit organisation whose mission is to promote German language and culture outside of the German-speaking countries. Its primary concern is teaching German as a second language. ...more on Wikipedia about "Goethe-Institut"
The Instituto Camões (in English Camoens or Camões Institute) is an institution created for the promotion of the Portuguese language and culture world-wide. The Instituto Camões has administrative and patrimonial autonomy, that, under the supervision of the Portuguese Minister of the Foreign Affairs, assures the co-ordination and execution of the external cultural policies of Portugal. ...more on Wikipedia about "Instituto Camões"
Created by the Spanish government in 1991 the Instituto Cervantes is a worldwide non-profit organisation dedicated to the teaching of Spanish as a second language, as well as the promotion of Spanish and Hispanic American culture throughout non-Spanish-speaking countries. Its head offices are located in Madrid and Alcalá de Henares. ...more on Wikipedia about "Instituto Cervantes"
International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language (IATEFL) was founded in 1967 in the United Kingdom. ...more on Wikipedia about "International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language"
Irene Saunders is the author of the English-Chinese dictionary The Right Word in Chinese or Hanyu Zhinan. ...more on Wikipedia about "Irene Saunders"
Language education is the teaching and learning of a language or languages, usually as foreign languages. ...more on Wikipedia about "Language education"
==Language Immersion== ...more on Wikipedia about "Language immersion"
Language interference (also known as L1 interference, linguistic interference, cross-linguistic interference or transfer) is the effect of language learners' first language on their production of the language they are learning. The effect can be on any aspect of language: grammar, vocabulary, accent, spelling and so on. It is most often discussed as a source of errors (negative transfer), although where the relevant feature of both languages is the same, it results in correct language production (positive transfer). The greater the differences between the two languages, the more negative the effects of interference are likely to be. Interference is most commonly discussed in the context of EAL teaching, but it will inevitably occur in any situation where someone has an imperfect command of a second language. ...more on Wikipedia about "Language interference"
The Olympiada of Spoken Russian is an annual series of state and regional competitions held for high school students of Russian in the United States, sponsored by the American Council of Teachers of Russian (ACTR). It is the oldest secondary school activity put on by this association, beginning in the 1960s. "Olympiada" means olympiad in Russian. ...more on Wikipedia about "Olympiada of Spoken Russian"
This article describes the way in which Ancient Greek has been pronounced by those studying Ancient Greek literature, in particular in schools and colleges. For an account of how Greek is actually thought to have been pronounced in ancient times, see Ancient Greek phonology. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pronunciation of Ancient Greek in teaching"
Ruth Hayman (d. 1981, London, United Kingdom), lawyer and anti- apartheid campaigner. Hayman was one of the first women in South Africa to qualify as an attorney and, beginning with the Treason Trial in 1956, "worked tirelessly to preserve the rule of law and to fight for justice in South Africa" (Obituary, 1982, p.25). Through the Black Sash organisation, Hayman offered free legal advice to many people, usually women, who had approached the Black Sash Advice Centre in Johannesburg, and often appeared herself in court to represent them. She also defended the anti-apartheid activists Walter and Adelaine Hain, parents of the British Cabinet Minister Peter Hain. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ruth Hayman" Please inform your friends about shortopedia
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