Top twelve reasons (copied from the website of the Waddell Elementary School): Top Twelve Reasons To Learn Chinese China has surpassed Japan as the second largest economy in the world. Goldman Sachs chief economist, Jim O’Neill, notes that the 1.3 billion people in China will overtake the U.S.’s $14 trillion economy...
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Foreign Language Gifts for Middle Schoolers
Cindy Tracy
Books are tougher to recommend because here it depends on their reading ability in English AND the foreign language. We have LOTS of easy readers - in French, Spanish, German and Italian many include audio cds so they can listen to a native speaker read the story aloud. I can...
Teaching young children correct pronunciation
Cindy Tracy
A company, Gifted Speech, has a unique perspective on teaching young children to speak other languages properly. GiftedSpeech teaches children through interactive, entertaining computer modules. Each module contains a short animated ѕtοrу thаt young children wіƖƖ find cute, colorful аnԁ captivating. Foreign words аrе strategically embedded іn thе narrative, аnԁ...