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Foreign language classes sharpen linguistic skills in Aberdeen
calvinmen@aberdeennews.comMichael Hahn hasn't visited South Korea or extensively studied the Korean language. But on a recent night, Hahn sat in the back of a classroom at Northern State University and read phrases aloud in the Korean language. "What does 'si ti' mean?"...Tags: Judaism, Religion and Belief, Arts and Culture, Education, Teachers
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Howard elementary schools offer lessons in Chinese, Spanish
When you enter Julie Chang's world languages class at Waverly Elementary School in Ellicott City, you leave English at the door. Then, if you know the answer to a question and are told to "qing ju shou," you raise your hand. If you're told, "bu shou hua,"...Tags: Elementary Schools, Arts and Culture, Education, Science and Technology, Ellicott City
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Q&A: Tennis great Andre Agassi on retirement, return to play
Andre Agassi is playing tennis again. The winner of eight Grand Slam events has been retired since 2006, but he will compete against John McEnroe, Michael Chang and Jim Courier in Friday night’s Acura Champions Cup at Honda Center. Agassi, 42,...
Tags: Sam Querrey, Arts and Culture, Andy Roddick, Steffi Graf, Michael Chang
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Milbank FFA chapter to compete at State FFA Leadership
The Milbank FFA Chapter had FFA members qualify in 4 team events and 5 individual FFA Leadership Career Development Events at the District I FFA, which was held on November 13. The Milbank FFA members placed in team events of Senior Conduct of Meetings,...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Parliament, Arts and Culture, Politics, Justice System
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Ethnic churches now spread the word in English, too
Staff WriterPastors in South Florida's ethnic churches don't want their sermons lost in a Tower of Babel. So increasingly, they are turning to translators to get the message across. Where once it was common during a service to have Spanish or Creole interpreter help...Tags: Religion and Belief, Christianity, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Arts and Culture, Pompano Beach
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Burbank Unified moves toward dual-language learning
Burbank Unified is moving to join the growing trend of dual-language education — a system that in neighboring Glendale has spread like wildfire as parents eagerly sign their students up to be fluent in one of six languages by the time they...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Teaching and Learning, Students
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Learning a second language
American News ColumnistOne of the neat things about being on a college campus is experiencing the wonderful diversity of cultures, activities, learning and languages. On our own campus, we can overhear conversations in English, Chinese, Arabic, Japanese, Korean, Spanish,...Tags: Schools, Arts and Culture, High Schools
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Chocolate: The PA Connection -- 12/16/2012
Chocolate: The PA Connection Sunday, December 16, 2012 2:30PM The Historical Societs of Montgomery County Norristown, PA What better way to start the holiday and winter season than with a cup of hot chocolate. The aroma of chocolate wafts in the...
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S.D. FFA members GROW at Indianapolis convention
During the 85th annual National FFA Convention held in Indianapolis, Ind., October 24-27 thousands of students from across the country competed in 23 different career development events (CDEs), six AgriScience Fair categories, and 49 Proficiency areas...Tags: Food Industry, Arts and Culture, Science and Technology, Groton
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Two in running for Petoskey school board seat
PETOSKEY -- Voters in the Petoskey school district will decide on a candidate to fill the remainder of an unexpired school board term in the Tuesday, Nov. 6, election. Ralph Tramontini, who taught foreign language and coached tennis in the district prior...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Arts and Culture, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Costa Rica, Students
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The language barrier
Nothing like a little trip outside the states to let you know how poor Americans are when it comes to having a second language. Basically for us it's English or nothing. For many of the visitors here to the Netherlands Antilles from foreign lands,...Tags: Schools, Arts and Culture, Politics, Elementary Schools, Education
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Ain't Webster's Third grand
The Baltimore SunFifty years ago, people in the United States had very real fears of the possibility of nuclear annihilation in an exchange of nuclear missiles with the Soviet Union. The Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 brought that fear very close. But the year before,...Tags: Authors, The New York Times, Arts and Culture, Television Industry, Harvard University
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