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The Right Prompt

Lauren Wong | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Homework, Essays, Students Unprepared, Writing, Palo Alto High School, English, The Campanile, Teen News
Lauren Wong

We are unprepared for a future where writing more often than not consists of quick reports and write-ups, persuasive pitches and creative presentations -- in other words, a world that does not require an introduction, three body paragraphs, and a conclusion.

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City Council Candidate Barred Over English Proficiency Questions Law

AP | AMANDA LEE MYERS | Posted 04.15.2012

Read More: Arizona Supreme Court, Video, San Luis City Council Candidate, English, Spanish, Arizona English Law, Arizona, Arizona-Politics, Alejandrina Cabrera, Arizona English Rule, Alejandrina Cabrera San Luis City Council, Cabrera San Luis City Council, Alejandrina Cabrera English Proficiency, Politics News

PHOENIX — The case of a woman barred from running for city council in an Arizona border town because she isn't fluent in English has raised ques...

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How To Get The Best Cash-Paying Jobs Abroad

Off Track Planet | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: English, Bars, Unemployment, Hostels, Money, Backpacking, Budget, Abroad, Employment, Job, Jobs, Travel, Craigslist, Cash, Skiing, Travel News
Off Track Planet

When your budget approaches the big "O" halfway across the world, everything becomes less peaches and sunshine and more hunger pangs and angry fits. Luckily, you don't need a trunk of Portuguese gold to turn the situation around.

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DPS Proposes Spending Increase, Extended School Days

Posted 02.02.2012

Read More: Tom Boasberg, ELL's, Video, English Language Learner, English, Ela, Dps, Denver Public Schools, Education Funding, Latino Prosperity, DPS Superintendent, English Language, Denver News

Denver Public Schools proposed a spending increase of approximately $11 million for English-Language Learners (ELLs) and to extend the school day for...

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Why My Boyfriend Has a Hook for a Hand

Ali MacLean | Posted 03.11.2012

Read More: England, Pub, Football, Parkour, English, Captain Hook, American, Bike, Olympian, Comedy News
Ali MacLean

So, when you meet Tim, just don't mention the, you know. I mean, time has passed but he's still a bit sensitive about it and all. It totally wasn't hi...

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Word Play: The Language Wars

Fern Siegel | Posted 02.14.2012

Read More: History, Henry Hitchings, English, Linguistics, Language, Books News
Fern Siegel

Arguing about proper English usage has been going on for centuries. According to Henry Hitchings in The Language Wars, verbal mistakes -- and disputes -- are legion, from Shakespeare's time to our own.

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Astoria Characters: The Well-Engineered Family

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 01.28.2012

Read More: Toy Plane, Oskar Schindler, Latin, Bricklayer, Greek, Polish, Baseball Cap, Financial Adviser, Federal Plaza, Leed, Czech, Jarda Nehybka, Simonek Nehybka, Communists, English, Martina Nehybka, Mezuzah, Hebrew, Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden, Ascot, Maximek Nehybka, Salad, Construction, Engineer, Italian, Genetic Engineering, Spanish, Astoria, Moravia, Brno, Bohemia, New York News
Nancy Ruhling

Jarda Nehybka never thought he'd have a wife and two tow-headed toddlers, not at this age, 69.

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In Search of, Like, Eloquence: Language Zen for College Grads

Rob Asghar | Posted 01.11.2012

Read More: Millenials Voting, College, Graduation Speeches, English, Jobs, Millennial Generation, Job Market College Graduates, Communication Skills, College Graduates, Communication, Culture News
Rob Asghar

Here's the beginner phase: Drop the word like. By using such teen Valley-speak, or Kardashian-speak, you dropped your IQ, in the minds of others, by no less than 20 points.

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WATCH: Are You A Party Pooper?

Posted 01.08.2012

Read More: Vlogging, Party Pooper, Learning English, Vloggers, Video, Flula Party Pooper, English, Germans, Flula Borg, Urlesque, Idioms, Flula, Comedy News

Over the past few weeks, German vlogger Flula Borg has more than entertained us by explaining the American idioms that confuse him as he learns Englis...

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Astoria Characters: The Woman Clothed in History

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 01.02.2012

Read More: Astoria, Sign Language, Cat, Pearl Gould, Broadway Silk Store, English, Columbia University, German, Lexington School for the Deaf, Fabric, Deaf, New York University, Great Depression, Yiddish, Buttons, Patterns, New York News
Nancy Ruhling

Pearl Gould's Uncle Elie and Aunt Esther started the Broadway Silk Store during the Great Depression, and it looks much as it did when Hoover was president. Like Pearl, it's stitched together by time.

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To Speak Or Not To Speak.. Spanish

Posted 12.26.2011

Read More: Latino Politics, English, Hispanic Heritage, English Only, Bilingual, Spanish, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, English Language, Video, Latino Voices News

Does speaking English and Spanish fluently make you less American? Is bilingualism a hindrance to the American dream? As the nation’s Latino pop...

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Confession of a Judgmental Latina

Voto Latino | Posted 12.25.2011

Read More: Latino in America, English, Bilingual, Immigration, Youth, News, Spanish, Mexico, Latino Voices News
Voto Latino

It was quite a shock to meet three Latinas who weren't fluent, and I let them know many times how weird it seemed to me. I'm embarrassed about it now, but I questioned their Latina identity. Like who made me the arbiter of who is and isn't Latino?

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Brazil Learns To Speak English

GlobalPost | Jill Langlois | Posted 12.05.2011

Read More: Brazil English, Brazil, English, World News

SAO PAULO, Brazil — “Stand in the wall, run through the net, pick up the ball, hit the wall, and throw up,” said the teacher, in English, at a r...

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As Central Asia Fragments, Could English Be the Answer?

Cleo Paskal | Posted 11.15.2011

Read More: India, Natural Resources, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia, English, Military Bases, Russia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, China, US, Anglosphere, Kazakhstan, World News
Cleo Paskal

On Christmas Day, 1991, five new countries were born. This year Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan turn 20. A lot has changed.

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How Will Personal-Feedback Loops Affect the Hispanic Population?

Daniel Cubias | Posted 10.20.2011

Read More: Latinos, Latino, Gottafeeling, Personal-Feedback Loop, Ethnicity, English, Cultural Feedback, Alicia Morga, Smart Phones, Hispanic, Spanish, Social Network, Immigration, Entrepreneurs, Northwestern University, Hispanics, Refleta, Race, Angelica Perez-Litwin, Educational Achievement, Feedback Loops, Voter Registration, U.S. Census, iPhone App, Immigrant, Technology, Ethnic Group, Prenatal Care, Latino Voices News
Daniel Cubias

Could a personal-feedback loop help recent immigrants learn English more quickly? Might the idea be applied to concepts like voter registration or proper prenatal care, both of which are issues within the Latino population?

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English As 'Goodly Spoken' In South Asia

AP | MUNEEZA NAQVI | Posted 10.18.2011

Read More: English in Asia, English, Global English, Samosapedia, World News

NEW DELHI — Your neighbors have blamed you for "eating their head." Your colleague is looking for a "convented, homely girl." Your friend wants ...

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"The French Connection"

Jerry Zezima | Posted 09.25.2011

Read More: Stamford Advocate, Transatlantic, Gps, French, Humor, Atlantic, Airplane, Paris, France, English, Language, Airport, Cadenet, Boomer, Marseille, Wine, Stamford, New England, Luberon, Comedy News
Jerry Zezima

Excusez-moi, s'il vous plait. I should say I'll always have Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport, where I recently spent eight minutes (huit minutes) sprinting from one airplane (l'avion) to another.

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Lost and Found Brings New Year, Same David Gray

Jon Chattman | Posted 09.04.2011

Read More: Ray Lamontagne David Gray, Lost and Found, Groupon, Songwriter, English, Englishman, Draw the Line, Foundling, Singer, Musician, Entertainment News
Jon Chattman

What a difference a year doesn't make. Last summer, I sat down with David Gray in SoHo and discussed his new album and tour. Last Friday, I chatted...

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"Bezaubern" Zurich on a Short Business Trip

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 08.27.2011

Read More: Rosti, Espresso, Lake Zurich, Switzerland, Newsrooms, Champagne, Bellerive Museum, Zurich, Veal, Swiss Franc, Truffles, Tram, Swiss, English, Cognac, Chocolate, Raclette, Liza Minelli, Cabaret, Swiss Army Knife, Cappucciono, Laderach, Bahnhofstrasse, Travel News
Magda Abu-Fadil

Feasting my eyes on hand-made Swiss chocolate while on a business trip to Zurich was sheer nirvana. We're talking serious chocolate, the kind made fresh daily by hand in front of admiring aficionados.

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What the !#$@%*?: Will the Rise of Spanish Redefine Indecency?

Daniel Cubias | Posted 08.26.2011

Read More: Insults, Broadcasting, Latinos, Latino, Ranchera, Univision, Broadcast Indecency, English, Hispanic, Bilingual, Spanish, Bilingualism, Hispanics, Cussing, Obscenity, Broadcast Media, Indecency, Broadcast TV, English Language, Vulgarity, Multilingualism, Fcc, Multilingual, Spanish Language, Federal Communications Commission, Bleep, Los Angeles Times, Spanish Broadcasting, Liz Lemon, Sue Sylvester, Swearing, Media News
Daniel Cubias

It stands to reason that as America grows more multilingual, we'll hear more Spanish on the airwaves. And some of that Spanish will be of the naughty variety.

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Can Language Influence Your Sex Personality?

Dr. Yvonne K. Fulbright | Posted 07.18.2011

Read More: Second Language, English, Research, Sex, Caucasian, Chinese, Study, Erotic Talk, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Style News
Dr. Yvonne K. Fulbright

In speaking multiple languages, you could potentially have "multiple personalities" in the sack, exponentially increasing the passion potential in your boudoir as you keep things fresh and exciting in Swedish, German, Spanish, Italian...

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7 Quirky Ways Students Learn Shakespeare

Posted 07.10.2011

Read More: Literature, Theatre, Language Arts, Education, Learning Shakespeare, Shakespeare, Bard, English, Slidepollajax, Teaching Shakespeare, Teachers, Education News

Springtime may bring April showers and May flowers, but the spring weather also brings students out to parks to perform Shakespeare. Outdoor public ...

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Last Gasp: Q&A With Osama bin Laden

John Bobey | Posted 07.11.2011

Read More: Jews, Whole Foods, Sweden, Hell, Vampires, Jamba Juice, Infidels, Afterlife, Internet, Let the Right One In, Muslims, End of Days, Osama-Bin-Laden-Burial-at-Sea, MacBook Air, Heaven, Abbottabad Compound, Osama Bin Laden Dead, Elizabeth Taylor, Terrorism, Subway, English, People Magazine, Seal Team Six, How I Met Your Mother, Barack Obama, Osama Bin Laden, Al Qaeda, 72-Virgins, Wheelchair, Fantasy Baseball, Roku, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Allyson Hannigan, Pervez Musharraf, Netflix, Muslim, Ayman Al-Zawahri, Allah, Bruce Springsteen, Comedy News
John Bobey

Osama... Osama bin Laden -- is that you? Yes, yes it is -- who is this? It's me, John Bobey.

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Write Better Stories; Go "Inside Story"

Abe Schwartz | Posted 05.30.2011

Read More: Therapy, Education, Southern California, Writing, English, Storytelling, Evolution, Non-Fiction, Screenwriting, Books News
Abe Schwartz

It seems everyone's looking to tell better stories these days. Peter Guber's Tell to Win and Seth Godin's All Marketers are Liars are both wildly popu...

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Is Any College Really the Best One?

Holly Robinson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: College Students, English, Internships, Film Studies, Experiential Learning, Financial Aid, Acceptance Letters, Choosing a College, College Essays, Marine Biology, Parents and College, Natural Resources, College Applications, Work Experience, Education News
Holly Robinson

Even kids who get into their first choice schools aren't necessarily better off than those who end up with their last.

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