Language Magazine - The Journal of Communication and Education

In my Google Alerts for 'bilingual education' today I found a website that intrigues me. Language Magazine. It's a well put together site for world languages.

The home page article grabbed my attention. Two is Always More Than One talks about language and the educational system in America. Read it and see what you think.

Throughout the site you can learn about the countires where English, Spanish, Chinese, French, Italian, German and Arabic are spoken. Study abroad and travel opportunities are available as well as an understanding of where the languages originated and it's use world wide.

If you're a teacher and interested in teaching abroad, this might be the place you'll find your next teaching adventure.

Check out Language Magazine. I think you'll find it interesting too.

posted by Joy Delgado

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Bilingual Friday: Use TV to Learn a Second Language

TV is a wonderful tool for learning Spanish. If you have cable or satellite TV there are several channels you can watch. Many of them have dubbed Spanish over the English of old time favorites. If you don’t want to watch Spanish channels, there’s always “Sesame Street.” They teach Spanish in a fun and simple way to children.

I learned a lot of my Spanish by watching TV. Growing up in Puerto Rico back before there was cable all our TV viewing was in Spanish. We watched cartoons like “Popeye” and “Felix the Cat” in Spanish. (I know I’m dating myself here.) At night shows like “Bewitched” were on, but they were in Spanish too.

Last year while living in Puerto Rico I was given the opportunity to talk about my bilingual books on a children’s TV program. The interview was done entirely in Spanish, well, except for one part where I couldn’t think of how to say something in Spanish. Let’s watch. (This was filmed by friends of mine who went along for moral support. Neither of them speak Spanish.)



I want to challenge you this week. Check your local listings and find a Spanish TV station. Watch a show or cartoon with your children. See if it helps you learn a few words. That’s all it takes, a few words at a time and you could be speaking Spanish in no time.

Let me know how it goes, I really enjoy hearing how people are progressing in their quest to learn Spanish.

Bilingual Friday: Learn Spanish for Kids

If you're looking for a web site that will help you look at many options for helping your children learn Spanish, Learn Spanish for Kids is a good place to start.

The creator of this site has done his reseach. He starts you off with online Spanish lessons. He has links to many sites as well as tips and insight for learning and teaching Spanish.

He shares the best ways to learn Spanish with several links and encourages parents to learn Spanish as well with suggestions for the best ways to learn Spanish.

So, what's your favorite site about learning a second or even a third language? Send them to me and I'll share them in a future Biligual Day posting.