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California’s English Proficiency Test for Kindergarteners Fundamentally Flawed
Most of the thousands of four- and five-year-olds who take California’s official test for English language proficiency before they start kindergarten are bound to fail that exam, according to a new University of California, Berkeley, study. It found...
English Language Courses to Deliver Better Deal for Learners And the UK Taxpayer
Skills Minister John Hayes has pledged to provide more effective, targeted help for people who face barriers to learning the English language skills communities need.
Increased Load for Grades 1 to 3 in South Africa’s Education System
As from next year, learners in Grades 1 to 3 will be required to take four subjects to help them cope better with the work load expected of them in the higher grades. How People Arrived Here: description of loadfor grade 3
Speaking More Than Two Languages May Lower the Risk of Developing Memory Problems
People who speak more than two languages may lower their risk of developing memory problems, according a study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s 63rd Annual Meeting in Honolulu April 9 to April 16, 2011.
Pamphlets to Help Grade 12 Learners in the Free State
At least 50 000 pamphlets with tips on writing exams are to be distributed to Grade 12 learners in the Free State to help them prepare for their finals.
Babies Cry With an Accent
In the first days of their lives, French infants already cry in a different way to German babies. This was the result of a study by researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Leipzig, the Centre for Pre-language...
