January 30, 2008
LANGUAGE BARRIER - Centre Daily Times
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LANGUAGE BARRIER
Centre Daily Times, PA - Jan 26, 2008 Klein demonstrated another stretching position, leading the kids in more foreign languages: French, German, and Japanese. By spring, the students also will learn to count to 10 in Russian, Greek, Mandarin and Hebrew. … "…Chinese [is the] the second most common foreign language spoken in the nation, according to 2005 U.S. Census Bureau data. Spanish is the most common. French is third. About 20 percent of Americans ages 5 and older speak a language other than English. … The long-range goal of Young Scholars is to see its graduates proficient in both Spanish and Chinese by the time they reach eighth grade — when students at most other schools are just getting started learning a foreign language. Read the full article here LANGUAGE BARRIER |
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