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Newsworthy has been discontinued as of February 2014. eNNELL News has replaced Newsworthy and eNNELL Notes.

 

• January 2014
  • Languages in the News: By the time job-seekers see the importance of languages, is it too late?, 10 Superb Psychological Advantages of Learning Another Language, The Bilingual Brain is Sharper and More Focused, Study Says
  • Tips and Tools: Speaking Avatars - Voki, Pandora, VideoEle, Penyo Pal, Animaux

 

2013

• December 2013
  • Languages in the News: Bilingualism in Young Children: Separating Fact from Fiction, Second-Language Learning
  • Tips and Tools: Salsa, Vocaroo, BBC’S Primary Languages: French, Spanish Vocabulary Trip, eBookBox
• November 2013
  • Languages in the News: Lobbyists step up to be voice of foreign language proponents, Inclusion of Language in STEM, Why It Makes More Sense than You Know to Learn a Second Language
  • Tips and Tools: The Joint National Committee for Languages & the National Council for Languages and International Studies (JNCL-NCLIS), Languageguide.org, Ana Lomba's The Little Red Hen (free), 7 Petits Mots
• October 2013
  • Languages in the News: Language Learning Begins in Utero, Study Finds; Newborn Memories of Oohs and Ahs Heard in the Womb, Foreign Language Education Improves Young Students' Academic Success
  • Tips and Tools: American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages Advocacy Page, UVic's Language Teaching Clipart Library: Introduction, Ladybug Number Count, Spanish Números – 1-100, Count to Ten – Numbers Game
• September 2013
  • Languages in the News: Letters about the U.S. Department of Education’s International Strategy and the Office of Postsecondary Education’s Title VI and Fulbright–Hays programs
  • Tips and Tools: The Jasmine Flower Song, LiveBinders, Learn Spanish for Toddlers – Bilingual Child Bubbles Word Game, Fun Spanish Language Learning Games for Kids aged 3-10
• August 2013
  • Languages in the News: Interview with Clay Pell, The U.S. Foreign Langage Deficit: Why It Matters
  • Tips and Tools: World Digital Library, OtterCall, iCart Sort
• July 2013
  • Languages in the News: ACTFL Position Statements, Gov. Herbert's Testimony before the U.S. House Education and Workforce Committee
  • Tips and Tools: The Lunch Box Project, CantaJuego Vevo’s Channel, Fetch It! Spanish, Animal Puzzles Lite
• June 2013
  • Languages in the News: Language Corps Members Employ Skills for Nation, State of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Address, Languages: The State of the Nation, Demand and Supply of Language Skills in the UK
  • Tips and Tools: MERLOT, Learn a Language, Reading Game Lite (English, Spanish, German), Learn Spanish with Spanish Smash (Personalized)
• May 2013
  • Languages in the News: Is It Good for the Kids? Making the Grade in a Global Economy, Second-Language Learning
  • Tips and Tools: Center for Open Educational Resources and Language Learning, Paper by FiftyThree, QR Reader for iPad
• April 2013
  • Languages in the News: Community as Curriculum: Educators Work Together to Develop Activities that Explicitly Build on the Resources and Abilities that Children Bring to School
  • Tips and Tools: Audio Lingua, Education Place: Ayudas Gráficas, WordFoto, ShowMe
• March 2013
  • Languages in the News: Report: More Pre-K Programs Needed for Dual-Language Learners, Speaking More Than One Language Could Prevent Alzheimer's, Editorial: Children can, and Should, Learn More Than One Language
  • Tips and Tools: Big Huge Labs, Tools for Educators, Bitsboard, Animals Guess Who? (Free)
• February 2013
  • Languages in the News: Learning a Language Makes the Brain Bigger, The Bicultural Advantage
  • Tips and Tools: Universal Uclick, Mi Vida Loca, Advice for Learning Japanese, Little Story Maker, Three Ring
• January 2013
  • Languages in the News: A "Languages for Jobs" Initiative
  • Tips and Tools: Polleverywhere.com, The Lives of Japanese Elementary Students, It’s fun to learn Spanish, Free Flashcards - Flashboard

 

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2012

• December 2012
  • Languages in the News: Educators Once Opposed Raising Bilingual Children. Experts Now Say It’s Beneficial, The Best Resources for Learning: The Advantages to Being Bilingual
  • Tips and Tools: Educación: Canal Encuentro, Canal Pakapaka, The World Speaks French: The French Language Initiative, Lola’s Alphabet Train HD Lite, Lola’s Math Train Lite, Lola’s Fruit Shop Sudoku HD Lite
• November 2012
  • Languages in the News: 3 Reasons to Stop Ignoring Cultural Differences While Learning a Language, Bilingual Education Law: Illinois Governor Signs Legislation To Strengthen Language Programs
  • Tips and Tools: Languages Online, Chillola, Animoto, Guess 'em
• October 2012
  • Languages in the News: Preparing Students for the Flat World, Rhode Island Crafts Road Map to Learning Languages
  • Tips and Tools: Smithsonian Global Sounds Tool for Learning, Cyberkidz, Digital Dialects, Talking Friends Apps, Currency
• September 2012
  • Languages in the News: Guten Tag, Kinder!
  • Tips and Tools: Lizard Point Map Quizzes, MFL Sunderland, iFunFace, Music Top 100 Hits
• August 2012
  • Languages in the News: The Bilingual Brain is Sharper and More Focused, Study Says, Bilingual Babies Get an Early Edge
  • Tips and Tools: Kids Web: Japan, Alien Language, Mommy Maestra - Discoveries of a Latina Homeschooler, Mindsnacks app
• July 2012
  • Languages in the News: Willmar’s Chinese Language Classes Underscore Trend, Pakistan’s Sesame Street: Can an Urdo Elmo Aid a Blighted Nation?
  • Tips and Tools: Maya Adventure, Shutterfly, National Geographic Travel and Cultures
• June 2012
  • Languages in the News: Stephen Krashen on Language Acquisition, Why Bilinguals Are Smarter
  • Tips and Tools: 23 Ways to Use Wordle in the MFL Classroom, Symbaloo, Wordle, Story Place
• May 2012
  • Languages in the News: Language and Learning, Engaging the World: U.S. Global Competence in the 21st Century
  • Tips and Tools: UCLA Language Materials Project, The Geography Challenge, Islamic Manuscripts frmo Mali
• April 2012 (not available)
• March 2012
  • Languages in the News: Changing Brains: Language, Kentucky Education Network Video on Language Learning Initiatives
  • Tips and Tools: ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines 2012, Are You Smarter than a Language Teacher, Traditional Children's Songs in Spanish, Poducate Me
• February 2012
  • Languages in the News: Study Finds Sudden insights Key to Learning Words
  • Tips and Tools: Around the World with 80 Schools, American Sign Language Dictionary, Animoto, Support for Elementary Educators through Distance education in Spanish
• January 2012
  • Languages in the News: An Early Start: Young Learners and Modern Languages in Europe and Beyond, Bilingualism appears to boost young children’s mental abilities, study reports
  • Tips and Tools: CIA World Fact Book, Map of the Middle East, Virtual Tour of Machu Picchu, Mr. Picasso Head

 

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2011

• December 2011
  • Languages in the News: Punjab Charter School to Open in West Sacramento, Local School Tries for Hmong Dual-Immersion, Hearing Bilingual: How Babies Sort Out Language, Students Speaking Native Language Do Well
  • Tips and Tools: U.S. Department of State: Diplomacy in Action, Radio Junior, Uruguay 360
    
• November 2011
  • Languages in the News: First Day, First Grade, New Language? No Problem, Why it’s Smart to be Bilingual
  • Tips and Tools: CoSketch, Travels with the Secretary, Heritage Language Spotlights: Chinese, Materials para la enseñanza multicultural, French Culture
    
• October 2011
  • Languages in the News: How to Raise a Global Kid, Cherokee Language Immersion School Could Become Public
  • Tips and Tools: Señora Glass’ website, Currency Converter, Go Comics, Foreign Language Learning and Students with Disabilities, NCLRC Culture Club: Hangout
    
• September 2011
  • Languages in the News: Being Bilingual: Beneficial Workout for the Brain, Sweetwater’s Biliteracy Effort is Growing
  • Tips and Tools: Edmodo, Hispanic Population of the United States Pop Quiz, Choose My Plate, Glogster
    
• August 2011
  • Languages in the News: Being Bilingual May Boost Your Brain Power, Technology Cannot Replace Human Interaction, Benefits of Learning a Foreign Language at the Elementary Level
  • Tips and Tools: Storybird, Text 2 Mindmap, Audacity, National Capitol Language Resource Center: Feature Articles
    
• July 2011
  • Languages in the News: Enrollments in Languages Other Than English in United States Institutions of Higher Education, Bilinguals Score Higher on Intelligence, Language and Culture Summit: A Strategic Imperative
  • Tips and Tools: Byki 4 Express, World History Matters
    
• June 2011
  • Languages in the News: Study on the Contribution of Multilingualism to Creativity, Patricia Kuhl: The Linguistic Genius of Babies
  • Tips and Tools: Matematicas Para Niños, BBC Languages, NCLRC Language Resource Podcasts
    
• May 2011
  • Languages in the News: What We Can Learn From Foreign Language Teaching in Other Countries, Fayette schools ramp up foreign language studies in the earliest grades
  • Tips and Tools: Elementary School Foreign Language Programs: Keys to Success, La Ciencia del Agua para Escuelas, FLENJ’s Thematically Organized Units, Global IQ Quiz
    
• April 2011
  • Languages in the News: It is not Greek to us: Foreign Language Instruction Should be Required - Even at Young Ages, A Second Language Gives Toddlers an Edge
  • Tips and Tools: Modern Language Resource Center, Mi Mundo en Palabras, Discovery Education
    
• March 2011
  • Languages in the News: How Children Learn Languages, Russian Requires More Fluent Bureaucrats', Raising Children Bilingually
  • Tips and Tools: Oral Language Archive, Asia Society Kids, FLENJ Advocacy
    
• February 2011
  • Languages in the News: Promoting a Language Proficient Society, Language Program May Have Kept Sacramento School Open
  • Tips and Tools: Languages Online, Arabic K-12 Teachers Network, Yiddish Radio Project, Quijote Interactive
    
• January 2011
  • Languages in the News: Model Early Language Programs: Key Elements, Establishing High-Quality Foreign Language Programs in Elementary School, Program Bolsters Department's Language Capabilities
  • Tips and Tools: STARTALK Language Teacher Development Materials, Livemocha, Bingo Board Creator

 

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2010

• December 2010
  • Languages in the News: Local Advocacy for Second Language Education: A Case Study in New Mexico, Early Language Learning in Europe Facts & Figures and FAQs
  • TIPS AND TOOLS FOR EARLY LANGUAGE LEARNING: Madame Shackelford’s Wiki, NCLRC’s Careers and Languages, Bilingual/Bicultural Family Network, Modern Foreign Language Resources
    
• November 2010
  • Languages in the News: UCR Study Finds that DVDs Don't Help Babies Learn Language, How Global Language Learning Gives Students the Edge
  • TIPS AND TOOLS FOR EARLY LANGUAGE LEARNING: CLTA Foreign Language Advocacy Committee, Foreign Language News and Newspapers
    
• October 2010
  • Language in the News: Dr. Fred Genesee, Second-Language Acquisition Expert Discusses Bilingualism, The Bilingual Education Debate, Fostering Second Language Development in Young Children, Bilingual Parenting: Raising German/English Bilingual Kids, Part One
  • TIPS AND TOOLS FOR EARLY LANGUAGE LEARNING: Panchulo, Tips for Learning and Studying Languages, Teaching Vocabulary the Silent Way, Story Place
    
• September 2010
  • Languages in the News: Two or More Languages in Early Childhood: Some General Points and Practical Recommendations, Lost in translation: Limited English Proficient Populations and the Police, Bilingual Brain, The Geography Challenge, Animated German Lessons, Grammar and
    Its Teaching: Challenging the Myths, Jim Becker’s Best Arabic Sites
    
• August 2010 (not available)
  
• July 2010 (not available)
  
• June 2010 (not available)
  
• May 2010
  • Languages in the News: Fostering Second Language Development in Young Children, Bilingualism's Brain Benefits, Looking
    Closely at Second Language Learning, Fairfax Foreign Language Advocacy for Grade Schools (FLAGS), Learning World Languages and Cultures in California: A Stimulus for Academic and Economic Success, Promoting Literacy Development in Bilingual Contexts, The World Speaks French: The French Language Initiative
    
• April 2010
  • Languages in the News: Foreign Language Learning: An Early Start, Raising Children Bilingual, The Neural Advantage of Speaking Two Languages, The Merlot, Rhyming Dictionary, Teaching ESL to Children, Cool Tools for Schools, Jim Cummin’s Second Language Learning and
    Literacy Development Website
    
• March 2010
  • Languages in the News: Why learn another language?, Test Your Geography Knowledge, Encouraging Classroom Language Use, Part I, Spiral Second Language Teaching, World Language Assessment: Get in the Mode!
    
• February 2010
  • Languages in the News: Preparing Students for the Flat World, Foreign Language Teaching in U.S. Schools (Results of a National Survey), Leading for Global Competency, World Languages Position Paper, Advocacy Resources from CALPER, Cultural Orientation Resource Center
    
• January 2010
  • NNELL Events at ACTFL, Languages in the News: Language input and semantic categories: A relation between cognition and early word learning, Do Bilingual Persons Have Distinct Language Areas In The Brain?, International Children's Digital Library, When Teachers Aren’t Around: Confessions of a Language Student,

 

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2009

• December 2009
  • Languages in the News: Children Can Learn a Second Language in Preschool, Study Finds, Challenging common myths about
    young English language learners, Language Immersion Programs, What is fluency?, World Languages Model Lessons and Resources, Linking Kids around the World
    
• November 2009
  • Advocacy Committee, Languages in the News, Speaking Avatars, Western Initiative for Language Leadership (WILL), Online videos, Sing with Juanes, Poducate Me
    
• October 2009
  • NNELL at ACTFL, ACTFL Talk Radio, Spanish curriculum, Languages in the News, Information Gap Activities
    
• September 2009
  • Languages in the News, 10 Great reasons to study, “Speaking in Tongues”, Ancestors in the Americas, Learning Languages website, 1st International Collection of Tongue Twisters
    
• August 2009
  • The Benefits of Multilingualism, Animal Sounds in Multiple Languages, American Sign Language Dictionary, Teaching Spanish to Native Spanish Speakers, Cultural Food Pyramids, Heritage Languages in the United States, Why study Slavic and East European Languages?
    
• July 2009
  • Asia Society Resource Page, Languages in the News, ClipArt Collection for Foreign Language Teachers, Spanish Two-way Immersion and Chinese FLES Curriculum,
    
• June 2009
  • Manuscript Submissions, Mr. Picasso Head, Virtual Tour of Machu Picchu, Learning a second language is good childhood mind medicine, Teaching Ideas for Primary Teachers, French online articles, Smithsonian Global Sound Tools for Teaching, Mexico for Kids
    
• May 2009
  • Legislative Summaries, Languages in the News, Free Music, El Prado in Google Earth
    
• April 2009
  • National Networking Newsletter, CAL Digests, CAL is 50!, National FLES Institute of Texas, CIA World Fact Book, UCLA Language Materials Project, Islamic Manuscripts from Mali, Map of the Middle East
    
• March 2009 (not available)
  
• February 2009
  • Enhancing Foreign Language Proficiency in the United States, World Languages Day Guidebook, Center for Applied Linguistics conducts the National K-12 Foreign Language Survey, Are You Smarter Than a Language Teacher?, Concordia Language Villages, February is Discover Languages Month
    
• January 2009
  • New Year's Resolution, Summary of NNELL Events at ACTFLL

 

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