Language is power, to teach language is to empower.

eins/uno/un
zwei/dos/deux
drei/tres/trois
vier/quatro/quatre
fünf/cinco/cinq
sechs/seis/six
sieben/siete/sept
acht/ocho/huit
neun/nueve/neuf
zehn/diez/ dix 

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I have enjoyed this blogging experience more than I though I would. I’m am quite interested in foreign languages and their teaching methods. As I look back to my opening post, I realize that I concentrated not at all on the expression of complex ideas through writing in a second language as I [...]

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The quotes in this posts are from the article, “Learning the Language,” November 27th, 2007, by Mary Ann Zehr, found at http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning-the-language/2007/11/presidential_candidates_views.html on December 2nd, 2007.
Again I find myself writing about politics when I don’t put forth much effort to follow them. I would, however, like to study up before the next election. [...]

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The quotes in this posts are from the article, “Language immersion has many meanings,” December 1st, 2007, by Valerie Strauss, found at http://www.star-telegram.com/national_news/story/335111.html on December 2nd, 2007.
This article describes what, exactly, immersion programs are and what different types exist. It is important to note that these programs are not merely throwing students in an [...]

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The quotes in this post are from the article, “Busy Week for World Languages,” October 15th, 2007, by Michele Anciaux Aoki, found at http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/educationforaglobalage/archives/123668.asp?from=blog_last3 on October 21st, 2007.
I found this article quite interesting and informative. I’m not one to follow politics, but I’m glad to learn a bit about the current legislature of language [...]

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