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Japanese learning English? Yes we can!

By admin | Published: 29 January 2009

Language learners in Japan have a turned to a new book to improve their use and understanding of English: The Speeches of Barack Obama. The 95-page book and accompanying CD has become a runaway success among Japanese students of English, according to a recent BBC report. The book contains many of Obama’s speeches, dating back to [...]

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More into Chinese language

By admin | Published: 9 December 2008

There is mixed news in a new report on languages in secondary schools from the National Centre for Languages (CiLT). They looked at a sample of schools across the UK in a survey they have carried out each year since 2002. First the good news. State schools in the UK are starting to offer a [...]