Comments on: The Master List of Free Language Learning Resources http://www.educatednation.com/2009/06/22/the-master-list-of-free-language-learning-resources/ A higher education blog about news, humor, advice, and opinion on education, college degrees, university life and careers. Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:03:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tony G. Rocco http://www.educatednation.com/2009/06/22/the-master-list-of-free-language-learning-resources/comment-page-1/#comment-125305 Tony G. Rocco Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:28:09 +0000 http://www.educatednation.com/2009/06/22/the-master-list-of-free-language-learning-resources/#comment-125305 Students and teachers of languages might be interested in knowing about a study that shows a link between students' experiences studying abroad and their ability to perform creative problem solving. In addition, Utah schools have implemented mandatory language instruction in which students from the first grade on spend half of each day studying Mandarin, French or Spanish. The results: a heightened appreciation of foreign cultures and better overall test scores indicating heightened learning abilities. For more info, see the following article: http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/education/2009/june/Can-Language-Immersion-Lead-to-Enhanced-Creativity.html Students and teachers of languages might be interested in knowing about a study that shows a link between students’ experiences studying abroad and their ability to perform creative problem solving. In addition, Utah schools have implemented mandatory language instruction in which students from the first grade on spend half of each day studying Mandarin, French or Spanish. The results: a heightened appreciation of foreign cultures and better overall test scores indicating heightened learning abilities.

For more info, see the following article:

http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/education/2009/june/Can-Language-Immersion-Lead-to-Enhanced-Creativity.html

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