April 2012 Issue of Language Magazine

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The April 2012 Version of the free online Language Magazine is available at http://languagemagazine.com/?p=3621

In this issue:

2012 ELL Software Guide
Technology has revolutionized the way that languages are taught and practiced

Tying Cable to Realia
Melissa Conroy and Amy Ferryman explain how SCOLA is working with local cable TV providers to offer low cost international programming for the classroom

A Day in the Life of a Learner
Ivannia Soto reveals how shadowing learners enables educators to monitor their use of academic language

The New Rationale for Dual Immersion
James Crawford and Sharon Adelman Reyes believe that the key to active learning is the approach to curriculum

Pour Toujours, le Canadien!
Kristal Bivona charts the ongoing demand for French Canadian and suggests where it can be sated

Spanish Valor
With prices dropping, Daniel Ward can’t find any reasons to put off a study trip to Spain

Reviews Kara Hunter gives us some historical pronouncements

Last Writes Richard Lederer about a path to self discovery