August 2012 Issue of Language Magazine

The August 2012 issue of Language magazine is now available online. In this issue:

Cutting to the Common Core / Moving Pedagogic Mountains
Reyes Quezada and Cristina Alfaro stress the importance of developing culturally and linguistically proficient biliteracy teachers for the new generation of ELLs

Cutting to the Common Core / Let’s Get Specific
Jack Umstatter delves into the Standards to find some clear examples of what will be required of English Learners

Social Climbing
Yue Meng and Nile Stanley see the educational value in social networking sites

Ipads and More
Language Magazine reports on the latest language-related technological developments at the International Society for Technology in Education’s annual showcase

How Humans Write
Language Magazine offers a roundup of some of the most interesting products that can aid teachers in the instruction of writing

Looking Cool in Arabic
Raisa Zaidi talks type with font designer Mourad Boutros

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