http://www.language-tuition.co.ukLanguage News News from RLI Language Services(c)RLI Language Services 20065Plans to crack down on illegal entry will damage colleges for overseas students, principals sayhttp://www.language-tuition.co.uk/default.aspx?atk=386Tue, 19 Jan 2010 rli_atk386It is a debate that has divided scholars since ... well, possibly the 7th century, when two languages with a common Germanic root — Old English — took their separate courses. One became standard English, the other developed its own vocabulary, and became Scots. Language? Dialect? Unintelligible slang? The answer is as much political as linguistic. But no one can deny the difference.http://www.language-tuition.co.uk/default.aspx?atk=385Mon, 18 Jan 2010 rli_atk385Meeting a new Thai person I simply said “Sawadis krap.” Without a second’s hesitation, he said, in English “You Speak Thai very well.” Was I supposed to feel encouraged? Should my head have swollen to monumental proportions because of this meaningful recognition of my linguistic prowess? I simply answered with a question. “How would you know?” - By Antonio Graceffohttp://www.language-tuition.co.uk/default.aspx?atk=384Fri, 15 Jan 2010 By Antonio Gracefforli_atk384A project at Bangor University aims to explore the benefit of being bilingual. Researchers will be recruiting 700 people aged between two and 80 to take part in the £750,000 programme. Prof Virginia Gathercole said the obvious benefits included being able to converse and to participate in two cultures. But she said there was also evidence of non-language benefits, such as the ability to protect the brain from ageing. http://www.language-tuition.co.uk/default.aspx?atk=381Tue, 12 Jan 2010 rli_atk381Does it matter when languages die? This is a question bothering a number of people, from professional linguists to amateur language-lovers and minority activists. As globalization accelerates, so does the debate. While some wring their hands over the specter of a universal language like English, and organizations like UNESCO fight to preserve endangered tongues, others aren't so sure: isn't language evolution, like biological evolution, a natural phenomenon? Is better communication through common language necessarily a bad thing? - Heather Thornehttp://www.language-tuition.co.uk/default.aspx?atk=377Mon, 21 Dec 2009 Heather Thornerli_atk377Companies ranging from manufacturers to hotels to banks are learning they can't escape communication problems by ignoring them. Instead, a growing number of midstate companies have turned to community college programs to tear down language barriers so they can better engage the growing Spanish-speaking work force, as well as employees of eastern European or Asian origins. http://www.language-tuition.co.uk/default.aspx?atk=375Fri, 11 Dec 2009 rli_atk375BANGALORE: A new look and thought have been given to Indian education in recent times. And Karadi Tales is seeing major implications in pedagogy Twitter Facebook Share Email Print Save Comment here. On Friday, C P Viswanath, director of Karadi Tales, held a workshop in Bangalore with English-language teachers from various schools on `Science of Language Learning and Karadi Path'. http://www.language-tuition.co.uk/default.aspx?atk=373Tue, 08 Dec 2009 rli_atk373IN the murky realm of indigenous policy-making, the darkest, most confused region is the labyrinth of initiatives for education in Aboriginal languages and competing proposals for the preservation of Australia's original words and ways of life.http://www.language-tuition.co.uk/default.aspx?atk=372Mon, 07 Dec 2009 rli_atk372Spending time in a foreign country is the best way for language teachers to properly learn languages, says education ministerhttp://www.language-tuition.co.uk/default.aspx?atk=371Fri, 27 Nov 2009 rli_atk371It’s tough to get a leg up in this city without knowing both official languages. Most English-only speakers know how frustrating it is to see “bilingual” among the top requirements on a job posting. - TIM WIECLAWSKIhttp://www.language-tuition.co.uk/default.aspx?atk=369Wed, 25 Nov 2009 TIM WIECLAWSKIrli_atk369Hola, a lectores de Carolina Divina. ¿Cómo están Uds. hoy? Those of you whose mother tongue is Spanish will recognize that simple greeting. How many of you who have spoken only English since birth can understand, or respond to the question being asked? http://www.language-tuition.co.uk/default.aspx?atk=364Wed, 21 Oct 2009 rli_atk364By Zulkiple Ibrahim KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 (Bernama) -- These days, parents have expressed keen interest for their children to master other languages apart from Bahasa Melayu and English. For the non-Malays, this is an addition to their respective mother tongue. To them there is nothing to lose by mastering more languages, but everything to gain. http://www.language-tuition.co.uk/default.aspx?atk=363Mon, 19 Oct 2009 rli_atk363