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Poll Question: Where do you expect the World Language Academy is located?
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Spanky
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Canada
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Studies: French

 
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30 November 2010 at 9:59pm | IP Logged 
Attached is a link to an article concerning the "World Language Academy" - an elementary/middle school dual immersion, world language-focussed learning enviroment. I note that the article refers to the school having phased out the Rosetta Stone learning materials.

So, no more slagging the yanks for being too unilingual!

world language academy article
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Kounotori
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Finland
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Speaks: Finnish*, English, Russian
Studies: Mandarin

 
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30 November 2010 at 10:34pm | IP Logged 
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Sally Krisel, Rigor specialist for Hall County, said students used a software learning-language program called Rosetta Stone to study Mandarin and Spanish. However, the program wasn't as rigorous as school leaders had hoped, Krisel said.


Really now?

If a Finnish school used Rosetta Stone to teach a language I'd take my child out immediately and never look back. Simply terrible.
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Andy E
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01 December 2010 at 8:44am | IP Logged 
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However, the program wasn't as rigorous as school leaders had hoped, Krisel said.


Aahh, the power of understatement...

As I write this, I am even now preparing the papers to launch my new Galactic Language Academy here in the also-desperately-unilingual U of K.


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