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TEFL Institute’s Summer Abroad Experience – Not Just for College Students

TEFL Institute's summer abroad experience offers native English speakers the chance to see the world and have the adventure of a lifetime. The Chile and Spain summer programs are excellent ways to immerse oneself in an exotic and foreign culture and provide English language instruction to eager learners. - February 07, 2010 - TEFL Institute

Costa Rica Scuba Adventure

Scuba vacationers can now visit Costa Rica for a unique Scuba program offered at La Escuela Del Sol. This Costa Rica Scuba program provides CMAS 1 Star Diving Certification. To combine this course with Spanish, surfing or yoga classes, certification at LEDS requires a minimum two week course. - February 05, 2010 - La Escuela Del Sol

Chinese New Year Offers Reason to Celebrate and Teach Overseas Through TEFL Institute

TEFL Institute of Chicago, IL joins China, Asia and the world in celebrating the Chinese New Year. TEFL Institute encourages people to embrace Chinese heritage and culutre and learn about teaching opportunities in Shanghai. - February 03, 2010 - TEFL Institute

Inkren’s Skritter.com Launches Japanese Version of Its Character Learning System

Inkren, makers of Skritter.com’s Chinese character learning system launch their automated Japanese character learning service. Japanese characters (Kanji) are a logical extension for Skritter.com as the character sets for both languages came from the same original set of ancient Chinese characters. Says co-founder Nick Winter “Japanese learning technology is way ahead of Chinese, but those 2000 daily-use Kanji are still titans looming on the path to fluency. We want to topple them.” - January 30, 2010 - Inkren (Skritter.com)

Miss ESL Canada: Toronto English School Chelsea Sponsors Beauty and Brains Contest Featuring ESL Students, Teachers and Staff

After a year of challenges for the ESL industry worldwide, finally a bit of fun for hardworking staff, students and observers with the inaugural Miss ESL Canada contest, sponsored by Chelsea Language Academy. Pretty girls with accents: can it get any better than this? - January 29, 2010 - Chelsea Language Academy

Loqu8 at Microsoft SocialFest - Developing Enterprise 2.0 Application for Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Platform

Loqu8 has been invited to the first SharePoint 2010 SocialFest at Microsoft’s Silicon Valley Campus during the week of January 25, 2010. The company will be extending their "augmented learning" knowledge management engine to deliver corporate information via pop-up window. - January 27, 2010 - Loqu8, Inc.

Brad Strum Joins Loqu8 as Vice President of Sales

Loqu8 announced the appointment of Brad Strum as VP of Sales for Loqu8. Mr. Strum will be leading Loqu8’s sales efforts and driving new sales, strategic partnership and business development efforts for the company. - January 24, 2010 - Loqu8, Inc.

TEFL Institute Supports the Relief Effort to Haiti

TEFL Institute is proud to support the Haiti relief effort and encourages others throughout the world to do what they can. The natural disaster raises important questions for travelers. - January 24, 2010 - TEFL Institute

TEFL Institute's Teaching Abroad Programs – The Adventure of a Lifetime

TEFL Institute has expanded its suite of services. The company’s success comes during a season when more and more people are realizing their professional ambitions lie in destinations outside the United States. TEFL Institute has attracted a growing number of candidates due in part to the... - January 06, 2010 - TEFL Institute

Special Education Resources Publisher Child1st Introduces New Help at Home Kit

Child1st Publications recently released the new Help at Home Kit, suitable for parents wishing to boost their children's reading ability without resorting to flashcard drill and memorization. - January 06, 2010 - Child1st Publications

Are Old-World Values Holding Back Korean and Japanese ESL Students? Toronto English School Chelsea Calls for Change at Start of New Decade.

English school principal calls for revolutionary change in New Year away from outmoded values he says are limiting East Asian ESL students’ progress. - January 04, 2010 - Chelsea Language Academy

A Year in the Life of GVI: 2009 Review...

From Obama to H1N1 to financial crisis to the death of the King of Pop, 2009 has been some year… - December 31, 2009 - Global Vision International (GVI)

Linguaseek Language Technologies Launches Cross-Language Transcription Based Search at Linguos.com

Announcing the launch of cross-language, multi-lingual search based on transcription at Linguos.com. Enter your query in any supported language and search for content in any other target language. - December 24, 2009 - Linguaseek Language Technologies

Preparatory Course for Fashion and Design Italian Academies

The Italian language school for foreigners Leonardo da Vinci offers new Preparatory Courses dedicated to all students whose desire is to learn the Italian language in order to enter one of the prestigious and renowned Fashion and Design Italian Academies. - December 13, 2009 - Scuola Leonardo da Vinci

Sun & Ski Holidays for Kids and Teens

Junior Winter Camps organized by Scuola Leonardo da Vinci Milano, a beautiful skiing holiday for children in Trentino region, Italy: sport, nature and fun on the snow. - December 12, 2009 - Scuola Leonardo da Vinci

Despite Recession, H1N1 and Visa Changes, Toronto English School Chelsea is Thriving: Lessons for Others

For many English schools around the world there seems to have been a perfect storm that has raged over the past year. Economic woes, a flu pandemic and, in some cases, tighter visa requirements have posed serious challenges for the language travel market. However, one Toronto school, Chelsea... - December 04, 2009 - Chelsea Language Academy

Discovering the Italian Fashion Industry in Milan

All the necessary information about the “Preparatory Courses for Fashion Shows 2010,” fashion courses in Milan offered by the Italian School Leonardo da Vinci. - December 03, 2009 - Scuola Leonardo da Vinci

Child1st Publications Introduces New Bilingual Sight Word Cards for Special Needs

The new sight word cards follow a similar format to Child1st's bestselling SnapWords™ cards. The front of each card includes an image embedded into the word, enabling visual and other right brain learners, as well as those labeled with dyslexia, autism, Asperger's and ADD to engage with the... - November 27, 2009 - Child1st Publications

New Free Language Learning Website Officially Launches During ACTFL Convention

Hello-Hello Redefines Online Language Learning with Interactive Site and Proven Methodology. - November 25, 2009 - Hello-Hello.com

Language Learning Website Babbel.com Abandons "Freemium" Model in Favor of Quality

New version of Babbel features new learning material and Course system. 500,000 registered users since January 2008. Ad-free site allows for unhindered learning. - November 12, 2009 - Babbel.com

My Smart Hands Comes to Berks County

Imagine communicating with your baby before he or she can even speak. Teaching a hearing baby American Sign Language (ASL) was once viewed as a fad but now, many years later, parents are realizing it is a valuable tool that is here to stay. - November 07, 2009 - My Smart Hands - Berks

Child1st Publications Releases Easy-for-Me® List B Readers as a New Learning Disability Resource

Child1st Publications will soon release List B readers to continue its Easy-for-Me® series of decodable readers, suitable both as a learning disability resource and as a program for children just beginning to learn to read. - November 06, 2009 - Child1st Publications

Discovering Italy and Learning Its Culture and Language: Academic School Year

Academic School Year in Italy: spending a whole gap year in Italy for learning Italian language and culture, and making new friends. - November 05, 2009 - Scuola Leonardo da Vinci

Discovering Italian Christmas Traditions in Rome and Milan

Italian language and culture courses dedicated to Christmas time: ancient traditions, habits and customs for a real Italian Christmas. - October 30, 2009 - Scuola Leonardo da Vinci

H1N1 and ESL Classes Worldwide: Trends and Suggestions

The impact of H1N1 on the language travel market is discussed and suggestions are given by a school principal for students and school operators. - October 29, 2009 - Chelsea Language Academy

New English Language Courses in London for Students Over 50 on Learn Languages Abroad Website

Innovative English language and culture courses for over 50s students. - October 26, 2009 - Learn Languages Abroad

The New Italian Language Courses for 2010 at Scuola Leonardo da Vinci

The Italian language school for foreigners Leonardo da Vinci presents the new Italian language courses for 2010 offered by all the school locations: Rome, Milan, Florence and Siena. - October 23, 2009 - Scuola Leonardo da Vinci

Poole Productions Releases Volume 2 of the Educational DVD Series, Let's Learn Spanish with Frank & Paco

This is the 2nd installment in the award winning series for children. Volume 2 has chapters titled My Day, My Body, My Feelings. The content for the Frank and Paco series was carefully planned and researched by former FOX 26 Chief Meteorologist Cecilia Sinclair and a team of professionals including two bilingual educators and a linguist. Go to www.frankandpaco.com to learn more. - October 22, 2009 - Poole Productions LLC

Babbel.com Receives Funding from Berlin and the EU

Online language learning platform secures around 1 Million Euros for the expansion of technology and content through 2011. - October 22, 2009 - Babbel.com

Irregular Spanish Verbs; Providing Information About Online Courses for the Spanish Language Beginner

If you want to learn Spanish there are many online courses available that will help you learn how to speak Spanish quickly and effectively in the comfort of your own home. Research is important as you need to choose the right online Spanish course that is suited to you. - October 19, 2009 - Irregular Spanish Verbs

Children to Benefit from Bilingual Learning DVDs Being Launched at the Frankfurt Bookfair

Australian based publisher set to release a new range of bilingual learning DVDs at the Frankfurt Bookfair. - October 11, 2009 - Bilingual Products

GVI. Volunteer Abroad 365 Days a Year. Even 25th December.

The festive season come December 25th does not always have to be about turkey, tinsel, stuffing and stress. If you have ever thought of giving it a miss but never quite managed, then GVI are ready to make this a reality… - October 09, 2009 - Global Vision International (GVI)

Shidonni Staying True to Safety Values with Ikeepsafe Partnership

Shidonni and the Internet Keep Safe Coalition partner to promote cyber safety for kids and offer lesson plans to teachers during cyber security awareness month. - October 07, 2009 - Shidonni LTD

School Leonardo da Vinci and AIL Present Italian Language Training Courses for AIL Exams

All the information about the Italian Language Courses organized by the School Leonardo da Vinci in order to support foreign students to pass the exam for getting the “Firenze” AIL Diploma. - October 05, 2009 - Scuola Leonardo da Vinci

Part Time Italian Language Courses. In Rome and Milan.

Full information about the “Part Time Twice a Week” Italian Language Standard Courses offered by Scuola Leonardo da Vinci in Rome and Milan, for both adults and teens. - September 18, 2009 - Scuola Leonardo da Vinci

Child1st Publications Introduces New Films for Their Homeschool Reading Program

September 30 is set as the release date for a series of short films explaining how to use some of Child1st's most iconic products. - September 16, 2009 - Child1st Publications

Teaching Italian Language to Foreigners

Full information about the Training Courses for Italian Language Teachers supplied by the Italian language school “Scuola Leonardo da Vinci” in Florence and Rome. - September 13, 2009 - Scuola Leonardo da Vinci

Spanish Bookworld Offers a Free Cd-Rom to All New Subscribers Throughout September

Spanish Bookworld has announced that all new subscribers to its Spanish for beginners course are to receive a free cd-rom in addition to all the material already included in their subscription course. - September 10, 2009 - Spanish Bookworld

Spanish Bookworld Launches Its Spanish Online Course Featuring Downloadable Mp3s

Spanish Bookworld has launched a fully interactive multimedia Spanish online course for beginners which includes dialogs, vocabulary flashcards, grammar, pronunciation and number lessons, together with iPod compatible podcasts on mp3 and videocasts. - September 04, 2009 - Spanish Bookworld

Learning Italian Language and Culture in the Eternal City: Rome

All the necessary information about the Italian language and culture courses “La Dolce Vita” offered by Scuola Leonardo da Vinci in Rome, Italian language school for foreign students. - September 03, 2009 - Scuola Leonardo da Vinci

Child1st Publications Expands Sight Word Product Offerings

Child1st Publications recently welcomed Deborah Gray as editor/writer, seeking to expand its line of sight word products. - August 29, 2009 - Child1st Publications

Get Started with Spanish: Full Course Now on Babbel.com

Babbel.com, the innovative language learning website, has just released the Online Course “Spanish – Get Started.” With 20 comprehensive and entertaining Tutorials, beginners learn the basics of the language before they realize they’ve begun studying. - August 20, 2009 - Babbel.com

First Tutors: Tutoring Business Booms During Recession

Many graduates, business owners and people who were recently laid off work are turning to tutoring to sustain themselves and their families during these tough times. - August 16, 2009 - First Tutors

La Dolce Vita Courses in Italy: Italian Language Courses

All the necessary information about “La Dolce Vita” Courses offered by Scuola Leonardo da Vinci in Milan, Italian language school for foreign students. - August 14, 2009 - Scuola Leonardo da Vinci

Italian Language Teachers’ Training Courses in Milan

Full information about the Italian Language Teachers’ Training Courses offered by the Italian language school “Scuola Leonardo da Vinci” in Milan. - August 12, 2009 - Scuola Leonardo da Vinci

Back-to-School Prompts Families to Consider Education Options

As the school year approaches, many families are exploring and evaluating alternative education options for the upcoming school year. Branson School Online, an accredited public school serving Colorado students in kindergarten through grade 12, offers high-tech, high-touch education and is holding informational events in communities statewide. - August 10, 2009 - Branson School Online

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