West Virginia University: “The flagship university is recommending eliminating 9 percent of its majors, all the foreign language programs and 7 percent of full-time faculty members. “ Just wow! As a former Spanish teacher, this really is beyond the pale. Replace teachers with a language learning app? Really?

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#HigherEd
#WVU https://mastodon.social/@HuShuo/110873339382594895

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Pawòl Lakay: Haitian-Creole Language and Culture for Beginner and Intermediate Learners - Instructional CDs by Frenand Léger; Mahalia Germain; Christine Diment; Rashad Cornelius Ferguson

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#languagelearning, #languageinstruction, #languageeducation, #HaitianCreole, #KreyòlAyisyen, #kreyòl

"Pawòl Lakay is a complete first and second year set of Kreyòl materials designed for beginners and intermediate learners at the college level. It is the most comprehensive resource for the teaching and learning of Kreyòl available on the market. This textbook adopts a pragmatic approach to the teaching of language: emphasizing the value of communicative competence, functional language use, and conversational effectiveness. Pawòl Lakay takes into consideration the most recent research findings, new theories and methods in foreign language teaching. It is designed in accordance with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages and the ACTFL National Standards for Foreign Language Education. Pawòl Lakay meets the five 'Cs' of the national standards for foreign languages which are: Communication, Cultures, Connections, Comparisons, and Communities.

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Pa Nu Papia Kriolu, Third Edition by Manuel da Luz Gonçalves; Lelia Lomba De Andrade

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#Kriolu, #Kriol, #CapeVerdeanCreole, #CapeVerdeCreole, #languagelearning, #languageinstruction, #languageeducation

"This new Cape Verdean grammar book includes all that you need to learn conversational Cape Verdean Creole. Each chapter includes fun and easy to follow exercises to help you to learn proper Cape Verdean Creole grammar. A comprehensive glossary will help you to build your vocabulary. With it, you can look up words in Creole to find their English meaning, or look up words in English for quick translation into Creole."

Audio CDs uploaded separately here.