38 Great, Yet Untranslatable Words
Posted on July 02, 2019
Ever wonder whether there are any absolutely untranslatable words? Mental Floss has assembled a list of 38, including:
Educators' Voices: Bringing Global Graphic Fiction to English Language Learners
Posted on June 12, 2019
No one watching Leighton Suen confidently leading a discussion of the Chinese graphic fiction story "Sharing" in the classroom would guess that this was the very first work in that genre he had ever taught, or that the path that led him to become a teacher began with an experience of powerlessness. But it is this very quality---this tendency to respond to challenges with hard work and initiative---that has shaped Leighton's educational career, and which he models for his students as they strive to learn English.
9 Classroom-ready Stories of LGBTQ+ Lives Around the World
Posted on June 04, 2019
According to a 2017 study, only one in five LBGTQ student ever sees positive representations of queer life in classroom readings*. This June is the perfect time to remedy this imbalance with relevant, compelling literature that spans the globe and showcases the diversity of LGBTQ lives. You'll find links to that literature, along with tools for teaching and learning, below.
4 Powerful Ways to Commemorate June 4th, the Tiananmen Square Massacre
Posted on May 31, 2019
This coming Tuesday will mark 30 years since the Chinese government's violent suppression of young pro-democracy protesters at Tiananmen Square. In China, due to government censorship, most students know little or nothing about this event. How about students in the U.S. and other countries? Whether you have ten minutes or an entire class session, you'll find ways to introduce your students to the events of June 4th, 1989---and demonstrate their continued relevance---below.
Congratulations to Jokha Alharthi and Marilyn Booth on this year's Man Booker Prize!
Posted on May 22, 2019
We are delighted to report that Jokha Alharthi, an Omani author whose work we featured in the blog just a few weeks ago, just won the Man Booker Prize for her novel Celestial Bodies! Marilyn Booth translated the novel.