Archive for the ‘spain’ Category

November 6th, 2008

Spain: Opposition to bilingual education

A government plan designed to introduce bilingual education into the Spanish school system has met with criticism both inside and outside the educational system. Approved in 2005 and adopted by 80 primary schools and high schools in the province of Malaga, the plan is aimed at the total integration of a second language, beyond the […]

October 7th, 2008

Spain: Turre Opts for the Bilingual Route

The Turre Town Council voted last week in favor of taking the necessary steps to ensure that the town’s new school is fully equipped to be bilingual in Spanish and English. Lovely.
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August 19th, 2008

Teachers from Spain study in U.S. to develop bilingual teaching methods

Forty teachers from Spain spent a month in the U.S. this summer, under the aegis of the government of Madrid, in cooperation with Middlebury College and the Monterey Institute of International Studies, to develop bilingual teaching methodologies to enhance their use and teaching of the English language in subject areas such as science and art.
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