Chinese New Year, Explained & How To Celebrate With The Kids
Here is an explainer on the Chinese New Year and ways to celebrate with the kids
4 Ways To Celebrate The Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year, also known as the Lunar New Year or the Spring Festival, is celebrated for sixteen days. Here are some ways to celebrate it!
Cultural immersion can develop foreign language skills
Cultural immersion can develop foreign language skills
Is joy the same in every language?
Here’s how learning unfamiliar words, or an entire language, can take us on epic journeys even when we can’t travel.
What You Need to Know About Becoming an International Studies Major
Why you should consider becoming an international studies major. International studies majors explore ways of improving individual countries and the world.
4 Ways to Incorporate Culture in World Language Instruction
Without cultural contexts, students are robbed of a full and engaging language learning experience.
Fostering a Strong Community in a Virtual Classroom
The shift to working online requires teachers to think a little differently about how to build the culture they want with their students.
How To Teach Your Children About The World While Travel Is On Pause
As schools remain closed and travel at a standstill, companies and innovators are coming up with more and more ways families can continue to teach children about different cultures around the world.
Author Grace Lin Is Teaching Kids To Draw As Part Of Operation Storytime
As part of #OperationStorytime Children's book author Grace Lin is not only reading to kids but teaching them to draw and sharing tidbits on Chinese culture
Human connections will always beat Google Translate
Translation apps don’t profoundly enrich your brain, your cultural understanding, your capacity for empathy, in the way that language learning does. Nor do they give you a window into other worlds, broaden your mental horizons, make you more likely to be curious and respectful when encountering other cultures