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Wahkiakum County Commissioner Lisa Marsyla will not seek re-election, saying she needs more time for parenting. Marsyla, who has an adopted daughter from China, said in a prepared statement that she has a “wonderful opportunity to potentially enroll my daughter in a Mandarin immersion program, which, if accepted, would take us outside the county several…

Immersion decisions a concern BY MARTIN L. JACOBS , Feb 23, 2012 (2 Reader comments)   I am writing this because I am concerned about the Lake Oswego School Board’s decisions about language immersion programs in the Lake Oswego schools. We moved to Oregon in 1965 with four small children. When we came to the area we…

From the  Chinese Language Initiatives Team Asia Society News and Opportunities from the Field 2012 National Chinese Language Conference: The program and speaker line-up is now online! This year’s NCLC will be packed with expert and helpful sessions on immersion and early Chinese language learning, technology and innovation in language education, arts and culture, plus…

This morning I walked my daughters into school so I could pick up an order of homemade tamales that were part of one of our school’s fundraising programs. As I walked back out across the playground, I was contemplating the great dinner that I knew was coming tonight. And then I stopped for a moment…

Speaking the language BY BARBARA BALFOUR, CALGARY HERALD FEBRUARY 23, 2012 Sometimes, wine is cheaper than water, bread is served with every meal no matter what the cuisine – even Chinese – and the number of kisses offered in a greeting depends on what city and region you’re in. Those are just a few of the…

Reading Makes Language Relevant By Kurt Hamm What teacher would not like to hear a student say “Even though Chinese was hard, my teacher made it interesting – so interesting that I studied with passion. If it wasn’t for my Chinese teacher I would never have made it this far.”? If your students took a tour…