Sentences with phrase «as a foreign language at»

Moreover, as Elena Petrova points out, (almost) every woman in Ukraine and Russia learns English as a foreign language at school and, in many cases, have to pass the final exam in English.

Here are resources I made when teaching a group of students learning French as a foreign language at university.

Big moments include being told that Amateur Traveler is used to teach English as a foreign language at Oxford University or being called one of the 10 best travel sites on the Internet by the Chicago Sun Times.

Not exact matches

In September, Roskomnadzor warned CNN International over alleged violations of Russian media law.101 In October, the Ministry of Justice warned Radio Svoboda and Nastoyashcheye Vremya — the Russian - language outlets of U.S. - funded Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE / RL)-- about the possibility of being designated as foreign agents.102 These warnings were apparently aimed at preparing a legal basis for countermeasures if the United States required Kremlin mouthpieces RT and Sputnik to register as foreign agents under the Foreign Agents Registration Act foreign agents.102 These warnings were apparently aimed at preparing a legal basis for countermeasures if the United States required Kremlin mouthpieces RT and Sputnik to register as foreign agents under the Foreign Agents Registration Act foreign agents under the Foreign Agents Registration Act Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA).

The sacred teaching of Jesus is when posting in a foreign language use spell - and grammar check as to make yourself and give your insane ramblings at least the appearance of coherence.

As in India, English is the unifying medium that all ethnic groups can deal with at least as a second language, although it may be utterly foreign in some isolated rural areaAs in India, English is the unifying medium that all ethnic groups can deal with at least as a second language, although it may be utterly foreign in some isolated rural areaas a second language, although it may be utterly foreign in some isolated rural areas.

At Waldorf School of Baltimore, Spanish is taught as a foreign language.

Choosing the best foreign language instruction for your child Trends As families and communities become more diverse, foreign language instruction is becoming more common for kids at young ages.

However it seems that, despite those measures, Italian largely supplanted French as a spoken language in Aosta valley to the point that some young people see French as an annoyance, or at best they'll speak it like a foreign, taught language.

This effect varies from person to person but there are very few people who will feel equally at home in a foreign language as they do in their native one.

Leveraging the private sector requires a strategy and «body language» that attracts private capital, both foreign and domestic and requires policies such as PPPs, privatization and concessions, deregulation and liberalisation that so far have not appeared to be favoured or at best very reluctantly adopted since 2015.

The system of regions and states preserving their autonomy in relation to local matters such as education, healthcare, language, chieftaincy, local government, intra-state commerce, local policing etc. while federating together regarding matters such as currency, defence and national security, foreign relations, customs and excise etc. liberates diverse peoples by removing the fear of obliteration of their local identity while allowing for synergies at the national level that benefit everyone.

I remember, back as a student starting out with two majors, biology and English language and literature, at the University of Szeged in Hungary in 1993, how keen I became to study anthropology for my master's in biology in a foreign country.

At six months old infants can recognize faces of different monkeys, as well as those of different humans, and recognize phonetic differences in foreign languages.

Yasar said learning a foreign language, while easier at a young age, can be a good way for people to sharpen their minds as they grow old.

October 20, 1997 Connections in brain provide clues to learning Two University of Chicago researchers have determined for the first time how parts of the brain change at various ages, explaining why music is easier to learn in childhood, why foreign languages are more difficult to learn after age 12, and why some subjects, such as calculus, are better taught when children are older.

Is it possible to look at weight loss or diet talk as a hobby, just as someone might want to talk about taking up a foreign language class or going on a major road trip?

My husband has taught foreign languages online to homeschoolers for the past seven years as Mr. G at Currclick.com.

Russian women will not expect a potential foreign partner to be fluent, but they will acknowledge any efforts made and recognize the attempt at learning their language as a commitment to a future relationship.

As I discussed yesterday, widespread critical acclaim doesn't always sway the Academy on foreign - language titles, but regardless, «The White Ribbon» looks headed for numerous critical citations at the year's end.

Hungary has picked harrowing Holocaust drama Son of Saul as its nomination for the 2016 best foreign language film Oscar, less than three weeks after it won the runner - up Grand Prix prize at the Cannes film festival.

This one picked up the Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival and is on the short list for the best foreign language film Oscar as Switzerland's official submission.

At first I questioned the decision to release the French horror flick, High Tension, in the United States dubbed instead of subtitled, as most foreign language films released here would be.

Tuesday was a day of mellower pleasures at the Edinburgh Film Festival, from an idle sun - soaked writing break in the park, to a chance conversation with Paddy Considine and Shane Meadows (both as smart and affably bloke - ish as you'd expect) outside the theater, to, most importantly, a trio of quietly impressive, character - oriented foreign - language titles.

NO won the top prize as part of the Director's Fortnight at Cannes, and was nominated for an Oscar ™ as best foreign language film.

But it was also an unusual kind of Cannes breakout, as following its very enthusiastic reception at the 2014 festival, the film gathered gentle momentum internationally throughout the year, playing the festival circuit and sweeping the boards at Argentina's national film awards, before being shortlisted for the foreign - language Oscar in 2015 and getting a US release in February.

Born without memory of his past life (the title is the film's first puzzle, as it is really not so much a search for «Bourne's» identity as it is an examination of an identity at birth), Bourne finds himself oddly proficient in self - defence, preternaturally aware of his surroundings, and possessed of a Swiss bank account number (via the laser projector) leading to a safety deposit box full of enough passports and foreign currency to match his ability to speak several languages.

The two films, seen by many pundits as the chief contenders for the foreign - language Oscar, also appear to be the frontrunners here, continuing a rivalry that started way back in May at Cannes.

As so often seems to be the case, my favorite foreign language film of 2017 isn't going to be in contention for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the upcoming foreign language film of 2017 isn't going to be in contention for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the upcoming Foreign Language Film category at the upcoming Oscars.

As for Seraphine, excluding Bollywood releases it ranks among the five highest - grossing foreign - language pictures of the year at the U.S. box office, and has been released in major and minor markets across the country.

A Fantastic Woman (Blu - ray) Details: 2017, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Rated: R, language, sexual content, nudity, a violent assault The lowdown: This Chilean feature, honored as best foreign - language film at the 90th Academy Awards, is a stunning and well - crafted drama about an individual's right to live her life as she sees fit, despite the prejudice and scorn of others.

A Fantastic Woman has already been announced as Chile's official selection for the foreign language category at the Oscars.

Often touted as an heir to Tarkovsky, Russian cinema's other famously austere Andrey, Zvyagintsev previously competed at Cannes with «Leviathan» (2014), which won the jury's screenwriting award and went on to score an Oscar nomination for foreign - language film.

That 2012 film, which earned the Austrian master his second Palme d'Or at Cannes (the first was for 2009's «The White Ribbon») as well as the Oscar for best foreign - language film, told the story of an elderly couple confronting the abyss.

The movie premiered in February at the Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear and Teddy awards, and it was recently selected as Chile's Oscar contender for foreign language film.

The Iranian director Asghar Farhadi, who boycotted the event in protest at Trump's travel bans, won best foreign language film for The Salesman in what was widely seen as a rebuke to the White House.

The film has been selected as Switzerland's foreign - language Oscar candidate at the 90th Academy Awards.

Then we watched selective campuses do away with some of their own long - standing prerequisites, such as the expectation that entering students would have studied and become reasonably proficient in at least one foreign language.

At present, Cursos Internacioles plays a key role in the teaching and assessment of Spanish as a foreign language nationally and internationally.

With the intense specialisation inherent in A / AS Levels (and even at GCSE), music can't be fitted in as an examination course for many, eg those who need to take three sciences, or more than one foreign languagAS Levels (and even at GCSE), music can't be fitted in as an examination course for many, eg those who need to take three sciences, or more than one foreign languagas an examination course for many, eg those who need to take three sciences, or more than one foreign language.

Mary Glasgow Magazines, which is celebrating its 60th anniversary, publishes 17 magazines aimed at secondary school language learners around the world specialising in French, German, Spanish and English as a foreign language.

Foreign - language - immersion schools can be defined broadly as those in which students spend at least 50 percent of their time learning while immersed in a nonnative language (Lenker and Rhodes, 2007).

The schools emphasize global themes and proficiency in at least one foreign language (or a world language, as it's increasingly being called in educational circles).

Reimers says he looked at a number of case studies and evaluations, as well as conducted interviews of business leaders, military officials, and the intelligence community in order to gauge how much change has occurred in foreign area expertise and foreign language over the past 50 years.

The course, Dyslexia and Foreign Language Teaching, is aimed at professional language teachers, as well as those in undergraduate and postgraduate education, and of course anyone interested more generally in dyslexia and language learning.

Lenzy Wallace Jr., now the assistant dean for the School of Business at South Carolina State University, attended Connecticut schools as a child and remembers being told in eighth grade that he would never be able to learn a foreign language: «I was told, «You people can't learn a foreign language.»

Therefore, this project seeks to examine persuasive academic writing skills in English - as - foreign - language (EFL) students attending courses at Education First (EF), a major company in foreign language education, which incorporates features of CLT to its pedagogical approach.

If your native language is not English and you do not hold the equivalent of a U.S. bachelor's degree from an institution at which English is the language of instruction, you must submit official scores from the internet - based test (iBT) of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).

I could tell from the start that my experience at a highly ranked education school would be vastly different from my undergraduate experience as a foreign - language major at an Ivy League university.

She also serves as an adviser at the Hmong American Peace Academy on the committee for Hmong as a foreign language.