Topic: Language and Linguistics
Australia tightens skilled migration rules
AP News
<div id="subtitle">Australia tightens migration rules to favor English-language skills and professionals</div><div><p>Australia tightened its migration rules Monday in favor of English speakers and professionals, saying the country has been attracting too many hairdressers and cooks and too ...
US colleges court Hispanic families using espanol
AP News
<div id="subtitle">Habla espanol? Northeast colleges courting Hispanic families with Web sites, forms in Spanish</div><div><p>For some Hispanic students, navigating the college application process can be a double-whammy: Balancing high school coursework with essays and interviews, and then ...
Youngsters in Spanish-speaking homes watch less TV
Reuters US Online Report Health News
<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Young Latino children whose mothers speak Spanish watch less television than their peers with English-speaking moms, a new study shows.</p><p>The findings have important implications for efforts aimed at helping reduce TV watching among ...
Pearson, Nokia form English teaching JV in China
Reuters US Online Report Internet News
<div><p>LONDON (Reuters) - Publishing group Pearson and phone maker Nokia have formed a joint venture to deliver English-language learning materials to mobile phone users in China, the two companies said on Monday.</p><p>China, which has more English learners than ...
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