{"content":{"sharePage":{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"71319594","dateCreated":"1420651580","smartDate":"Jan 7, 2015","userCreated":{"username":"thedrtaylor","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/thedrtaylor","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/byuflang276.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/71319594"},"dateDigested":1532174687,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Economic benefits of knowing a second language expected to increase over time","description":"http:\/\/www.economist.com\/blogs\/prospero\/2014\/03\/language-study<\/a>
\nThis article responds to a podcast from Freakonomics that breaks down how much of a financial benefit it is to know a second language.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"71319508","dateCreated":"1420651185","smartDate":"Jan 7, 2015","userCreated":{"username":"kennalawrence","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/kennalawrence","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/byuflang276.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/71319508"},"dateDigested":1532174687,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"The Case for Language Learning ","description":"This site has a bunch of news articles about why or how to learn foreign languages. It goes into details about specific benefits, if one benefit interests you.
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\nhttp:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/2011\/07\/01\/becoming-a-man-of-the-world-how-to-learn-another-language\/<\/a>
\nIt's not the most helpful in providing info on the benefits of learning a language, but it's still worth a read.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"71305242","dateCreated":"1420590434","smartDate":"Jan 6, 2015","userCreated":{"username":"rmartinsen","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/rmartinsen","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/byuflang276.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/71305242"},"dateDigested":1532174687,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Why study a foreign language?","description":"For this activity you are to use the amazingness of the Internet to find as many resources as you can to support the idea of language learning. Post them to the discussion board below for all to enjoy.
\nDon't forget to read and respond to others thoughts as well.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"78273030","body":"Communication in a Foreign Language is Basic Education
\nSignificant studies and reports over the past twenty years have focused on the increasing need for students to be proficient in at least two languages.
\nThe National Commission on Excellence in Education published a report A Nation at Risk (1983) which ranked foreign language education at the same level as the "basic academic fields - English, mathematics, computer science, social studies, and the natural science (pp. 25-26).
\nThe report, Strength Through Wisdom, from the President's Commission on Foreign Language and International Studies, states that learning to speak a second language is no longer reserved for the elite. Having a citizenry that is proficient in more than one language is now a matter of the nation's security.
\nThe College Board (1983) recommended expanding basic skills to include foreign language education for all students.
\nThe American Council on Education Commission on International Education in the document, What we can't say can hurt us: A call for foreign language competence by the year 2000 (1989) urged leaders of higher education to require competence in a foreign language as an admission requirement.
\nThe Goals 2000: Educate American Act states: "By the year 2000 all American students will leave grades 4, 8, and 12 having demonstrated competency in challenging subject matter including English, mathematics, science, foreign language, civics and government, arts, history, and geography...."
\nOn September 15, 1999, Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley delivered his Annual Back-to-School Address, entitled, "Changing the American High School to Fit Modern Times." Included in his remarks, Riley states, "Let me suggest one other way to raise standards. I believe that in this new economy every high school student should be close to fluent in a foreign language when he or she graduates. We should begin teaching foreign languages in our elementary schools, and then in middle schools and high schools. English is a beautiful language and every American student must be a master of it. English is surely a world language. But learning a foreign language exposes young people to new cultures and new horizons and helps them understand English better."
\nIn 1996, the American Association of School Administrators identified knowledge of foreign languages as one of the most important skills that K-12 students will need to develop to prosper in the 21st century.
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\nMonetary benefits of being bilingual","dateCreated":"1420651616","smartDate":"Jan 7, 2015","userCreated":{"username":"bena1988","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/bena1988","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"78273038","body":"THE GUARDIAN
\nWhat happens in the brain when you learn a language?
\nhttp:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/education\/2014\/sep\/04\/what-happens-to-the-brain-language-learning<\/a>
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\nBBC News
\nLearning second language 'slows brain ageing'
\nhttp:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/health-27634990<\/a>
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\nTHE ATLANTIC
\nFor a Better Brain, Learn Another Language
\nhttp:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/health\/archive\/2014\/10\/more-languages-better-brain\/381193\/<\/a>","dateCreated":"1420651616","smartDate":"Jan 7, 2015","userCreated":{"username":"kaylabowman2","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/kaylabowman2","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"78273044","body":"Why Bilinguals Are Smarter
\nhttp:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2012\/03\/18\/opinion\/sunday\/the-benefits-of-bilingualism.html?_r=0<\/a>
\nStates that bilinguals have an advantage in a globalized world but also increase brain activity which shields against dementia.
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\nLearning a Foreign Language Called Public Relations
\nhttp:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/01\/04\/business\/learning-a-foreign-language-called-public-relations.html<\/a>
\nIs about Mr. Wagner who worked for a corporation and how learning a new language helped him in the business world.
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\nThe hottest job skill is...
\nhttp:\/\/money.cnn.com\/2013\/10\/30\/news\/economy\/job-skills-foreign-language\/<\/a>
\nMany organizations including the Army, Police Departments, State departments and many other fortune companies, hospitals, courts and schools look for skilled employees with second language skills.
\n
\nMoney talks - in many different languages
\nhttp:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2011\/10\/07\/business\/tim-hume-route-to-the-top-second-languages\/<\/a>
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\nLearning second language 'slows brain aging'
\nhttp:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/health-27634990<\/a>
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\nBeing bilingual 'boosts brain power'
\nhttp:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/health-17892521<\/a>
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\nLearning a new language at any age helps the brain
\nhttp:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/health\/2014\/06\/03\/learning-new-language-at-any-age-helps-brain\/<\/a>
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\nLearning a Second Language Protects Against Alzheimer's
\nhttp:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/health\/2011\/02\/21\/learning-second-language-protects-alzheimers\/<\/a>
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\nPeople who speak two languages have more efficient brains, study says
\nhttp:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/health\/2014\/11\/13\/people-who-speak-two-language-have-more-brain-power-study-says\/<\/a>","dateCreated":"1420651629","smartDate":"Jan 7, 2015","userCreated":{"username":"gwynk1989","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/gwynk1989","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"78273054","body":"I found that right now, translators are earning $43,000 a year. Even a school district in California is looking to hire someone part-time who speaks either Spanish, Korean, Armenian, or Chinese for $40\/hour.
\nhttp:\/\/money.cnn.com\/2013\/10\/30\/news\/economy\/job-skills-foreign-language\/<\/a>","dateCreated":"1420651645","smartDate":"Jan 7, 2015","userCreated":{"username":"malissa4","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/malissa4","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"78273058","body":"Forbes Magazine - America's Foreign Language Defecit http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/collegeprose\/2012\/08\/27\/americas-foreign-language-deficit\/<\/a>","dateCreated":"1420651653","smartDate":"Jan 7, 2015","userCreated":{"username":"lockhart.lindsey","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/lockhart.lindsey","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"78273064","body":"You become smarter, build multitasking skills, stave off Alzheimer's and dementia, become more perceptive, and improve memory, English skills and decision-making skills.
\nhttp:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/education\/educationopinion\/10126883\/Why-learn-a-foreign-language-Benefits-of-bilingualism.html<\/a>
\nImproves communication skills, improves creativity, and sharpens your mind. You become a better listener and make smarter decisions.
\nhttp:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/dan-roitman\/why-it-makes-more-sense-t_b_3435076.html<\/a>
\n25 more reasons at http:\/\/cla.auburn.edu\/forlang\/resources\/twenty-five-reasons\/<\/a>","dateCreated":"1420651662","smartDate":"Jan 7, 2015","userCreated":{"username":"hewhite6","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/hewhite6","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"78273068","body":"Learning a Foreign language helps with better job prospects, brain health, travel leisure, improved first language,improved understanding of the world, and achievement.
\nhttp:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/language\/articles\/benefitsoflearningalanguage.htm<\/a>
\nDual language speakers better able to encode basic language sounds and patterns http:\/\/www.northwestern.edu\/newscenter\/stories\/2012\/04\/kraus-bilingualism-music.html#sthash.5fQL6Mkg.dpufThinking<\/a> in a foreign language helps economic decision-making
\n http:\/\/news.uchicago.edu\/article\/2012\/04\/25\/thinking-foreign-language-helps-economic-decision-making#sthash.lxDMUXiN.dpufBilingual<\/a> speakers are better able to deal with distractions than those who speak only a single language, and that may help offset age-related declines in mental performance, researchers say.
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\nhttp:\/\/science.time.com\/2013\/07\/18\/how-the-brain-benefits-from-being-bilingual\/<\/a>","dateCreated":"1420651676","smartDate":"Jan 7, 2015","userCreated":{"username":"alexkitterman","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/alexkitterman","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"78273078","body":"National Council of State Supervisors for Languages
\nhttp:\/\/www.ncssfl.org\/index.php<\/a>","dateCreated":"1420651681","smartDate":"Jan 7, 2015","userCreated":{"username":"kennalawrence","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/kennalawrence","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"78273092","body":"http:\/\/examinedexistence.com\/12-benefits-of-learning-a-foreign-language-2\/<\/a>
\nThe brain, both function-wise and health-wise benefits from foreign language","dateCreated":"1420651701","smartDate":"Jan 7, 2015","userCreated":{"username":"luistheswift","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/luistheswift","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"78273324","body":"Foreign language scholarships? Yes, please.
\nhttp:\/\/www.gli.northwestern.edu\/explore-opportunities\/explore-worldwide\/<\/a>","dateCreated":"1420652215","smartDate":"Jan 7, 2015","userCreated":{"username":"malissa4","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/malissa4","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":21}]}],"more":false},"comments":[]},"http":{"code":200,"status":"OK"},"redirectUrl":null,"javascript":null,"notices":{"warning":[],"error":[],"info":[],"success":[]}}