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The Impact of CIEE 2024 High School Summer Abroad on Language Proficiency
As world language educators, you understand the transformative power of language learning—how it opens doors, expands horizons, and fosters global citizenship. This past summer, CIEE’s Language & Culture programs didn’t just teach students a language; they helped them live it. The results after four weeks of language immersion were nothing short of inspiring. Thanks to our ongoing partnership with the Global Seal of Biliteracy, we can formally recognize the outstanding progress our high school students made in language proficiency. Continue Reading >
UAO professors receive Global Seal of Biliteracy
The Languages Institute of Universidad Autónoma de Occidente is proud to announce that 27 professors have been awarded the prestigious Global Seal of Biliteracy, an international language certificate that recognizes and celebrates their level of proficiency in two or more languages. The Global Seal of Biliteracy validates language skills and expands future opportunities for its recipients. It offers three levels of certification: Functional Fluency, Working Fluency, and Professional Fluency—each serving a meaningful purpose in our… Continue Reading >
How Sioux Falls' Spanish Immersion Program has Grown
The Sioux Falls School District first started talking about adding a Spanish immersion program nearly two decades ago. Today, there are more than 1,700 kids learning in both Spanish and English at school. Continue Reading >
Beyond Marks & Grades: The Popularity of Certificates Among Nextgen Learners
In 2012, I began a journey that transformed the second language learning curriculum of my school, and now, almost twenty years later, is impacting classrooms around the world. Whether you are a school leader, curriculum developer, policy-maker, or classroom educator, you share a common goal, engaging learners. Continue Reading >
Saint Joseph H.S. senior wins Marisa Tufaro Foundation GMC Student-Athlete Scholarship
Born with a genetic mutation that led to complete hearing loss before his first birthday, Devon Kiessling learned with the help of cochlear implants and through hard work how to listen and speak. Once able to hear, he also became adept at turning the volume down on doubters, proving them wrong at seemingly every turn while navigating a challenging and inspirational path to remarkable success. Continue Reading >
Japanese Program Celebrates Student Success
The Department of East Asian Studies is celebrating two significant achievements by its students in the 2023–24 academic year. First, the entire advanced intermediate Japanese language class, led by Kalamazoo College Associate Professor of Japanese Noriko Sugimori, was certified at the Functional Level—with the Global Seal of Biliteracy in English and Japanese… Continue Reading >
York High School Names Top 10% Students in Class of 2024
Sam Hunter, son of Jennifer and Brad Hunter, is this year’s valedictorian. He is a member of the National Honor Society, is a National Merit Scholarship Program Finalist, earned the Global Seal of Biliteracy for Spanish, and won… Continue Reading >
How Oregon companies plan to solve language barriers at the World Athletic Championships
The best athletes across the globe will flock to Tracktown USA for the nine-day competition. This is the first time that the championships have ever been hosted by the US. The event provides a wonderful opportunity to showcase Oregon, but also presents logistical challenges, with one of the biggest being the language barriers between athletes, visitors and Oregonians. To meet this need, two Oregon brands are partnering to take on the challenge. Continue Reading >
Multilingual Experiences for All Students
Alesha Moreno-Ramirez, director of the Multilingual Support Division at the California Department of Education, speaks to Language Magazine Continue Reading >
First of its Kind: Credentials for Language “Bootcamp”
Avant Assessment, the first organization to offer STAMP(TM), an online, computer-adaptive four-skill (reading, writing, listening, and speaking) language proficiency test, and Fluent Forever, a neuroscience-based language learning app, have collaborated on a first-of-its-kind offering for independent Spanish language learners enrolled in Fluent Forever’s 12-week Meet the Spanish You… Continue Reading >
Five CCPS Teachers Earn the Global Seal of Biliteracy
Five Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) World Language teachers recently earned the Global Seal of Biliteracy. The Seal of Biliteracy is a credential that was first established in 2008 in California and adopted by Maryland in 2016. The recognition is given to students and educators who have studied and attained proficiency in two or more languages and can be used as a credential for academic and... Continue Reading >
Saint James School Students Earn The Global Seal of Biliteracy
Two Saint James School students of the Class of 2021 have earned the prestigious honor of the Global Seal of Biliteracy. According to Spanish instructor, Mrs. Rhea Grate, both students… Continue Reading >
First Student Earns SDSU Global Seal of Biliteracy
As a transborder Hispanic-Serving Institution near the U.S.-Mexico international border, San Diego State University is developing innovative ways to promote and celebrate its location in the California-Baja California region. Continue Reading >
Egzamin na Global Seal of Biliteracy w Linden, czyli jak mieć błyskawiczną reakcję językową!
W Szkole im. Karola Wojtyły w Linden, NJ, do egzaminu STAMP4s na Global Seal of Biliteracy przystąpiło 25 uczniów z klas od 8 do 11. Egzamin odbył się pod opieką Renaty Martin, koordynatora Seal na wschodnim wybrzeżu. „Z moich rozmów z uczniami wynika, że egzamin był dla nich łatwy, chociaż mieli trochę problemów z nagraniem wypowiedzi, bo często uczniowie myślą po angielsku, a odpowiedzi należy nagrywać po polsku” – powiedziała dyrektor Agnieszka Czajkowska. Continue Reading >
Episode 7: Global Inspiration, Global Invitation: A Conversation with Linda Egnatz
For years, working with Linda Egnatz on just about any project at all has inspired me and made me more effective in my work. I invited her to be a podcast guest because she’ll inspire you, too, no matter what your relationship is specifically to language and culture. Learn More >
UAB is first university in Alabama to award Global Seal of Biliteracy
The University of Alabama at Birmingham is the first university in Alabama to award the Global Seal of Biliteracy, a national-level proficiency credential. Students must take the Avant Standards-based Measurement of Proficiency assessment to qualify for a Global Seal of Biliteracy certificate, which has two levels: functional and working. Continue Reading >
Interview with Dr. Aoki, Language Advocate
An interview with Michele Anciaux Aoki, Ph.D., P.M.P., International Education and World Languages Advocate. Read >
Williamsport's Dayley honored as Md. Foreign Language Teacher of the Year
WILLIAMSPORT — Williamsport High School Spanish teacher Rachel Dayley has been honored by the Maryland Foreign Language Association by being named its 2020 Language Teacher of the Year. Dayley has been a teacher in Washington County Public Schools for nine years, and is the fourth language teacher in the county to win in the past seven years, a WCPS news release states. Continue Reading >
Spanish award winners ‘meet’ for class photo
KEWANEE — Area high schools are entering the time when end-of-year awards and honors are announced. Pictures of the recipients pepper the pages of the Star Courier along with names of the honorees and stories about the recognition. This year, the newspaper is still being published each day, but schools are without students and teachers finding new ways to learn from their homes. Continue Reading >
A Biliteracy Program is Helping Language-Motivated Students Shine
Keylin González lives in Tecate, Mexico, and like many young ladies her age, she’s trying to stand out in a sea of students. She turned to language as a way to shine. González is part of the inaugural class receiving the Global Seal of Biliteracy in Baja, California, which recognizes dual-language proficiency. Continue Reading >
Eugene Language Assessment Leader Selected for Global Citizen Award
Avant Assessment co-founder and CEO David Bong received the 2019 Global Citizen Award, which honors innovators in language education. Bong was recognized for his leadership in founding and sponsoring the Global Seal of Biliteracy, a credential that recognizes anyone for their language skills, regardless of how they learned them. Continue Reading >
High Achievement for Six Biliterate Monroe Central Students
Six Monroe Central student have accomplished an educational feat that few their age can claim. David McDonald, Jeremiah Deffendall, Coen Formanek, Meghan Gillespie, Jacob Deffendall and Samantha Roderick have earned the Seal of Biliteracy, which makes them proficient in the English language and Spanish. Continue Reading >
UO Students Prove Their Proficiency to Earn Biliteracy Seal
When employers looking through applications see a second language listed under “skills,” it can be difficult to know at first glance whether that person is truly fluent enough to do the job right or if their skills only extend as far as a few common phrases. Continue Reading >
New Program Gives Bilingual UO Students An Edge On Job Applications
The University of Oregon awarded 200 students with a Global Seal of Biliteracy, last week. The certification is the first time the university offered the program with the help of a Eugene company. Continue Reading >
2019 Alum Earns Global Seal of Biliteracy - Saint James School
May 2019 graduate from Saint James School, Alisa Chirkova-Holland, earned the Global Seal of Biliteracy through her English and Spanish fluency. The Global Seal of Biliteracy is a very prestigious award that is recognized by national employers, college & universities, and high schools to identify language fluency. Continue Reading >
Global Seal of Biliteracy Celebrates Inaugural Award Recipients
Global Seal of Biliteracy Executive Director, Linda Egnatz, presented 111 Inaugural Global Seal of Biliteracy awards at the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) annual convention held in New Orleans, Louisiana, November 16-18, 2018. Continue Reading >
New Initiative Gives Everyone a Path to Their Own Seal of Biliteracy
Global Seal of Biliteracy will close the “opportunity gap” and recognize anyone who can demonstrate a high standard of proficiency in two or more languages. Continue Reading >