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Your Source for Power-Glide Foreign Language Adventure Courses
Available in Spanish, French, German and Latin

Review by Linda K. Foster

Whether you’re a businessperson, student, or traveler, brushing up on a language or interested in learning a new one, Power-Glide, available through BrainGrow, is a fast, fun and effective source for learning a second language.

A plethora of research exists supporting the personal, cognitive, academic and societal benefits of learning a second language. An obvious personal benefit is having an expanded access to people and resources. Students speaking more than one language are able to communicate with more people, read more literature and function more fully while traveling. Second languages afford alternative ways of expression and help foster an appreciation for the customs and achievements of other cultures.

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Concordia Language Villages: The world of academic summer camps

In 1961, Dr. Gerhard Haukebo, a professor at Concordia College, Moorhead, Minn., created a two-week German camp for children ages 7-12. The counselors were college language education majors willing to try a new total immersion language program. Haukebo imagined an entire immersion model that eventually came to include Village passports, "customs", native speakers, authentic architecture, cultural cuisine and realia.

In 2005, Concordia Language Villages, a non-profit organization, celebrated its 45th anniversary by offering 13 languages to nearly 9500 youths between the ages of seven and 18. Villagers come from all 50 states as well as several other countries for one-, two- or four-week sessions at sites located in Minnesota and Georgia. In addition, there are adult and family programs in language and cultural immersion and Village Weekends for teachers and their students (or Homeschoolers and their parents!) during the academic year

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iD Tech Travel Teen Program

“Filmmaking and the Spanish Culture has opened up a whole new world to my son. It has expanded his view of what he can do and what he wants to do.”- Janet, mother   Join us for our 6th season of documentary filmmaking and cultural immersion in Spain. Live with a Spanish family, eat authentic food, explore the enchanting beach town of Cádiz in Southern Andalucía, see a bullfight and Flamenco show, and visit the famed city of Sevilla. Attend Spanish language classes and shoot and edit your very own documentary of your European adventure with Canon® cameras and Apple® Final Cut Pro®. Spaces fill quickly so visit www.idSpain.com  for details and online specials.  You can also call 1-888-709-TECH (8324).  Mention promo code WD43 to save.

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Much more than Greek to Me!
Review by Jeffrey Paul Oakar

With so many inferior language systems on the market, on those “blue moon” moments when a great system hits the market, it should be snapped up immediately! Such is the case with Greek ‘n’ Stuff’s Hey Andrew! Teach Me Some Greek!” The program’s main idea is to assist your family in acquiring an understanding of ancient biblical Greek (known as Koine). This is done using a system of reading and writing activities, as well as vocabulary and grammar work.

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Penton Overseas - Foreign Language Learning for the iPod
Review by Jeffrey Paul Oakar

With so many inferior language systems on the market, on those “blue moon” moments when a great system hits the market, it should be snapped up immediately! Such is the case with Greek ‘n’ Stuff’s Hey Andrew! Teach Me Some Greek!” The program’s main idea is to assist your family in acquiring an understanding of ancient biblical Greek (known as Koine). This is done using a system of reading and writing activities, as well as vocabulary and grammar work.

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