Last November, I presented my book The Bilingual Revolution and the importance of bilingual education at The American Library in Paris, an event co-organized with the Association of American Women in Europe. You can read about it here.
Below is the video of my talk, followed by a Q&A [in English]:
Video edited by Sabina Cristian.
Today is International Translation Day which is celebrated every year on September 30 to show solidarity of the worldwide translation community in an effort to promote the translation profession in different countries. This is an opportunity to display pride in a profession that is becoming increasingly essential in the era of progressing globalization.
To mark this day, I have decided to give my new book for free both in its original English and its French ebook editions for everyone who will contribute to The Bilingual Revolution’s Adopt a Translation campaign. The campaign’s goal is to translate The Bilingual Revolution in 8 languages: Arabic, Chinese, German, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Russian, and Spanish. Continue reading
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Dual Language Education Programs in the American School System
The Bilingual Revolution, the story of a grassroots movement that emerged in New York
New York, NY – August 30, 2017 – The book The Bilingual Revolution: The Future of Education is in Two Languages tells the story of a grassroots movement that emerged out of the dedicated involvement of motivated parents, educators, and community actors willing to create and support dual language programs in New York City public schools.
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I contributed an article with Jack Klempay in Reconsidering Development, an international, open access, and peer reviewed e-journal that aims to create an equitable space for dialogue and discussion concerning the theory and practice of international development (published by the University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing). Continue reading
لقد كان من دواعي سروري زيارة مدرسة PS 30 Mary White Ovington School بحي بروكلين و التعرف عن قرب علي البرنامج المزدوج لتعلم اللغة العربية. و أعجبت كثيرا بالعمل الرائع الذي تقوم به إدارة المدرسة و الفريق المسئول عن هذا البرنامج. البرنامج المزدوج لتعلم اللغة العربية متاح حاليا للطلبة في مرحلة الحضانة وحتى الصف الثاني الابتدائي و لكن نطاقه سوف يتسع ليشمل كل المراحل التعليمية.
I was thrilled to visit the Arabic dual language program at P.S. 30 Mary White Ovington School in Brooklyn, and I was very impressed by the school leadership team as well as the dual language program’s team who are doing an amazing job. The program is now in K, 1st and 2nd grade, and it will keep on growing.
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