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Chinua Achebe | Things Fall Apart… 66 Years Later

Through his fiction and non-fiction works, Nigerian author Chinua Achebe has sought to repair the damage done to the continent of Africa and its people as a result of European colonization. This is best exemplified in his most famous novel “Things Fall Apart,” one of the first African novels written in English to achieve national acclaim Continue reading

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Meet Dr. Wendy A. Okolo | At age 26 she obtained a PhD in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington

She is an award-winning Associate Project Manager and Aerospace Researcher Engineer focused on flight dynamics, vehicle controls, and systems health monitoring in the Intelligent Systems Division at NASA – National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Dr Wendy Okolo is also an avid supporter of changing the narrative of underrepresentation in STEM, particularly for young girls, career woman, and people of color. Continue reading

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Hija Del Camino | Las que se atrevieron de Lucía Asué Mbomío Rubio

Hubo un tiempo en el que no existían palabras para designar conceptos que no existían, puesto que la realidad a la que pertenecerían tampoco existía. O sí, pero solo un poco. Y de ese poco nacieron encuentros, relaciones, choques, sorpresas, rechazos e hijos e hijas. Una de ellas ha decidido entrevistar a seis mujeres españolas blancas que se casaron, juntaron o/y tuvieron descendencia con hombres negros cuando el franquismo aún no había expirado, para, de esta forma, rescatar del silencio, con humor y con amor, sus historias no contadas. Continue reading

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Universidad de Oxford lanza a nivel mundial su nuevo examen para acreditar el B2 y C1 | 100% online para los niveles B2 y C1 de Oxford | Resultados disponibles en 5 diás

Universidad de Oxford lanza a nivel mundial su nuevo examen para acreditar el B2 y C1 | 100% online para los niveles B2 y C1 de Oxford | Resultados disponibles en 5 diás! Continue reading

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Universidad de Talca y Embajada de Estados Unidos entregaron becas para estudiar inglés

La embajadora de ese país. Bernadette Meehan, llego hasta el Campus Linares de la Casa de Estudios para participar de la ceremonia a la que asistieron 17 profesores de liceos municipales que serán capacitados gratuitamente en el uso de este idioma. Continue reading

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Bilingual in Chile: An Impossible Dream?

“Bilingual in Chile: An Impossible Dream?” is a book that is dedicated to all English Language Teachers and students worldwide. Through the use of personal anecdotes, case studies, and research findings, it clearly shows that bilingualism is NOT an impossible dream, not for Chile, and not for any other nation that seeks to become bilingual. Continue reading

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Linguistic Justice: Black Language, Literacy, Identity, and Pedagogy by April Baker-Bell

Bringing together theory, research, and practice to dismantle Anti-Black Linguistic Racism and white linguistic supremacy, this book provides ethnographic snapshots of how Black students navigate and negotiate their linguistic and racial identities across multiple contexts. By highlighting the counter-stories of Black students, Baker-Bell demonstrates how traditional approaches to language education do not account for the emotional harm, internalized linguistic racism, or consequences these approaches have on Black students’ sense of self and identity. Continue reading

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Public Speaking: What Amazing Nonsense You Are Talking!

What Is Your Greatest Fear? Mine Used To Be ===> #PublicSpeaking: What #Amazing Nonsense You Are Talking! ===>https://amzn.to/4bi5m2x <=== To be a good public speaker, never give up. Face your fear. “Not everything that is faced can be changed, but … Continue reading

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Bilingual In Chile – ¿An Impossible Dream?

http://tinyurl.com/5n76u5by A must read for language teachers, students and parents pondering what they have to do to become bilingual, and what Chile must do to achieve this feat… Continue reading

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Las mujeres se rebelan en Latinoamérica | DW Documental

“En Latinoamérica muchas mujeres han dicho “basta”. Basta de cultura machista y de la imagen tradicional de la mujer.” Continue reading

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