Article: California is leader in teacher foreign language certification.(BRIEFINGS: News Update)(Brief article)

Article: The Asian Business Association of San Diego honored Eleonor ...
San Diego Business Journal;  November 14, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... Business Association of San Diego honored Eleonor Castillo with the Community Service Award for her efforts to preserve Filipino language courses at public schools, and Shirley Grothen with the Business Leadership Award for her commitment to small-business ...

Article: FILIPINO LANGUAGE NOT CAUSE OF POOR EDUCATION ...
AsiaPulse News;  February 7, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... respective local dialect, and then the Filipino language. Speaking in Filipino, Zafra said ... explained. Attempts to push the use of Filipino language as a medium appeared to have fallen ... that some groups blamed the use of Filipino language for the deterioration of English ...

Article: FILIPINO LANGUAGE PROGRAM AT DLSU SET
The Manila Times;  July 24, 2006 ;     468 words ... ... 18 to August 5. The seven-week program provides American students and teachers with the opportunity to learn advanced Filipino language in a Philippine setting by "immersing" them at the La Salle-Manila and La Salle-Dasmarinas campuses. Participants ...

Article: SC bats for use of Filipino language in court ...
Philippines News Agency;  October 20, 2008 ;     428 words ...MANILA, Oct. 19 (PNA) The Supreme Court (SC) is pushing for the use of Filipino language in all court proceedings to improve the marginalized sectors understanding of the court process, aside from improving their access ...

Article: New Philippine leader wants wider use of the Filipino ...
AP Online;  August 11, 1998 ;     700+ words ... ... a politics professor at the University of the Philippines, opposes Estrada's move, calling it a ``retreat to the Filipino language'' that will lead to the ``self-inflicted inarticulateness'' of future generations. ``The real concern today ...

Article: English proficiency must not be at the expense of Filipino ...
Philippines News Agency;  August 20, 2008 ;     439 words ... ... them in audio form for future reference, the lady lawmaker added. Legarda also urged more writers and musicians to use Filipino language in their compositions like Grace Nono in her music like Salidumay, Lawang Sebu and Tu Pasak Ta.LDV/LOR/rudyma ...

Article: National Evaluation Systems Develops and Administers New ...
PR Newswire;  June 5, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... R)), a business of Pearson Education, has developed and administered a state exam for prospective teachers of the Filipino language. This language exam for prospective teachers will soon be followed by six other new language tests, making California ...