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Professor Juan Madrid with his students from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley at a radio telescope in Fort Davis in West Texas.

‘Embrace the culture, embrace the language’: Offering bilingual courses benefits students beyond the classroom, Texan professor says

The World's Global Classroom

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is classified as a Hispanic-serving institution where some bilingual courses are offered. The World’s host Marco Werman speaks with astronomy professor Juan Madrid about teaching his classes in both Spanish and English and what it means for the students.

Gold medalist Justine Dufour-Lapointe of Canada poses with silver medalist Chloe Dufour-Lapointe. The sisters competed in the women's freestyle skiing moguls at the Sochi Winter Olympics. A Canadian TV host criticized how CBC announcers were pronouncing t

During the Olympics, Canadians are willing to drop their language arguments

Arts, Culture & Media
Marco Antonio Tabin Garcia, in Antigua, Guatemala, Skypes with a student in Chicago.

This Spanish teacher in Guatemala doesn’t need to move to the US for a better job, he’s got Skype

Business, Economics and Jobs

Straight outta ESL class: learning English by learning slang

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Dancers relax after performing during a Diwali Festival in Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley gets linguistic enlightenment from India

Arts, Culture & Media
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