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2. Learning English (version of English) - Wikipedia

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   Learning English (previously known as Special English) is a controlled version of the English language first used on October 19, 1959, and still presented daily by the United States broadcasting service Voice of America (VOA). World news and other programs are read one-third slower than regular VOA English. Reporters avoid idioms and use a core ...

3. One Stop Corner owners open second customer-oriented ... - AOL

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   On Sunday, May 5, the Issis' opened up their second location in Lebanon on the corner of 9th and Cumberland Streets, a project that the two have been working on since they purchased the building ...

4. Language education in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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   Ancient languages are being reintroduced into more English secondary schools, such as Latin. A £4m Department for Education scheme will initially be rolled out across 40 schools as part of a four-year pilot programme for 11- to 16-year-olds starting in September 2022. As well as language teaching, the Latin Excellence Programme will also ...

5. English-language education in Japan - Wikipedia

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   This text would later become influential in shaping the methods of teaching and learning English in Japan. Yokohama Academy, one of the first English schools, was founded in Japan by the Bakufu in 1865 where American missionaries such as James Curtis Hepburn taught there. By the year 1874, there were 91 foreign language schools in Japan, out of ...

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7. Basic English - Wikipedia

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   Basic English (a backronym for British American Scientific International and Commercial English) [1] is a controlled language based on standard English, but with a greatly simplified vocabulary and grammar. It was created by the linguist and philosopher Charles Kay Ogden as an international auxiliary language, and as an aid for teaching English ...

8. New Concept English - Wikipedia

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   New Concept English. Longman 's New Concept English by L. G. Alexander is a popular English language textbook teaching the British rules of English. The course was first published on October 30, 1967. [1] A revised edition, which was "specifically prepared for Chinese learners", [2] came out in 1997. The course consists of four components: A ...

9. P. D. Eastman - Wikipedia

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   From 1945 to 1952, Eastman worked at United Productions of America (UPA). He was a writer and storyboard artist for the Mr. Magoo series. Eastman and Bill Scott co-wrote the screenplay for the animated comedy Gerald McBoing-Boing, which won an Academy Award for Short Subject, Cartoons, in 1950. Eastman also directed educational films and worked ...