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Janglo and Taanglo: Israel’s English-Speakers Find a Link
When Devora Kidorf wanted to help a family of four from northern Israel displaced by Israel\’s battling with Hezbollah, she knew where to turn. Having hosted the family for a night but needing to make room for relatives from abroad, the English teacher and mother of seven posted an urgent message on Janglo — the ultimate online networking service for English-speaking (\”Anglos\”) in Jerusalem — seeking accommodations for the family she had just met.
Thrown For A Loop
Looping is plugging in background sound for movies after they are shot so they sound more realistic. I had done some looping sessions before, but they were all in English. While this movie was also in English, there were plenty of scenes with Hebrew and Arabic in them. My Hebrew is far from perfect, but I can still pull off the Israeli accent so I was pretty sure I could do the job.
And Mari Makes Three
Another woman has come into my relationship with my boyfriend, and she\’s the best thing that\’s ever happened to us.
A week ago, a 22-year-old Japanese foreign exchange student named Mari moved in with us for the month while she studies English in the morning and hip-hop dances in the afternoon.
To Live and Teach in L.A.: A Difficult Job
Eight-year-old Danielle dashes to the front of her third-grade classroom and shows off her drawing of an equilateral triangle.
Bilingual Blues
Here we go again. For the third time in four years, Californians are about to be treated to another racially tinged slugfest, this time over bilingual education.
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