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Virginia Collier and
Wayne Thomas
George Mason University

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September 2010 News

Greetings,


This is a very exciting month for us. After months of preparation many strands of our work are coming together. Some highlights:
  • The Multilingual DVD is finally available-subtitled in English, Spanish, and Chinese. Get your copy
  • here

  • SPEAKING IN TONGUES is on PBS. (You can find out when it's screening in your area at PBS Broadcasts.)

  • In addition, anyone, anywhere on the world can watch it on the PBS website from 9/3/10 - 9/17/10 subtitled in English, Spanish, and Chinese-the first time ever that PBS has made a program available in three languages!
  • We've launched a blog where the curious can explore and converse. Recent posts include:
Ways of Speaking, Ways of Thinking
How does our language influence the way we think?

Lessons from Utah
How a 'Red State' is Building Thriving Language Immersion Programs

How 'Submersion' Differs from Immersion
A look at how immersion language teachers convey content and how the experience differs from English learners "submersed" in an English-only classroom.

Multilingualism Offers Benefits to the Brain
-Beyond the Obvious-
Geeky facts about the cognitive benefits of multilingualism.
  • We're also posting breaking news about multilingualism from around the country on Facebook

  • Last, we invite you to join us in an online conversation on Fire Dog Lake's Movie Night Salon, from 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm ET/ 5:00pm - 6:30 pm PT on September 13th. Log in at
  • Firedoglake.com
Next month look for news about recently posted video extras and how communities across the country are using SPEAKING IN TONGUES.

Best,

Marcia and Ken
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Coming soon: New Video Resources

In the next month we will be posting nine new short video extras showcasing topics such as research findings, the multilingual brain, updates on our characters, ideas about language and globalization, and a consideration of dual-immersion and integration. Our blog will have the latest details.