English Language Usage

Students learn new language with hands (Tri-Lakes Tribune)

14 Mar 2010

When Tom Foreman was 4, his parents were told he would be deaf by the time he turned 20.

In the land of the kami (The Japan Times)

13 Mar 2010

"In some rural areas even today, elderly villagers face the rising sun each morning, clap their hands together, and hail the appearance of the sun over the peaks of the nearby mountains as 'the coming of the kami,' " — so wrote historian Takeshi Matsumae in "The Cambridge History of Japan," published in 1993. W hat is Shinto? There is no answer; its devotees hardly seek one. Who or what are the ...

Japan's first Spelling Bee winner bound for U.S. finals (The Japan Times)

13 Mar 2010

Students from international schools across the country competed Saturday in Japan's first-ever Spelling Bee, battling to correctly spell English words and book a ticket to the finals in the United States. Sonia Ann Schlesinger, 13, emerged as the winner among the 55 contestants aged 6 to 14 from 28 international and U.S. military base schools.