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Title | Article: Teaching Armenian, Sans Teacher |
Body | From http://www.boston.com/news/education/k_12/articles/2009/12/27/watertown_high_continues_teaching_armenian_sans_traditional_teacher Teaching Armenian, sans teacher By Erica Noonan December 27, 2009 In a bid to save one of the last public school Armenian-language programs in the nation, Watertown officials are experimenting with a hybrid class for upper-level students. The program, nicknamed “ArMedia,’’ has replaced traditional foreign-language instruction for Watertown High School juniors and seniors with a curriculum that has the students compose online blogs and create multimedia projects about Armenian politics and culture, using the language whenever possible. The school district’s 40-year-old language program was nearly shut down this summer after its founder, Anahid Yacoubian, retired from teaching. Read the full article at http://www.boston.com/news/education/k_12/articles/2009/12/27/watertown_high_continues_teaching_armenian_sans_traditional_teacher |
Source | Boston Globe |
Inputdate | 2010-01-03 07:09:10 |
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Publishdate | 2010-01-04 00:00:00 |
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