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It originated in California in 2008 and was formally adopted by the state in 2011. Thirty-nine States and the District of Columbia now offer a State Seal of Biliteracy. For adults, university students or students in schools unable to participate in a state program, the Global Seal of Biliteracy offers a Seal of Biliteracy language credential. [5]
There are also age-related benefits which seem to protect against cognitive decline in older adults. Throughout the history of research into the cognitive advantages of bilingualism, views have shifted from a subtractive to an additive perspective: [ 8 ] it is now believed that being bilingual adds to an individual's abilities rather than ...
The most obvious benefit of bilingual education is proficiency and literacy in two (or more languages). [18] Fluency in multiple languages can lead to increased employment options [19] as well as create more opportunities for intercultural communication. [20] [21]
Portales was a case that dictated when a "substantial group" of students with limited English proficiency was present, bilingual education was required. [ 20 ] Aspira v. N.Y. Board of Education required testing for students in English and their native language in order to understand if they should receive additional services and bilingual ...
Following a ban of the products by the European Economic Community, Canada announced an agreement to sell seal meat to China. [9] The SPCA(HK) is working to ban the products in Hong Kong. "By banning seal products in Hong Kong, we will not only be closing the market here, but also have a knock-on effect on China and Asia, and send a clear ...
Regulations of the European Union ("EU Seal Regime") generally prohibiting the importation and placing on the market of seal products, with certain exceptions, including for seal products derived from hunts conducted by Inuit or indigenous communities (IC exception) and hunts conducted for marine resource management purposes (MRM exception).
Paro was designed by Takanori Shibata of the Intelligent System Research Institute of Japan's AIST beginning in 1993. It was first exhibited to the public in late 2001, costing US$15 million to develop, and became a "Best of COMDEX" finalist in 2003, [1] and handmade versions have been sold commercially by Shibata's company Intelligent System Co. since 2004. [2]
The seal is sometimes used in modified form as a marketing tool, or to make a political statement. The punk rock group the Ramones used a personal variation of the seal as their logo, replacing the arrows with a baseball bat and the inscription around it with the members' names, and also changing the motto and the design on the shield.