Teaching Children How to Think Internationally I’m Carolyn Presutti with the VOA Special English Education Report. The International Primary Curriculum is an idea that began in Britain eight years ago. Today this curriculum is taught in more than one thousand primary schools in fifty-eight countries, including the United States. Educator Martin Skelton co-wrote the […]

  Are You Learning English? These Songs May Help I’m Alex Villarreal with the VOA Special English Education Report. Songs teach language. Consider a song like “Tom’s Diner” by Suzanne Vega. An American teaching English overseas once told us that students Bạn ñang học tiếng Anh? Những bài hát này có thể giúp ích cho […]

    Unwrapping the Genetic Secrets of a Chocolate Bar I’m Mario Ritter with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Cacao or cocoa trees grow in hot, rainy areas of Africa, Asia and Central and South America. Their beans are used to make cocoa powder, cocoa butter, and of course chocolate. There are five to […]

New York City Celebrates Its 400th Anniversary It is hard to believe that New York City was once a small Dutch settlement. An old document shows that Dutch settlers did, in fact, pay for this land. The document can be seen at the citys South Street Seaport Museum. Martin Berense is head of the Netherlands […]

Using Computer Games to Support Democracy and Conflict Resolution Video games can be fun to play. They also can teach people how to settle conflicts peacefully. This is a video game called Food Force. It can be downloaded from the Web site of the World Food Program. The group’s Jennifer Parmalee says the game shows […]

Comparing American and Chinese Parents I’m Mario Ritter with the VOA Special English Education Report. Some American parents might think their children need better educations to compete with China and other countries. But how much do the parents themselves need to change? So sánh cách giáo dục con cái của các bậc cha mẹ người […]

  Nuclear Crisis in Japan Raises Worries About Radiation Risks. I’m Alex Villarreal with the VOA Special English Health Report. The crisis at the damaged Fukushima Dai-Ichi Nuclear Power Station in northern Japan has raised worries about radiation risks. We spoke with Jonathan Links, an expert in radiation health sciences. He is a professor at […]

    Test of Big Space Rocket Set for Late 2012 This is VOA Special English Technology Report. An American space company says a powerful new rocket should be ready for a test launch by the end of next year. The company is Space Exploration Technologies, or SpaceX. Its new rocket is called the Falcon […]

      Microsoft Says Google Blocks Competition in Europe Search Market This is VOA Special English Economics Report Microsoft has fought legal battles with officials in Europe and the United States over competition in the personal computer market. But at the end of March, Microsoft accused Google of being anti-competitive. A complaint to the […]