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‘Massive’ Expansion of Spanish-Language News

Entravision (NYSE: EVC), a global advertising solutions, media and technology company, is adding 38 new weekly newscasts on its Univision affiliated television stations across...

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Native American Linguist Wins $625,000 ‘Genius Grant’

The MacArthur Foundation announced the 2016 MacArthur Fellows today, commonly known as the “genius grants,” and this year’s class includes Native American linguist Daryl...

Tokyo Earthquake Drill Breaks Down Language Barrier

Language was the at the center of the Tokyo Skytree earthquake evacuation drill at the popular tourist landmark in Tokyo’s Sumida Ward. The exercise...

Business Backs Bilingualism

The California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has voted to support Proposition 58, the California Education for a Global Economy Initiative, or LEARN...

Anti-Immigration Group Releases Report Denounces Education for Immigrants

Language Magazine explores a new report by FAIR The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) has released a report that links public education problems to immigration in...

Land of the Fleeing

On September 20, President Obama will host a Leader’s Summit on Refugees on the margins of the 71st session of the UN General Assembly....

ACTFL Tests for China

Language Testing International’s (LTI’s) Oral Proficient Interview computer system (OPIc), developed by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL), was introduced...

Studies Highlight Success of Head Start

New studies from UC Berkeley, Georgetown University, and the Hamilton Project at Brookings reveal that Head Start—the nation’s oldest and largest early education program...

How Language Affects Color Vision

How much does word Blue affect the color blue? More than you may have thought... While it may be surprising, humans’ ability to detect color...

Ten Spanish Words That Come From Africa

African culture and language has had a massive influence over Latin American, South American, Caribbean, and other Spanish-speaking countries not only culturally (from Samba...

Bilingual-that’s HOT!

Forget dieting or styling your hair-learn another language! Americans and Brits find multilingualism attractive in different ways, according to Babbel's Perception of Languages Survey. Babbel...

Californians Favor English Plus Another Language

California voters both prioritize the learning of English and recognize the value of speaking more than one language, according to a new study of...

Respect My Name

Campaign to encourage correct pronunciation of students' names seeks support My Name, My Identity: A Declaration of Self is an initiative created by the Santa...

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