Chinese ‘Linguistic Coup’ in East Africa
As part of its goal to displace American influence, China is winning linguistic hearts in East Africa (a bloc of 300 million people), by...
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Spanish, Arabic, French & Chinese Most Needed in UK
UK Report Identifies Language Needs
Last month, the British Council published a report calling on UK policymakers to introduce a broader range of languages into...
US Education Secretary Supports Languages for All
"Today, a nation's prosperity depends on its people's ability to thrive in the global marketplace. This is true for the U.S. and for our...
Digital Literacy ‘as Important as Reading and Writing’ ?
“Becoming literate in how the technical world works is equivalent to reading, writing and maths. We need to look at this fourth literacy as...
Celebrate International Education Week by Applying for High School Study Abroad Scholarships
The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs sponsors many programs that are now accepting applications for scholarships that provide American...
Study Abroad at All-Time High
The number of international students at colleges and universities in the U.S. increased by 7% to a record high of 819,644 students in the...
Bilingualism Better than ‘Any Drug’ at Delaying Dementia
Yet another study has confirmed the positive benefits of multilingualism on the brain but this is the first to show that the protective effects...
Survey of World Languages in Congress
In an effort to create a broad picture of second language capabilities among Americans, the National Council for Languages and International Studies (NCLIS) (www.languagepolicy.org)...
State Dept Scholarships to Study Critical Languages Abroad
About 600 scholarships are available for the 2014-15 academic year for American high school students to study language through the National Security Language Initiative...
Partners Sought for 7000 Languages Project
Launched by Transparent Language earlier this year, the 7000 Languages Project makes the company’s technologies and methods available without charge to advocates of, and...
Britain’s World Language Crisis
An investigation carried out by U.K.-based The Guardian has revealed the dire state of foreign language education in the country. The report shows that...
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INTERNATIONAL FORUM ON BARRIERS TO LANGUAGE EDUCATION AT UMD SEPT. 30
Why aren’t more Americans speaking foreign languages?
The University of Maryland Center for Advanced Study...
Love is … multilingualism
Yesterday, the European Commission celebrated the annual European Day of Languages (EDL) by encouraging Europeans to learn how to say “I like you” in 24 languages.
International...
