Irish Schools Double in Northern Ireland
Irish-language education has undergone “unbelievable growth” over the past decade but resources are needed to fund development, according to language activists, after plans published by the Northern Ireland Education Authority revealed the number of...
House Bill Introduced to Boost Chinese Language and Cultural Expertise
In late July, Congressmen Andy Barr (R-Kentucky) and Ami Bera (D-California) introduced the Expand eXpertise in China...
Spain and US Agree to Promote Language and Exchange
Last month, the US and Spain both renewed an agreement to promote student and teacher exchange programs between the two countries.
The US Department of Education and the Spanish Ministry of Education and Vocational...
Estonia Moves to End Russian-Medium Schools
Estonian member of parliament Urmas Reinsalu of the Isamaa party recently announced that the coalition government had reached an agreement that the transition to Estonian-language education at all levels must be set out in...
Polish Recognized in Brazil
Polish has joined the official languages of the Municipality of Aurea in the state of Rio Grande...
Chinese in Space Spurs Debate on Earth
The fact that internet users have been asking why Chinese is the only language used on China’s...
UK Lords Pass Irish and Ulster Scots Bill
The UK’s House of Lords passed a bill promoting the Irish and Ulster Scots languages in Northern...
Plan to Promote French Across Canada
The government of Québec is proposing the celebration of an annual Francophonie Day as part of...
Anglophone Quebecers Object to French Policy
Only about 10% of Quebecers use English as their primary language.Many of them argue that recent proposals for language policy in the province—Bill 96, for example—are further consigning Anglophone Quebecers to the margins of...
Avant and Linguacious Donate Ukrainian Books to Refugee Children
Avant Assessment, the developer of online language proficiency tests in more than 40 languages, and Linguacious, an independent children’s book publisher based in Iowa whose books have been translated into over 20 languages, have...