UN to Promote News in Local African Languages
The United Nations (UN) is ready to partner with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) to promote production of news in local languages across...
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Malaysia govt seeks to introduce Tamil language in schools
In Malaysia, the government is looking into introducing Tamil language as an additional subject in secondary schools across the country.
According to Prime Minister Anwar...
Data Shows US-China Cultural Relations at Low Point
According to official figures, cultural ties between the United States and China are at a significant low after years of steady decline.
Data measuring study abroad,...
Ghana Exemplifies Chinese Fervor in Africa
Chinese language learning in Ghana is at an all-time high, according to Emelia Agyei-Mensah, registrar of the University of Ghana. Speaking at a recent language...
French Defenders Sue Over ‘Franglais’
Language defense groups in France are taking legal action over an “excessive” use of English and mixed English and French terms by public institutions...
Malawi’s President orders Swahili to be taught in schools
President of Malawi Lazarus Chakwera has ordered the country’s education sector to immediately introduce the Swahili language to school curriculums, aiming to ease business...
Spanish Royal Academy rejects call to change language’s name to ‘Ñamericano’
On Monday, the director of the Spanish speaking diaspora’s main linguistic institution rejected a suggestion to rename the Spanish language to “Ñamericano”, to mark...
Greenlandic MP refuses to speak Danish in Parliament
During a debate in the Danish Parliament in Copenhagen, a Greenlandic MP has refused to speak Danish, instead speaking entirely in her native Inuit...
Nicaraguan Wins Reina Sofia Poetry Prize
Exiled Nicaraguan poet and novelist Gioconda Belli, known for her feminist literature, has been awarded the Reina Sofia Ibero-American Poetry prize.
Belli’s work has...
Asylum Process Hampered by Lack of Linguistic Diversity
The Center for American Progress released a report on the importance ofproviding meaningful language access to those seeking asylum in the US in orderto...
Québec’s Temporary Migrants Seen as Threat to French
Québec's new commissioner of French says a boom in the number of temporary migrants is threatening the status of French, citing “significant repercussions."
In the...
Canada Takes AI Action to Teach French
In Canada, the Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Official Languages and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, has announced that an...
Finnish University Accused of Overusing English
Finland's Deputy Chancellor of Justice, Mikko Puumalainen issued a ruling this week, criticizing Aalto University in its wide use of English in degree level...
