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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Senate’s ESEA Bill Fails English Learners
The U.S. Senate has passed a reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), replacing No Child Left Behind with a new iteration...
Identifying Literacy and Learning Disabilities Early
New research from Northwestern University has found a quick way to detect future literacy challenges in children who have not yet learned to read...
Russian Rumblings in Europe
The European Union (EU) is pushing forward with its plans to counter Russian propaganda by boosting support for independent media in “Eastern Neighborhood” countries...
Google to Focus on Indic Language Content
India is now the second-largest online market in the world, but the Internet in India is predominantly an English only medium. Only 10% of...
The Twitter Hashtag is Officially a Word
The children's dictionary writers at Oxford University Press (OUP) named #, or hashtag, the UK children's word of the year. Through the annual analysis...
King Felipe VI’s Universal Spanish Language Proficiency Test
Last month at the San Ildefonso College in Mexico City, Spain’s King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia launched the Siele, or the International Service...
U.S. has more Spanish speakers than Spain
The U.S. is now the world’s second largest Spanish-speaking country after Mexico, according to a new study published by Spain’s Instituto Cervantes. The report,...
The Increasing Chinese Language Demand in Nigeria
In Lagos, Nigeria more students are learning Chinese as economic ties between the West African country and China strengthen. China's rapid economic expansion and...
Where is Language in the Brain?
In the well-known left and right brain divide, language has been placed as a logical function of the left. The center of language comprehension...
Peru Officially Recognizes 24 Indigenous Languages
The Peruvian Ministry of Education worked with indigenous communities to officially recognize the alphabets of 24 indigenous languages. The measure states; "Thus, these 24...
Arizona’s Exodus of Educators
According to a 2015 report by the Arizona Department of Education thousands of teachers have left the state over the last five years, with...
Sephardic Jews Learn Spanish Language for Citizenship
A government decision in 2012 started an official dialogue offering Spanish citizenship to Sephardic Jews in compensation for their ancestor’s expulsion from Spain during...
