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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CSU Fullerton to Offer Vietnamese Teacher Program
Next year, California State University, Fullerton will offer a program leading to a BA in Vietnamese language and culture, and certification for teachers of...
Study to Examine Achievement of Bilingual Students
The RAND Corporation, a nonprofit think tank, is studying the effects of dual-language immersion on student achievement in Portland Public Schools with a three-year,...
Do Heritage Triggers Impair Second-Language Skills?
Research on how cultural knowledge operates in the mind increasingly focuses on the dynamics through which our cultural frames are evoked by particular situations....
French Boost in Louisiana
After Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal vetoed $100,000 funding for the Council for the Development of French in Louisiana (CODOFIL) during last year’s budget vetoes,...
ESEA Reauthorization Likely to Stall
The House of Representatives passed with a 221-207 vote the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, commonly known as No Child Left...
Colorado Chooses Language Magazine
Starting with the August 2013 issue, all members of the Colorado Association for Bilingual Education (CABE) will receive Language Magazine (LM) wrapped in CABE...
Esperanto Day 2013
Say “Saluton” today because Friday, July 26 is Esperanto Day with events held all over the world.
A major international conference in Rekjavik, Iceland, with over...
Native American English Learners Request for Information (RFI)
The U.S. Department of Education has now re-opened its request for information (RFI) on Native American English learners. The purpose of the RFI is...
New Report on Urban ELLs
The English Language Learners (ELLs) attending schools in the member districts of the Council of the Great City Schools account for nearly one-quarter of all...
Singing Tunes Linguist’s Ear
Singing in a foreign language can significantly improve learning how to speak it, according to a new study carried out at the University of...
$5 Million Boost for Languages at UK Universities
Next month, British universities will start receiving an additional £3.1 million ($4.8 million) to support a new program designed to encourage more young people...
Will France Amend Constitution for Tahitian?
French Polynesia’s territorial assembly has passed a resolution, asking France to change its Constitution and recognize Mahoi or Tahitian as a language that can...
