Arabic
Arabic (العربية al-ʿarabīyah or عربي ʿarabi) is a Central Semitic language, thus related to and classified alongside other Semitic languages such as Hebrew and Syriac. In terms of speakers, Arabic is the largest member...
Spanish from Cartagena to Patagonia
Language Magazine looks at study abroad options in Colombia and Argentina
Colombia
Colombia’s position as the gateway to South America and the Amazon has shaped its history, making it one of the most diverse and culturally...
Netflix Produces Two Original Spanish-Language Series
Last summer, Netflix announced the production of its first Spanish-Language original series, Club de Cuervos. The series centers on a family feud among heirs of a soccer club. It was directed by Mexican producer, Gaz...
Danish Government Calls For Language Testing
Local Government Denmark (Kommunernes Landsforening-KL) has called for mandatory language testing of all three-year-olds entering their first year of schooling in order to combat social inequality. Danish researchers documented that there is a learning...
Bright Learners, Big Country
Kristal Bivona returns from China full of its promise
China is the future.
After a short time in one of its gargantuan metropolises, it becomes clear that China is banking on the future by investing in...
Celebrate World Arabic Language Day
December 18th is UN Arabic Language Day, an occasion, "to celebrate the language of 22 Member States of UNESCO, a language with more than 422 million speakers in the Arab world and used by more...
Go East Young Woman
According to Kate Sommers-Dawes, studying in China is a a great career move as well as a cultural adventure.
Recession or not, the race to learn Chinese is still on all across the Western hemisphere...
Marvel Celebrates Free Comic Book Day in Spanish
¡Feliz día del cómic gratis!
May 2nd is national Free Comic Book Day, and Marvel is offering for the first time a free, multi-story, Spanish language edition, continuing a goal of connecting to a more...
Russian Revival?
Since the collapse of the Soviet Union over 20 years ago, the importance of Russian as an international language has dwindled. However, over the last few months, there seems to have been a resurgence...
Shabaka: World’s First Arabic Top-Level Domain
Beating out nearly 2,000 other applicants from around the world, Shabaka. (meaning “web” in English) will become the world’s first borderless new top-level domain and will provide Arabic-speaking internet users with an alternative to non-Arabic...