Iñupiaq in Action
This past fall, we were writing animal counting stories in my first-grade class. I had one of the best experiences as I was working...
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Switzerland Offers Free German Language Classes for Migrants
Foreigners moving to Basel are eligible for a free voucher to learn German. Language-learning schools such as Inlingua and ECAP have reported an increase...
Portland Study Points to Reading Gains From Dual-Language Programs
A new study from Rand Education and American Councils for International Education in conjunction with the Portland Public Schools has examined the effects of...
Last Speaker of Mandan Language Dies
85-year-old Edwin Benson of Twin Buttes on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, North Dakota has died, taking the Mandan language with him. Benson was...
U.S. Language Capacity ‘Diminishing,’ Despite Need
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences has released a report today that suggests a “diminishing share” of U.S. residents speak languages other than...
Positive Language Decreasing In American-English Speech
A new study has found that positive language used by Americans is on the decline. A new study conducted by researches at USC Dornsife...
Billion Won Funds New Center for Critical Korean Studies
The University of California, Irvine is launching a Center for Critical Korean Studies funded by a 1 billion-won grant (about $850,000) from the Academy...
English Proficiency Test Coming to China
China will introduce a National English Proficiency Test by 2020 as implemented by China’s State Council. The council set out the national foreign language...
English and Portuguese Brains ‘Read’ Alike
An international research team led by Carnegie Mellon University has found that when the brain “reads” or decodes a sentence in English or Portuguese,...
Canadian Conservatives Hold Bilingual Debate
The 14 official candidates of the Canadian Conservative party will have their dual-language skills tested live tonight (December 6) at the first official bilingual...
Labor Unrest in Cameroon Erupts from Language Discrimination
Violence between Cameroon’s French and English speakers has boiled over due to discrimination by French speakers in minority English-speaking regions. Volatile clashes with police...
Arrival Decodes Linguistic Profession
The recent blockbuster Arrival has linguists in the forefront. Amy Adams plays the protagonist, Louise Banks, an academic field researcher who is recruited by...
Miao Discovered In Cave Carvings
After six years of research, archeologists have confirmed that inscriptions found among cliffs in the Hunan Province are of the Miao language. Miao is...
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