Ukraine Focuses on Minority Languages
Last month, the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, in cooperation with the European Union and the Council of Europe, organized a round...
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Lakota Present Genocide Complaint to UN
"In one lifetime, the number of Lakota speakers has dropped 75 percent," states the Complaint. "There have been no new Lakota speakers in three...
Report Supports Quebec’s ‘Tough-love’ Approach to French
The Quebec government must adopt a hardline approach if it intends to make French the common language of all Quebeckers, a report to the...
Bilingual Children Have Better Working Memory
A study conducted at Spain’s University of Granada and the University of York in Toronto, Canada, has revealed that bilingual children develop a better...
Asia Key to Spanish Growth
At the launch of the Instituto Cervantes’ annual report on the Spanish language, El español en el mundo 2012, Spain’s Exterior Minister (Secretary of...
Quote of 2012
"This sounds kind of a weird superpower but, if I had something that I could immediately wish for, I would love to be able...
Demand Increases for Modern Language Professors
According to the Modern Language Association (MLA), there will probably be more full-time jobs in 2012-13 in the U.S. for foreign-language professors than for...
Guide to Help Leaders Improve ELL Instruction
Supporting English Language Learners: A Pocket Guide for State and District Leaders summarizes the ELL-relevant information presented in 34 approved applications for Elementary and...
U.S. 4th Grade Reading Among Best in World
Maybe our schools are better than we are being led to believe!
Results of the 2011 PIRLS (Progress in International Reading Literacy Study) show...
December 2012
2013 Year Planner
Follow language-related events, observances, conferences, workshops, award and grant deadlines all year long
Cutting to the Common Core:
Communicating on the Same Wavelength
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Microsoft Claims Interpretation Breakthrough
Rashid Demonstrates Interpretation
Microsoft's chief research officer, Rick Rashid, has announced that the software giant hopes to have "systems that can completely break down...
Spanish Renaissance
Alex Correa, president of Lectorum Publications, the large independent distributor of Spanish-language books in the U.S., believes interest in Spanish-language -- because of the...
International Students Add $23 Billion to U.S. Economy
The 2012 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange, released today, finds that the number of international students at colleges and universities in the...
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