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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The Latest on American Idioms and Slang
Slangman is back with a brand new, full-color series for the classroom. The Slangman Guide to STREET SPEAK 1 is a first-of-its-kind full-color classroom...
Vancouver to Erect Language Revitalization Pole
In part with the 2019 UNESCO International Year of Indigenous Languages, the First Nations Education Foundation has announced that a Language Revitalization Pole will...
FluentWorlds: 3D/VR Gaming Platform
Imagine a classroom in which, instead of interfering with learning, video game technology is at the core of the instructional paradigm. Video games are...
Brexit Could Devastate Celtic Languages
The European Language Equality Network (ELEN), with its Welsh, Scottish, Irish, and Cornish member organizations, has issued a warning about the “potentially disastrous effect...
Giving Tuesday for Translators Without Borders
Giving Tuesday is here, and we suggest donating to Translators Without Borders. The holiday, which was created in 2012 to be celebrated the first...
Voter Registration Campaign Poder 2020 launches
Poder Latinx, a civic and social justice organization working to build political empowerment in the Latinx community, announced today an initiative called Poder 2020, a voter...
America’s Languages Caucus is Born
On November 12, the offices of Congressmen David E. Price (D-North Carolina 04) and Don Young (R-All Alaskans) announced the establishment of the Congressional...
U.S. News & World Report Ranks Schools with the Best Study Abroad Programs
U.S. News & World Report has released a list ranking the nation's top collegiate study abroad programs. Rankings are based on nominations from college...
Spanish on the rise in the United Kingdom
Despite Brexit raising concerns about
isolation and lack of interest in other cultures, Spanish is becoming more
popular in Britain and it could soon be the...
Spanish in the World
Last month, the Instituto Cervantes launched its yearbook, Spanish in the World 2019, with the latest data showing that a total of 580 million...
The challenges of minority languages: 1 in 4 children cannot speak Galician in Galicia Spain
Galician is a Romance language spoken in
Galicia, a region in the northwestern corner of Spain. It is the official
language of the region, along with...
Supreme Court to Decide Future of 750,000 Young People
Tomorrow, November 12, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral
arguments for three cases that will decide the future of about 750,000 young
beneficiaries of the...
