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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Danish Becomes More Gender Neutral
The official Danish dictionary of spelling, the Retskrivningsordbogen, will be relaunched in 2024 as part of a growing effort to make the Danish language...
Australian Referendum May Boost Indigenous Language Education
On 14 October, Australians will have their say in a referendum about whether to change the Constitution to recognize the First Peoples of Australia...
‘New’ Language Discovered in Turkey
A new language has been discovered during an archeological dig at a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Boğazköy-Hattusha in Turkey, former capital of the...
Cantonese Repression in Hong Kong
In Hong Kong, a group created to promote the use of Cantonese was pushed to close, after authorities raided its founder's family home last...
Office of English Language Acquisition Seeks Public Comment
The Department of Education is proposing new priorities, requirements, and definitions in the National Professional Development (NPD) program that would grow our numbers of...
Spain Asks EU to make Catalan, Basque, Gallego Official Languages
Pedro Sánchez, the acting Prime Minister of Spain, has asked the European Union (EU) to make Catalan, Basque, and Gallego official languages to the...
Multinational Move to Modernize Greek
Three organizations from countries with significant Greek communities are coming together to modernize the Greek language and the way it is taught. Macquarie University in...
Swahili to Be Taught in Malawi’s Schools
President of Malawi Lazarus Chakwera has ordered the country’s education sector to immediately introduce the Swahili language to school curriculums, aiming to ease business...
Ñamericano Rejected by Spanish Establishment
The director of the Real Academia Española (RAE–Royal...
Segregation Concerns Could Limit Federal Charter Funding
The Biden administration has added restrictions on schools applying for the federal Charter School Program, which provides grant money to charters in their first...
