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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Nigeria Requires Igbo
Imo State, one of the five states located
in the South-Eastern region of Nigeria, has made Igbo language, the state’s
vernacular, compulsory in all the schools...
The Value of Reliable Transmission
“Radio Free Asia broadcasts, like an educator, have brightened our hearts… They have opened our eyes. China always wants to keep the Uyghurs...
Mississippi Approves Seal of Biliteracy
The Mississippi State Board of Education has voted to approve
the state’s Seal of Biliteracy Policy and Mississippi Seal of Biliteracy
Guidelines at the local level...
Paul Simon Study Abroad Act Reintroduced to House
Representatives Cheri Bustos (IL-17) and John Katko (NY-24)
recently reintroduced the bipartisan Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program
Act. The bill would establish a competitive grant...
‘Home of Hispanic Cultures’ to Open in Los Angeles
Toward the end of next year, the Cervantes Institute will
open its first center in Los Angeles, which will be "the home of Hispanic
cultures," according...
Hungary Amends Language Requirements
From 2020, high school graduates in Hungary are required to possess at least one upper-intermediate language certificate or a higher-level Hungarian Matura from one...
10 Best Foreign Language Horror Movies for Halloween
Some say love is the universal language of humanity, but
fear can work just as well. We’ve compiled a list of foreign language movies to
both...
The App Educating the Children of Pakistan’s Slums
A new app called Taleemabad is bridging the gap of students overlooked by traditional schooling in Pakistan. While 51% of people in the country...
New Unified Inuktut Writing System Approved
The national Inuit organization of Canada has decided on a
new standard of writing for a unified Inkutut writing system. The system is
called Inuktut Qaliujaaqpait...
Spanish through Music & Friendship in Tijuana
Univoice Corporation, the developer of a language-learning platform that teaches languages exclusively through music, has started its first learning class in Tijuana, Mexico. This...
UN Combats False Claims on Cantonese
Multiple recent posts on Facebook and Twitter that claim
that the United Nations (UN) has officially defined Cantonese as a language and
not a dialect and...
What Assembly Bill 5 Means for Linguists
On Sept 18th, California Governor Gavin Newsom
signed Assembly Bill 5 (CA AB 5) into law which will take effect in January.
The new California state...
