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Portuguese Planning for Immigrants

The president of Portugal’s recently created Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA), Luís Goes Pinheiro, has announced a plan, aimed at immigrants in...

China Exerting Influence in Spanish

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Ghana Exemplifies Chinese Fervor in Africa

Chinese language learning in Ghana is at an all-time high, according to Emelia Agyei-Mensah, registrar of the University of Ghana. Speaking at a recent language...

French Defenders Sue Over ‘Franglais’

Language defense groups in France are taking legal action over an “excessive” use of English and mixed English and French terms by public institutions...

Malawi’s President orders Swahili to be taught in 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...

Spanish Royal Academy rejects call to change language’s name to ‘Ñamericano’

On Monday, the director of the Spanish speaking diaspora’s main linguistic institution rejected a suggestion to rename the Spanish language to “Ñamericano”, to mark...

Greenlandic MP refuses to speak Danish in Parliament

During a debate in the Danish Parliament in Copenhagen, a Greenlandic MP has refused to speak Danish, instead speaking entirely in her native Inuit...

Nicaraguan Wins Reina Sofia Poetry Prize

Exiled Nicaraguan poet and novelist Gioconda Belli, known for her feminist literature, has been awarded the Reina Sofia Ibero-American Poetry prize. Belli’s work has...

Asylum Process Hampered by Lack of Linguistic Diversity

The Center for American Progress released a report on the importance ofproviding meaningful language access to those seeking asylum in the US in orderto...

Québec’s Temporary Migrants Seen as Threat to French

Québec's new commissioner of French says a boom in the number of temporary migrants is threatening the status of French, citing “significant repercussions." In the...

Canada Takes AI Action to Teach French

In Canada, the Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Official Languages and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, has announced that an...

Finnish University Accused of Overusing English

Finland's Deputy Chancellor of Justice, Mikko Puumalainen issued a ruling this week, criticizing Aalto University in its wide use of English in degree level...

UK Backtracks on Chinese Institute Ban

The UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has backtracked on a pledge to close down 30 Chinese state-sponsored Confucius Institutes across the country.  During his unsuccessful...

Germany: Berlin mayor refuses to use gender-inclusive language

Kai Wegner, Mayor of Berlin and member of the Christian Democrat party has recently met a strong backlash after announcing he will not be...
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