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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...

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Nigeria: France commits to French education in Lagos public schools

In Lagos, Nigeria the state government has announced a partnership with France to facilitate employment and enrichment of the youth population, through cultural and...

Office of Hawaiian Affairs awards grants for preserving language

In the last month, the Office for Hawaiian affairs has awarded several substantial grants to community organizations for the specific purpose of preserving the...

Russian Citizens Take Language Test to Avoid Latvian Expulsion 

The Latvian government has demanded more than 20,000 Russian citizens take a language test to avoid deportation and ‘prove loyalty’ to Latvia.  Despite these citizens...

Celebrating Samoan Language Week 2023

This week marked annual celebrations of Samoan Language Week or - Vaiaso o le Gagana Samoa, which was largely observed in the Polynesian Islands,...

Welsh-Speaking Teachers Recalled

Schools in Wales are asking Welsh-speaking teachers in England to return home, due to concerns that the lack of native-speaker teachers will affect the...

Spanish in Morocco

Last month, the Instituto Cervantes signed a contract with Moroccan universities Abdelmalek Essaâdi University of Tangier/Tetouan and the Mohammed V University of Rabat, to...

Designing Effective World Language Courses

On a recent visit to Italy, I was...

Guinea book festival aims to improve literacy

The 15th annual ‘72 Hours of the Book’...

Irish, Scottish Gaelic, and Welsh Included in King Charles’ Coronation

For the first time in history, the traditional languages spoken in the four home nations of the UK will become part of a coronation...

Italy Seeks to Penalize the Use of English

Under a new legislation, Italians who use English and other foreign words in official communications could potentially be fined up to €100,000 ($108,705). The law...

Cornish Making a Comeback

In the UK’s South West, efforts to revitalize Cornwall’s indigenous language Kernewek are stronger than ever.  The ancient language can be traced back 4000 years...

Ghana: Increase in Chinese language learning

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...

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