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Strange Bedfellows
Julie Gordon chronicles the efforts of linguists, indigenous communities, and Google to create a comprehensive online information source on endangered languages
In what might seem an unlikely partnership, a team comprised of leading linguists, representatives...
March 2013
Preschool Promise
During last month’s State of the Union address, the President made it very clear that he wanted to “work with states” to expand preschool across the nation: “I propose working with states to...
March 2013
Strange Bedfellows
Julie Gordon chronicles the efforts of linguists, indigenous communities, and Google to create a comprehensive online information source on endangered languages
Speaking in Our Defense
David Edwards reflects on the first year’s work of...
Mother Knows Best
An African experiment lends considerable weight to the argument for mother-tongue education
For the last five years, 24 schools in Central Africa's Cameroon have taken part in an experiment to determine the efficacy of...
NIEA Calls for Action
‘Empowering tribes and Native communities is critical to providing our children with high-quality education. Passage of the Native CLASS Act is an important and much-needed step in that direction,’ says NIEA President Dr. Heather...
News
Google Launches Endangered Language Project
The web behemoth, Google, knows that knowledge is power, and as the world’s largest purveyor of information, Google has risen to the opportunity to use its power for good in...
The Portuguese Leviathan
Kristal Bivona explores the natural and cultural diversity of Brazil
Wake up and smell the cafezinho. The world is finally recognizing that Brazil is half of Latin America and potentially the next world superpower. Students...
Travel Guiding
There has never been such a variety of ways to learn away from home, so Language Magazine offers some suggestions
United Kingdom
The University of East Anglia (UEA) is home to more than 2500 international students...
Striking Gold Down Under
Kristal Bivona shares her experience of the English immersion destination that lives up to the promise of its name: The Gold Coast
From the observation deck of the Skypoint Q1, Queensland’s tallest building, what’s...
The Secret of Mayan Success
Kristal Bivona catches a glimpse of Mayan language preservation in Quintana Roo, Mexico
Around the world, people are looking to the Mayan calendar for keys to the future of the planet and the mysterious changes...
