Tag: culture
French around the World and Right Here
While you may know that French is spoken by 300 million people around the world and by 2 million people at their homes in the US, and that much of what is now the...
New Arabic Publishing Strategy Announced
The United Arab Emirates’ Ministry of Culture and Youth has launched a new strategy to overhaul its literature and publishing industry. Noura Al Kaabi, minister of culture and youth, announced the move on the...
Potential of Light Literature
Regardless of the reason for coming to the US, all immigrant children who speak a language other than English share a common risk: the danger of losing their mother tongue.
Maintaining one’s native language is...
Keying In K–12 Equity
This is the fourth school year educators, students, families, and administrators will be impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. While recent data from NWEA shows early signs of rebounding,1 which offers some hope, the research...
Spanish-Speaking Star Voted Artist of the Year
Spanish-speaking Puerto Rican reggaeton star Bad Bunny made history at the Video Music Awards by becoming the...
House Bill Introduced to Boost Chinese Language and Cultural Expertise
In late July, Congressmen Andy Barr (R-Kentucky) and Ami Bera (D-California) introduced the Expand eXpertise in China...
Content, Language, and Culture Learning Targets
Lesson planning is a political act. Schools in the US, at the core, are designed to promote a monocultural and monolingual perspective of teaching and learning. As educators, the lessons we create and facilitate...
How My Midwestern Neighborhood Became ‘Mi Barrio’
When I found out that I was pregnant with my first child in the US and I realized that my baby would be born in this country, I immediately experienced a strong feeling of...
Creating Community Connections
On March 13, 2020, when the seriousness of the coronavirus hit our campus, classes, lectures, programs, conferences, and celebrations had to be cancelled or reinvented. Faculty, staff, and students received that same night the...
Language Is Limitless
We know the power of language. It can open doors for our students to the world, helping them to connect with new people, experience cultures different from their own, and develop greater insight, empathy,...