Tag: language
Automated Scoring for AAPPL Spanish PW
In September 2023, ACTFL and Language Testing International (LTI) launched an automated scoring system for the ACTFL Assessment of Performance toward Proficiency in Languages...
Power Up Language Learning with the Proficiency Cycle
“How can we elevate our language learners, celebrate their hard-earned talents, and bring our program to new heights?” The answer? Harness the magic of...
Spanish Genders Fluctuate in Argentina
In Argentina’s capital, Buenos Aires, the local Education Ministry, headed by María Soledad Acuña, forbade the use of inclusive language in schools, claiming that...
Ñamericano Rejected by Spanish Establishment
The director of the Real Academia Española (RAE–Royal...
GAO Reports on Mitigating Learning Loss for ELs
While the pandemic presented obstacles for many students during the 2020–21 school year, the federal General Accounting Office’s (GAO’s) nationwide survey of public K–12...
CA Bill Seeks to Level Biliteracy Seal Options
A California Bill currently in the legislature, aims to fill a gap in state education recognition ensuring a state seal of biliteracy - proof...
Battle over Te Reo Māori Signs in New Zealand
Plans to introduce bilingual road signs throughout New Zealand have inflamed political tensions and heightened arguments over racial politics in the country’s election race.
Last...
Malaysia govt seeks to introduce Tamil language in schools
In Malaysia, the government is looking into introducing Tamil language as an additional subject in secondary schools across the country.
According to Prime Minister Anwar...
Applications Now Open for HBCU, TCCU, and MSI Research and Development Infrastructure Grant Program
The RDI grant program is designed to provide four-year HBCUs, TCCUs, and MSIs including Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs),...
Applications Now Open for Postsecondary Student Success Grant Program
The purpose of this program is to equitably improve postsecondary student outcomes, including retention, transfer (including successful transfer of completed credits), credit accumulation, and...
Data Shows US-China Cultural Relations at Low Point
According to official figures, cultural ties between the United States and China are at a significant low after years of steady decline.
Data measuring study abroad,...
