Tag: language
Understanding Language
Kenji Hakuta and Martha Castellón present the challenges and opportunities
for English Language Learners
If you were a surfer, the Common Core State Standards and...
Demand Increases for Modern Language Professors
According to the Modern Language Association (MLA), there will probably be more full-time jobs in 2012-13 in the U.S. for foreign-language professors than for...
$100,000 Grant to Help Improve Chinese Language Instruction in America
Last year, Claudia Ross, immediate past president of the Chinese Language Teachers Association (CLTA), began designing a program to help expand the resources available...
Latvians Reject Proposal for Russian as Official Language
On Saturday, February 18, Latvians rejected a proposal to give Russian status as an official language of the state. According to the Christian Science...
About the Turkish Language
About the Turkish language
See also: Turkish language
History
The earliest forms of the Turkish language were written in Orkhon script.
During the Ottoman Empire, Ottoman Turkish was...
California Language Roadmap Summit
On Friday, May 7, a summit meeting entitled, “Building World Citizens for California’s Success,” brought together leaders from business, education, public policy, and local...
Columnist Calls Language Learning Useless
In a recent column for the Washington Post, Why Waste Time on a Foreign Language?, Jay Mathews argues that "based on what actually happens...
Language Aid for Haiti
California's Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC) is providing thousands of language "survival" products to U.S. forces assisting relief operations in...
Language Magazine Supports PRIDE Act
Language Magazine is urging its readers to ask their representatives to approve legislation introduced by Representative Raúl Grijalva (D–AZ) to expand access to and...
