Tag: language
UN Spanish Language Day 2023
The 23rd of April was observed as Spanish Language Day, officially designated by UNESCO in 2010. Celebrations acknowledge Spanish as an official and intercontinental...
Language Diversity at Risk
New research accompanying the launch of a grammar database, has revealed a potential loss of significant, global linguistic diversity.
Postdoctoral researcher Hedvig Skirgård and Associate...
Cognitive Skills Linked to Language Learning
New research into child language acquisition has made...
Conversation Starters
Your students, invigorated by your passion for learning a foreign language and developing cultural competency, move to the foreign country where their target language...
Kyiv Rejects Russian
According to a survey, 33% of Kyiv’s residents have switched from speaking Russian to Ukrainian since Putin’s invasion a year ago. About 46% said...
Multilingualism Makes It into Biden’s Budget
Under President Biden’s budget request for fiscal year 2024, the Department of Education would receive $90.6 billion in discretionary spending, a $10.8 billion (or...
English Learners Rarely Identified as Gifted
NWEA, a not-for-profit research and educational services organization...
Could native language shape musical ability?
According to a new study, speakers of tonal and non-tonal languages may perceive music differently.
Research conducted by The Music Lab - a collaborative department...
Haitian Creole is a Living Language
(May 2023) Marleen Julien celebrates Haitian Heritage Month with recognition of the vibrancy and growing importance of Kreyòl Ayisyen
Our native language affects brain wiring
Scientists in Leipzig, Germany have found evidence that...
