Tag: 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 they had been speaking Ukrainian for a long time, while...
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 13.6%) increase from FY23. It also requests “a name change...
English Learners Rarely Identified as Gifted
NWEA, a not-for-profit research and educational services organization serving K–12 students, has released a new study focusing on...
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 from The University of Auckland and Yale University, revealed that...
Our native language affects brain wiring
Scientists in Leipzig, Germany have found evidence that the language we speak affects the connectivity pathways in our...
French Tests May Be Required for Migrants
Lawmakers are increasing efforts to make it harder to stay in France long term if you don’t speak French. A new immigration bill presented on February 1 outlines measures to introduce a compulsory language...
Listen before Repeating
When someone hears a concept or a person’s name for the first time, the most common way of learning this new word is to repeat it out loud. However, previous studies have found contradictory...
Cardona Sets Goal of Multilingualism for All Students
At last month’s National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE) annual conference in Portland, Oregon, US secretary for education...
Navajo University Offers First PhD in Diné
A tribal university on the largest Native American reservation in the US has become the first of more than 30 accredited tribal colleges across the country, to launch its doctoral program.
The newly announced program...
Moldovan Parliament rules Romanian as national language
The parliament of Moldova has approved a law on referring to the country’s national language as Romanian rather than Moldovan in the constitution and all legislative texts.
This move comes despite strong opposition from a...