Tag: World
Love & Other Emotions Prove to not be Universal Across Languages
Humans have a breadth of emotions and are on a constant
search to express them through language, though sometimes we find that words in
one language...
Bringing Chinese to Preschoolers
Lauren Cortinas presents a
solution for the youngest learners of Mandarin
In October 2014, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg gave a speech at Tsinghua University in Beijing entirely...
How would you describe your World Cup team? Have your say for charity!
What three words would you use to sum up your country’s World Cup squad? Cambridge University Press (CUP) wants to know as it kicks...
US Leaves Education, Science, Culture Organization
Following in President Reagan’s footsteps, the Trump administration has announced the U.S. intention to withdraw from United Nations Educational Scientific Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in...
Celebrate World Teachers’ Day
Teaching in Freedom, Empowering Teachers
Held annually on October 5 since 1994, World Teachers’ Day commemorates the anniversary of the signing of the 1966 UNESCO/ILO...
Could the language barrier actually fall within the next 10 years?
David Arbesú, University of South Florida
Wouldn’t it be wonderful to travel to a foreign country without having to worry about the nuisance of communicating...
Write to the US Senate to Protect World Language Education
The Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee of the United States Senate has released a draft of the new Elementary and Secondary Education Act...
World Languages at the Emmys and Oscars
Spanish-language programs are celebrating their nominations in a newly-created category at the International Emmy Awards for Non-English Language U.S. Primetime Program. Telemundo and Nat...
The World Lights up for Int’l Literacy Day
UNESCO raises awareness for the importance of literacy to sustainable development.
On September 8th, communities from all corners of the world celebrated UNESCO’s International Literacy...
Second Minnesota District Offers World Language Certificate
Rochester Public Schools is joining Minneapolis by offering seniors with bilingual ability the opportunity to earn a world language certificate that will count toward...
World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) Award Deadline
The deadline for submissions for the 2014 WISE Awards is 13.00 GMT January 15, 2014. Six innovative educational projects will be awarded $20,000 each...
Survey of World Languages in Congress
In an effort to create a broad picture of second language capabilities among Americans, the National Council for Languages and International Studies (NCLIS) (www.languagepolicy.org)...
