Tag: bilingual

Teaching Heritage Speakers

In the US, “heritage speakers” are students who...

Bilingual Education is America’s Future

A new report published today by the UCLA Civil...

Complex Languages May Shape Bilingual Brains Differently

In a recent study published in the journal...

Bilinguals React More Emotionally to Mother Tongue

A recent study by researchers in Poland has examined differences in how bilingual people respond to emotionally charged words in different languages. The study, carried...

De Facto Bilingual Education

It has been hypothesized that successful bilingual...

Continue Celebrating Mother Language Day!

In 1999 UNESCO declared February 21 to be International Mother Language Day to promote awareness of linguistic diversity and multilingualism. Although there are about...

2030 NAEP Writing Assessment Recommendations

To support multilingual learners of English (MLEs),...

Cardona Raises the Bar for US Bilingualism

In a speech last...

Online Dating Favors Bilinguals

Poll reveals 66% of US singles would “swipe right” on someone who claims to be multilingual, but nearly half of users admit to lying...

Fostering Language and Literacy Development

Literacy is essential for success in school and in life beyond school. The ability to read and write well provides individuals with untold opportunities...
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