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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...
Twitter Recognizes Swahili
Swahili (Kiswahili) has become the first African language to be recognized by Twitter. The network now recognizes Swahili words and offers translation of the...
Reading, Writing, and Giving Back
Kristal Bivona gets inspired by voluntary literacy projects
Non-governmental organizations have more opportunities to serve and support education than ever today as pressure increases on...
Fred Armisen Spanish-Language Comedy to Come to HBO
Actor and writer Fred Armisen, known for T.V. series “Portlandia”, is creating a new Spanish-Language comedy, “Los Espookys,” on HBO. Armisen will be a...
Russia Launches French TV
Russian state broadcaster RT is launching a French-language channel, months after being accused of...
Losing Your Language in Prison
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With languages it’s often said that if you don’t use...
Music & Language Lead to Efficient Brain
A new study reveals that bilinguals and trained musicians utilize fewer resources in their brains while doing tasks involving memory. This means that it’s...
Celebrate Mother Language Day!
On International Mother Language Day 2018, celebrated on 21 February every year, UNESCO reiterates its commitment to linguistic diversity and invites its Member States...
Canada Woos Language Students
Languages Canada, the country’s national language-education association, has launched a dynamic new web tool for students, parents, agents, foreign governments, and Canadian trade commissioners,...
Al Jazeera Launches Chinese Site
Al Jazeera has launched a Mandarin-language news website targeting a Chinese population of 1.4...
Taking a Leaf from Biology to Preserve Languages
Biodiversity scientists use language tree to help guide preservation efforts
Scores of indigenous North...
Spanish Media Lacking Diversity
GLAAD, the pressure group for acceptance of the LGBTQ community, has released its second annual Spanish-language media report, Still Invisible/Todavía invisibles (https://www.glaad.org/stillinvisible-todaviainvisible). The bilingual...
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