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Arrival Decodes Linguistic Profession

The recent blockbuster Arrival has linguists in the forefront. Amy Adams plays the protagonist, Louise Banks, an academic field researcher who is recruited by...

Miao Discovered In Cave Carvings

After six years of research, archeologists have confirmed that inscriptions found among cliffs in the Hunan Province are of the Miao language. Miao is...

Oxford Dictionaries’ Word of the Year 2016 is POST-TRUTH

post-truth adjective Relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief. Oxford...

This is International Education Week!

Celebrate International Education Week with NAFSA: Association of International Educators. NAFSA is focusing on the benefits of international education and exchange and says their...

South Korean Film Translated into English and Spanish Remakes

CJ Entertainment announced on Monday that the South Korean film Miss Granny will receive remakes in English and Spanish. Tyler Perry Studios’ 34th Street...

Dual Language Pays

The U.S. Department of Education has announced its first-ever awards supporting Pay for Success (PFS) strategies. The awards will use the innovative PFS funding...

Native American Linguist Wins $625,000 ‘Genius Grant’

MacArthur Foundation has announced the 2016 MacArthur Fellows, commonly known as the “genius grants,” and this year’s class includes Native American linguist Daryl Baldwin. Daryl...

Government Promotes ‘Standard Chinese’

Chinese vice premier Liu Yandong has called for more efforts to promote the standard Chinese language. Addressing a symposium to mark the 15th anniversary...

­Lozenges Help Refugees Learn Swedish

Owners of the Swedish throat lozenge Läkerol, famed for its slogan “Makes People Talk,” are putting their money where their mouths are by creating...

Airbnb Boosts Study Abroad in China

In a move that U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said should inspire other businesses, Airbnb—the multibillion dollar, homesharing company—has committed $80,000 a year...

Democrat Nixes Florida Spanish Debate

A planned, televised U.S. Senate debate between Republican incumbent Marco Rubio and Democratic candidate, Rep. Patrick Murphy, has been canceled because Murphy would not...

Russian for Chinese Pilots

Chinese fighter pilots will have to learn Russian in order to fly their new, state-of-the-art, Russian-made Sukhoi Su-35 multirole fighter aircraft to be delivered...

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