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Nicaraguan Wins Reina Sofia Poetry Prize

Exiled Nicaraguan poet and novelist Gioconda Belli, known for her feminist literature, has been awarded the Reina Sofia Ibero-American Poetry prize. Belli’s work has...

ANLE Celebrates 50 Years

The North American Academy of the Spanish Language (ANLE), the second-youngest “daughter” of the legendary Royal Spanish Academy (RAE, founded in 1713), celebrates its...

NC Governor Declares ‘State of Emergency for Public Education’

In a special address, North Carolina governor Roy...

Asylum Process Hampered by Lack of Linguistic Diversity

The Center for American Progress released a report on the importance ofproviding meaningful language access to those seeking asylum in the US in orderto...

Québec’s Temporary Migrants Seen as Threat to French

Québec's new commissioner of French says a boom in the number of temporary migrants is threatening the status of French, citing “significant repercussions." In the...

Language Exposure Shapes Young Brains

New research from the University of East...

Brazilian constitution to be translated into Indigenous language

Brazil will soon have a copy of its 1988 Constitution in an Indigenous language. A team of 15 translators are currently working on translating the...

Canada Takes AI Action to Teach French

In Canada, the Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Official Languages and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, has announced that an...

Finnish University Accused of Overusing English

Finland's Deputy Chancellor of Justice, Mikko Puumalainen issued a ruling this week, criticizing Aalto University in its wide use of English in degree level...

UK Backtracks on Chinese Institute Ban

The UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has backtracked on a pledge to close down 30 Chinese state-sponsored Confucius Institutes across the country.  During his unsuccessful...

Germany: Berlin mayor refuses to use gender-inclusive language

Kai Wegner, Mayor of Berlin and member of the Christian Democrat party has recently met a strong backlash after announcing he will not be...

Bilingual Education is America’s Future

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

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