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Transcending Monolingualism
Research shows that multilingual skills correlate with higher scores on assessments (Vogel and Garcia, 2017), and studies indicate that when those results are present,...
Challenge to Spanish Causes Outcry
Last month, Spain’s eighth education law in democratic history was passed by congress while creating a storm of anger and protest. One of the...
Elite Language Students Focus on Community Service
Even during these challenging times, language students contribute to the greater good. I recently attended (via Zoom, of course) the award ceremony of the...
The Other Spanish Golden Age
Students encounter excellent cultural references in today’s Spanish language textbooks. Striking photographs, stunning videos, and authentic materials bring the art, music, cuisine, and literature...
German Teachers & Students: Take the German Quiz Challenge
Calling all German teachers! Are you interested in tools that can make your classroom more fun and engaging? Look no further, meet the The...
Lack of Chinese Interpreters Cripples Zimbabwe’s Courts
The magistrate floundered his hands bewildered. The accused, a Chinese gold miner, allegedly shot his workers twice in their thighs when they asked for...
Education Begins with Language
At the Council of Europe’s initiative, the European Day of Languages has been celebrated every year since 2001 on September 26 with the European...
Russia Criticizes Uzbek Language Policy
The Russian Foreign Ministry said this month that supporters of the Uzbekistan government’s plan to enforce the use of Uzbek in the civil service...
Botswana to Introduce Swahili Language in Local Schools
Botswana plans to introduce Swahili language in the southern African country’s local schools, according to Fidelis Molao, the country’s minister of basic education. Speaking...
Spain’s ‘Wealth of Bilingualism’
The director of Spain’s Instituto Cervantes applauded the country’s linguistic diversity and said that people should “understand the enormous wealth of living in a...
French Program for Refugees Shows Success
A French parliamentary report presented to the National Assembly last month found that significant progress has been made since 2018 in helping refugees and...
Inner Mongolians Protest Chinese Language Classes
A new directive in the Inner Mongolia region is causing parents to protest. The directive will require three subjects — language and literature, politics,...
