Unlocking the Vietnamese Language: A Student’s Perspective in Saigon
Vietnam—the land of delicious food, viral-worthy motorcycle traffic, immense history, and… language classes? Learning Vietnamese is definitely not on the radar for many language...
Latvia Drops Russian from Schools
Latvia’s Cabinet of Ministers has unanimously and without debate approved new education rules that plan for the gradual rejection of studying Russian as a...
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La Doppia Vita
Simona Montanari proves how an Italian-English dual-language program in Southern California is improving English literacy
In the public classrooms of Glendale Unified School District, a...
Protection for Turkey’s ‘Bird Language’
The whistled “bird language” used by small groups of Black Sea villagers in remote northern Turkey has joined a UNESCO list of endangered languages...
Diglossia Releases Mubakkir Arabic Early Reading Assessment
Diglossia has announced the release of Mubakkir, an Arabic early-reading assessment designed for native and nonnative learners at beginning and intermediate proficiency levels. Experts...
The Future of Spanish and Hispanic Media in the U.S.
Does one have to speak Spanish to be considered Hispanic or Latino in the U.S.? What is the role of Hispanic media in the...
Grants to Fully Fund Chinese and Arabic Teachers @ K-12 Schools
U.S. K-12 schools can host a fully-funded teacher from Egypt, Morocco, or China with the help of Teachers of Critical Languages Program (TCLP) grants. TCLP...
Confucius Launches Chinese Online Test and Programs
The Confucius Institute and XuetangX have launched a platform for students around the world who want to learn Chinese and pass the HSK proficiency...
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...
Paper Books are Better in Bed
Many of us choose to end the day curled up in bed with a good read, and as technology revolutionizes the publishing industry and...
Macron Sees Bright Future for French
French president Emmanuel Macron said his native tongue would “be the first language of...
Duolingo Rolls Out New Language-Learning Podcast
The language-learning app, Duolingo has decided to add NPR style podcasts to their arsenal of tools to get people speaking. The company, which is...
Spanish Speakers Rising by Five Million a Year
Spain’s Instituto Cervantes has released its annual report on the Spanish language: El español en el mundo 2017, revealing...
The Amazing Case of El Biblioburro
Lori Langer de Ramirez uses the world language classroom to broaden students’ knowledge of geography and introduce concepts like social justice
Language study can open...
