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Israel Considers Mandatory Arabic Study
A measure introduced by MK Oren Hazan (Likud) would make it mandatory for schools in Israel to teach the Arabic language starting from first...
Investing in German
Why and where to learn the übercool language of economics, engineering, and design
According to the latest estimates by the Goethe–Institut, around 14.5 million people...
Arabic is America’s Fastest-Growing Language
The Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) recently released Census Bureau data from the 2014 American Community Survey (ACS) showing that a record 63.2 million...
Startup Finds Arabic Language Jobs for Syrian Refugees
NaTakallam (we speak Arabic) is a new platform aimed at providing employment for Syrian refugees in Lebanon through teaching remote classes to Arabic language...
Japan Donates to Help Refugees Learn German
The Japan Art Association, an art charity under the patronage of Prince Hitachi, unveiled a donation of ¥100 million (about $829,000) to the Goethe-Institut. The...
French Strikes Positive Chord with Migrants
As Europe struggles to deal with the influx of refugees fleeing conflicts in North Africa and the Middle East, opinions are polarizing between those...
EU Reacts to Russian Reporting
The European Union’s (EU's) foreign affairs department announced last month that it was launching a rapid-response team to counter what it considers biased Russian...
‘Merkel’ is Now a German Verb
Merkeln is in the lead for the German publishing company Langenscheidt’s annual Youth Word of the Year. Winning by over 20%, the word is...
Language Skill Changes Lives in North Korea
As North Korea announced the creation of its own time zone, the leaders of the “hermit country” have again politically distanced themselves from the...
Global Spanish
One of the best things about learning Spanish is the diversity of places in which it is spoken — and taught
Spanish is one of...
Portuguese Immersion
Talk about tough decisions: Brazil or Portugal?
There’s never been a better time to go to Brazil. With the Rio Olympic Games on the horizon...
Portuguese from Cape to Cape
Brazil may be the Portuguese powerhouse, but the language is still alive and well in Africa
With a population of just 10 million people, Portugal...
