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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Irish Gains Full EU Status
The derogation of the status of the Irish language in European Union (EU) institutions ended on 31 December 2021 and its status is now...
UK Government Backs British Sign Language Bill
The British government is backing a bill to finally make British Sign Language (BSL) a recognized language in the UK and help deaf people...
Netflix Banks on Korean
Netflix has announced that it will release a record amount of Korean-language programming, including five original films, in 2022, capitalizing on last year’s global...
Spanish Ballots ‘Critical for Democracy’
As voting rights and voter suppression have become hot topics in Washington, the lack of multilingual ballots in some parts of the US is...
Cowichan Tribes Vote to Create Independent School District
Cowichan Tribes along with the Dididaht First Nation in Duncan, BC have voted to create their own independent school district, according to reporting form Chek...
But You’re Not What We’re Looking For
(January 2022) Mary Romney-Schaab explores employment discrimination in English language teaching
Reclaiming Wôpanâak Language
(November 2021) Ayanna Cooper celebrates Native American Heritage Month with a vision of linguistic decolonization
Sep. 26-Oct. 3 is National Teach Spanish Week
September 26 marks the beginning of National Teach Spanish Week (NTSW). NTSW, which coincides with Hispanic American Heritage Month, was first launched by the...
Helsinki Mayor Floats Idea of English-Language City
Finland has two official languages: Finnish and Swedish. The government also recognizes an additional handful of regional languages like Sámi or Karelian, as well...
Taiwan Opens Chinese Centers Across US
Taiwan’s Minister of the Overseas Community Affairs Council (OCAC), Tung Chen-yuan (童振源), opened the new Taiwan Center for Mandarin Learning in Irvine, California, to...
Make English Truly a World Language
(September 2021) Venice Irving and Anna Hearrell explain how cultural awareness can bridge the English divide
What Do Students Want Out of Today’s Language Class?
What motivates students to study languages? How do our students prefer to learn languages? Does school actually “get in the way” of language learning?
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