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Language Diversity at Risk
New research accompanying the launch of a grammar database, has revealed a potential loss of significant, global linguistic diversity.
Postdoctoral researcher Hedvig Skirgård and Associate Professor Simon Greenhil from the Australian National University and the...
Haitian Creole is a Living Language
(May 2023) Marleen Julien celebrates Haitian Heritage Month with recognition of the vibrancy and growing importance of Kreyòl Ayisyen
Activists warn Russian languages are disappearing faster than data suggests
Activists in Russia have warned that hundreds of rare languages spoken by Russia’s ethnic and indigenous minorities are disappearing at an alarming rate.
It is thought by linguistic experts that these languages are becoming obsolete...
Centering on Students: Empowering Learning Experiences Wanted
(April 2023) Ayanna Cooper finds out what newcomer students really need
Colombia, Tierra Querida
In my experience, Colombia is among the most misunderstood Spanish-speaking countries. Until the wonderful recent Disney film Encanto, most of what we have heard about Colombia in the US has involved drug trafficking or...
Content, Language, and Culture Learning Targets
Lesson planning is a political act. Schools in the US, at the core, are designed to promote a...
Canada: Filipino language courses introduced to B.C. schools
In Vancouver B.C., public school students at Sir Charles Tupper Secondary will soon have access to Filipino language courses, after the city’s school board recently unanimously voted to introduce classes for grades 10-12.
The course...
Canada Settles Cultural and Linguistic ‘Genocide’ Suit
Canada has agreed to pay out C$2.8 billion ($2.09 billion) to settle a decade-long lawsuit seeking reparations for the loss of language and Indigenous culture caused by the residential school system.
The class-action lawsuit, first...
Educating Boys and Young Men of Color, Persistence, Preservation and Preparation
(March 2023) Ayanna Cooper finds out why Ron Walker prioritizes the social–emotional learning of young Black men
UN Launches Ten-Year ‘Survival Plan’ for Endangered Languages
In a landmark move before the close of 2022, the United Nations finally launched what it calls the International Decade of Indigenous Languages—a ten-year “survival plan” to protect global Indigenous languages from extinction, in...
