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A Letter of Apology and Hope from America to its People
To the people who gave me life,I have failed and hurt you. I have turned my back on my people when you needed me the most. And, in truth, I’ve tried to erase the...
Mississauga Nation Launches Online Language Initiatives; Partners with Conservationists
According to CBC, the Mississauga Nation is launching a three-pronged initiative online to revitalize culture, language and identity in its communities.
"I think people want to be connected to culture, and that's what they were...
Bringing a Dying Language Back to Life
It is unlikely that many of his grade-school classmates would have predicted that Sunn m’Cheaux would grow up to be a Harvard instructor.
“I remember being humiliated in elementary school, because I sounded different from...
Reflections in the Water
Occasionally, I’ll wear a long red-and-black huipil that was made for me a few years ago while I was teaching in Mexico. Every time I put it on, its bold colors and unusual style...
From Watering Down to Challenging: Breaking Down the Wall, One Essential Shift at a...
DAN ALPERT: In Breaking Down the Wall, you underscore the problem of tracking English learners into lower-level courses in which “they experience a curriculum that remediates, rather than accelerates.” What are the most effective...
Support Native Language Center to Help Fight COVID-19
Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) is calling for the inclusion of a provision in the next coronavirus relief bill to establish a Native American Language Resource Center (NALRC) to support Native American language education schools...
Stephen Krashen’s Seven Tips for Teaching Language During Covid-19
For Stephen Krashen, the disruption to traditional education during Covid-19 may reveal some unexpected benefits.
Krashen is a leading world scholar, emeritus professor of Education at the University of Southern California, and author of several...
Last Speaker of Sare Language Dies
On April 4, Licho, one of the four last speakers of the Great Andamanese language family and the last speaker of the Sare language died of tuberculosis and heart disease in Port Blair on...
PhD Student Makes History as First to Defend Thesis in Quechua
A doctoral student in Peru, Roxana Quispe Collantes, is the first to write and defend a thesis in Quechua. The indigenous language, which boasts over eight million speakers, is widely known for being the...
Celebrate International Mother Language Day on Feb. 21
February 21 is International Mother Language Day and this year's theme is "Languages without borders." In an open letter, Director-General of UNESCO Audrey Azoulay said, "By bringing their speakers closer together, by allowing them...
