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Celebrating Samoan Language Week 2023
This week marked annual celebrations of Samoan Language Week or - Vaiaso o le Gagana Samoa, which was largely observed in the Polynesian Islands, New Zealand, Australia and Hawai’i.
The annual event is a celebration...
Dual language programs face a threat in Arizona
In Arizona, Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne is targeting a growing number of dual...
Spanish in Morocco
Last month, the Instituto Cervantes signed a contract with Moroccan universities Abdelmalek Essaâdi University of Tangier/Tetouan and the Mohammed V University of Rabat, to mark and promote Spanish language and culture at their institutions.
This...
Are We Cultural and Linguistic Surrogates?
(June 2023) Tasha Austin reflects on her own experience as a language-teacher educator and poses a question all language teachers should ask themselves
Call to Double Title III Funding
More than 160 organizations, including UnidosUS, TESOL, NABE, CAL, JNCL, the NEA, and the AFT are calling...
Cockney Recognized as a Community Language
At the recent Modern Cockney Festival, celebrations concluded with the official recognition of Cockney as a community language by Tower Hamlets Council in East London.
The month-long festival featured cultural traditions including an embellished ‘pearly...
Loss of Language Diversity Accelerating
There’s an ongoing crisis in the field of linguistics: Global language experts estimate that, without intervention, about one...
Designing Effective World Language Courses
On a recent visit to Italy, I was able to put my basic Italian language skills to the...
Guinea book festival aims to improve literacy
The 15th annual ‘72 Hours of the Book’ festival recently took place in Guinea, filling a sports stadium...
Clarifying the Science of Reading
For at least a half-century, there has been a great deal of discussion about how children learn to read. While policymakers, curriculum developers, educational leaders, and those in the media have been using this...
