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The Cradle of Spanish
Daniel Ward visits the birthplace of the Spanish language
Castilla y León is not only the largest autonomous region of Spain, but also the birthplace of Castellano or Castilian Spanish which is now spoken by...
Preserving Cherokee in the U.S.
The near demise of the Cherokee language came largely thanks to the U.S. government. Most Cherokee were forced to make a brutal march from the Southeast to Oklahoma in the 1830s, but a few...
Preserving Cherokee in the U.S.
The near demise of the Cherokee language came largely thanks to the U.S. government. Most Cherokee were forced to make a brutal march from the Southeast to Oklahoma in the 1830s, but a few...
Bilingualism Benefits the Brain at Any Age
Learning and actively using a second language, whether done from childhood or later in life, can not only improve language processing but benefit the brain in a more general sense. In a study published...
Cross-Sector Collaboration Promises Progress
Kathy Stein-Smith assesses the role of the Language Enterprise in addressing the U.S. world-language deficit
Relatively few American students study world languages, with only 18.5% of K–12 students and only 8.6% of college and university...
New Federal Language Education Survey
With funding from The Language Flagship at the Defense Language and National Security Education Office (DLNSEO), the American Councils Research Center (ARC), the research arm of American Councils, is overseeing the Comprehensive Survey of...
Mutual Benefit
Heather Tyler explains how the service learning model works for all participants
My curiosity and desire for independence have led me around the world in search of new experiences that I could turn into good...
December 2014
Humans to Remain Relevant
For decades, we’ve been hearing how artificial intelligence (AI) will replace human brain power in all areas, but especially language — where claims that automated translation and interpretation would make language...
December 2014
Preparing Children on the Range
Claudia Miner examines the challenges of getting early education to minority children in the most rural environments
Mutual Benefit
Heather Tyler explains how the service learning model works for all participants
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Spanish Flavors
The distinct regions of Spain offer an array of choices for the language learner
Spain is divided into autonomous regions, each with its own government and often with an entirely different character, and even some...
