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Laws to Preserve Cherokee Renewed
Last month in Talequah, Oklahoma, the Cherokee Nation renewed a law aimed at preserving the Cherokee language.
At an official ceremony, Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin signed an updated and permanent renewal of The Durbin Feeling...
Educating Students about the Lived Experience in Canada
Schools across Canada have recognized National Day of Truth and Reconciliation for two years to incorporate the legacy of residential schools into the classroom. Now, education leaders are actively ensuring that educators continue to...
Saqarik
Juan does a double take when I mention Joyabaj. “¿De veras?” he asks. We’d been chatting about my recent trip to Guatemala as he finished up his shift at work. He wondered if I’d...
Push for Guernesiais to be Taught in UK Channel Islands Schools
On the island of Guernsey in the English Channel, the language commission chair has announced that the native language of the island should be taught in schools.
Sir Richard Collas, chair of the Guernsey Language...
Japanese Guide Created for Immigrants
As Japan’s immigrant population reaches record highs in response to demand for workers as the country's indigenous population ages, volunteers in the Western prefecture of Mie have created a book of onomatopoeic Japanese terms,...
No Sabo
One day while at work, I was speaking with one of our English teachers about Spanish, and he...
Universidad de Salamanca hosts Dia de las Lenguas Africanas
On October 20, the Faculty of Philology at the University of Salamanca in Spain is hosting Dia de las Lenguas Africanas, or the Day of African Languages. This year, the university celebrates the languages...
Mali drops French as an official language
In a constitutional change, Mali, the eighth-largest country in Africa, has dropped French—its official language since 1960.
The new constitution is reported as having an overwhelming majority vote at 96.91% , in the June 18...
Sign officially becomes South Africa’s 12th language
Last month in Pretoria, South Africa, President Cyril Ramaphosa made sign language the 12th official language during an official ceremony at the Union Buildings.
The move came after the National Assembly approved a request to...
Record Numbers for Taiwanese Hokkien Test
Last month in Taipei, more than 20,000 applicants took Taiwan’s Hokkien Language Proficiency Exam, the highest number of candidates since Taiwan’s Ministry of Education began offering the test.
The Ministry reported that it began expanding...
