Tag: language
Spanish to Exceed 600M Speakers This Year
The Instituto Cervantes has launched its latest yearbook, Spanish in the World 2024, with the most up-to-date statistics on the language’s international presence and...
Forging Language Futures
A year ago, the Modern Language Association (MLA) delivered sobering news about the state of language study in higher education, along with valuable insights...
Translanguaging and Assessing Biliteracy through Writing
Anyone who has taught in a dual language program knows the struggle of fitting in sufficient instruction in each content area in both languages...
Crackdown on ‘Unauthorized’ Chinese
China’s internet regulator has launched a campaign to crack down on “unauthorized” use of language online, in a move experts say is a bid...
A Nonbinary Gender?
There is a growing proportion of transgender and nonbinary people worldwide, and the practice of addressing this group by they/them pronouns and using their...
Bilingualism Makes the Brain More Efficient
Neuroplasticity is the brain’s ability to build...
International Education Week is Nov. 18-22
International Education Week (IEW), a joint initiative between the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education, is November 18-22, 2024.
According...
WKU Renews Chinese Flagship Program
Western Kentucky University’s (WKU’s) Department of Modern Languages’ Chinese Flagship Program has renewed its four-year $1.5 million grant with The Language Flagship, an initiative...
Saudi Arabian Schools Welcome First Chinese Teachers
The first 175 Chinese language teachers began teaching at primary and middle schools in Saudi Arabia last month, as part of an agreement made...
