Tag: language
UPDATE: Congress Considers Native Language Revitalization
Language revitalization bills head to the floor.
Bipartisan support for the Native Language Immersion Student Achievement Act (H.R.4214/S.1948) and The Native American Languages Reauthorization Act...
Music Education Boosts Language and Literacy
New research presented at the American Psychological Association’s annual meeting links music education to increased learning and literacy skills. The findings, which involved hundreds...
$2m for Welsh Language Centers
The Welsh government is taking action to curb the disappearance of the Welsh language. According to the 2011 census, only 19% of Welsh people...
Congress Considers Indigenous Language Bills
The Linguistic Society of America is working closely with the Committee on Endangered Languages and their Preservation (CELP) to raise awareness within Congress about...
MIT Study Reveals Secret to Language Learning – Don’t Try Too...
Proof that language learners should let it flow
In a new study, a team of neuroscientists and psychologists led by Amy Finn, a postdoc at...
Foreign Language Skills Deemed a Necessity in UK Business Firms
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has announced nearly two thirds of 300 recently surveyed UK businesses prefer staff with foreign language skills.
The...
£1.6m Boost for the Welsh Language
The Welsh First Minister Carwyn Jones has announced plans to strengthen the Welsh language over the next two years.
A total of 1.6 million pounds...
Deforestation Linked to Language Loss
A new report has shown a direct link between forest destruction and the loss of languages.
The study by researchers Jonathan Loh at the Zoological...
Alaska Judge Orders Native Language Translations of Election Materials
U.S. District Judge Sharon Gleason plans to conduct a 10-day trial this month, in a voting rights lawsuit to translate all election materials into...
Portuguese President Promotes Language During China Visit
On his sixth visit to Macau, the Portuguese Republic President Cavaco Silva recently emphasized the continued value of the Portuguese language in scientific, economic,...
