Live in Greenland
Everything south of the border is a sea of violence and crime. Luckily, I live in Greenland. “Greenland Jokes.” Upjoke, https://upjoke.com/greenland-jokes. Accessed 22 June 2024.
On Top
I asked my friend in Greenland, what it’s like living there. He told me it’s so great, he’s on top of the World. “Greenland Jokes.” Upjoke, https://upjoke.com/greenland-jokes. Accessed 22 June 2024.
Religion
A Priest working in a remote parish in Greenland gets his yearly visit from his Bishop.The Bishop asks him, “How are you managing with the loneliness?”The Priest responds, ” If it wasn’t for my Rosary and my whiskey, I couldn’t make it. Would you like a shot of whiskey?” The Bishop nods his head yes.The
Threatened Language Programs in Universities
According to the Modern Language Association, between the years of 2013-2016, 651 foreign language programs were dropped by universities. In addition to this, many colleges are dropping all if not most language requirements for students of all ages and academic levels. This can be the result of two main factors: student interest and technology in
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Language of the Month December 2023 – Saami
Language, along with culture, can be a powerful tool for creating community among a people no matter how spread apart they might be. The Saami Language is spoken by the indigenous people in Nordic countries and is classified as a Finno-Ugric language with its closest linguistic relatives being Finnish and Hungarian. But much like those
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Language Learning with Chat GPT
By Laura Standel Language learners, both independent and in a classroom, always strive for the same things when it comes to learning a new language: resources and practice. There have been many strategies, learning from books, watching movies, listening to music, and even in more recent decades — language learning apps. But even apps are
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News from Texas
Our Washington state liaison Dr. Michele Anciaux Aoki recommended an innovative program implemented at the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) which provides accelerated pathways for students proficient in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Korean, Russian, or Spanish to earn a Language Minor in under one year or a Language Major in two to three years.
Language of the Month November 2023: Kyrgyz
By Laura Standel The Silk Road had a giant impact worldwide as it was the main trade route from 130 B.C.E until 1453 C.E. It started in north-central China and ran all the way down to the Mediterranean Sea where goods from China could be shipped to Europe. Along this route was a nomadic community
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World Endangered Writing Day
The NML Polish Liaison, Olgierd Uziemblo of Warsaw University, introduced the plans for the first-ever World Endangered Writing Day on January 23, 2024, at the most recent meeting of the NML Language Leadership Council on September 18, 2023. The concept for this event was developed by the Endangered Alphabets Project, which has been working since
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