
An Outstanding Japanese Language Program
NML Benefactor Marian J. Okada Highlights Outstanding Japanese Language Program at Waipahu High School in Waipahu, Hawaii, on Oahu By Marian Okada and Laura Murray Ms. Marian Okada, who has been a benefactor of the National Museum of Language, was invited to the public Waipahu High School on Oahu as a potential donor to the…

Language of the Month December 2022: Kichwa/ Quechua
By Sahara Al-Madi For December’s language of the month, I felt it was important to express appreciation for Kichwa/Quechua. Kichwa is an agglutinative language with SOV word order that has been spoken in the Andes region of South America long before the Inca Empire. It currently has an estimated speaking population of nearly eight and…
21 Fulbright teaching fellows
The above photo features twenty one Fulbright teaching scholars who hail from twenty one different countries, spanning 5 continents. They are one of seven cohorts of teachers placed throughout the United States in the Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program for Sept-October 2022. During the cohort’s stay in Greensboro, North Carolina, they are hosted by University…
Language News from Arkansas
Info for Arkansas in National Museum of Language October 2022Our Language Leadership Council Liaison Freddie Bowles sends this news from Arkansas. Info for Arkansas in National Museum of Language October 2022 Legislation: HB 1451 would allow bilingual programs or dual immersion programs in Arkansas public schools, and HB 1594 would grant DACA recipients the opportunity to…

Language News from West Virginia
West Virginia Foreign Language Teachers’ Association 2022 Conference Theme: Exploring the Intersection of World Languages October 21 and 22 Register here