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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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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The North and South Carolina Association for Bilingual Education (CarABE), announces its inaugural event. It is an affiliate of the National Association for Bilingual Education. Across the two states, there has been a tremendous increase in bilingual students, families, and bilingual education programs. At this year’s Southeast Regional TESOL Conference (SETESOL) the organizers are hosting
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Interview conducted by William Zhang 1. Can you tell me about your language and education background? I’m originally a journalism researcher, with a doctoral degree from Journalism Studies from Tampere University in Finland. However, as a university student, I took a double Master’s: Besides journalism Studies, I studied German Philology, so linguistics has been important
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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.
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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The Regional Educational Laboratory Southwest English Learners Research Partnership and the New Mexico Public Education Department collaborated with a large urban district in New Mexico to study the characteristics and college readiness of students who earned different types of biliteracy seals (state, district, and global seals), the number of students who met some requirements for a seal
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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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By Linda Markley Linda is a retired Spanish and French teacher, who won the first Joint National Committee on Languages (JNCL) Power of Advocacy Award Unlike most murder mysteries and other tales of fiction that are playing out in education today, the case of computer coding or computer science counting as world languages credit for
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By William Zhang History La Gomera, a volcanic island located in the Canary archipelago, is celebrated not only for its natural beauty, but also its unique whistled language known as Silbo Gomero. This language can be traced back to the original inhabitants, the Guanches, who likely brought it with them from North Africa in the
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