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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Interview conducted by Greg Nedved How did you get involved in Seedtime Multilingual? I moved from Nashville to the Gulf coast of Mississippi, following my love interest. After we married, my husband and I agreed to move forward with my long-term desire to start a language-culture organization to share in my passion for language and cultural
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This multilingual program, presented in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month by the National Museum of Language, will take attendees on a virtual cruise to Puerto Rico! A unique opportunity to learn about the country’s resources, food, and Spanish-speaking culture. NML Staff will share the Museums Spanish language resources and the Virtual Cruise elements. The presentation
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News from our President, Laura K. Murray, Ph.D. The National Museum of Language is a member of the International Network of Language Museums (INLM), a growing network of nearly 20 language museums from around the world. I attended the group’s most recent online meeting, which was held on June 20, 2023. The main topic was a
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By Sahara Al-Madi The Thai language and Korean language both have something in common. They both had their written systems established by a king! The former King Ramkhamhaeng the Great who ruled the Sukhothai Kingdom from 1279-1298 initiated the Thai inscription in 1292. By promoting the use of the writing system, he changed the future
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News from our treasurer, Marjorie Kaplan By Marjorie Kaplan While scrolling through Twitter I saw a post from a medical doctor. She talked about a patient who was described to her as confused and unresponsive. “Does she speak English?” “Oh, yes, we’ve been talking to her in English, but her answers are slow and confused.”
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