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George Lamming, famous Caribbean novelist, dies at 94
Placeholder while loading article actionsGeorge Lamming, a Barbadian author who placed the legacy of colonialism at the center of his novels and lyrical essays, earning a reputation as one of the finest Caribbean writers of his generation,…
Two San Diego tribes to receive $300,000 in funding to support language preservation
More than $300,000 is being awarded to two tribes in San Diego County by the Department of the Interior to support tribal language preservation efforts, the department announced Wednesday. With its Living Languages Grant Program, the…
Shakespeare in the Park will present its very first performance translated into British Sign…
“Hamlet” in Lichfield will be translated into British Sign Language this year by Rebecca Palmer.
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Hartford parents demand more language services in schools
HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) - Some parents in Hartford want the city's public school district to do more to support language equity.Their demands include things like more translations and services for non-English speaking parents.85 different…
Language matters, especially for our children
I recently sat down at a table with a well-known politician. He said: "All men between the ages of 22 and 50 should work." I knew his intent: We as Americans should value a culture of hard work.
I turned to my friend and colleague,…
Elderly Australians from diverse backgrounds call for more culturally and linguistically appropriate…
Retired accountant Kranti Amar keeps his mind sharp through volunteering.But at the age of 73, Canberra's grandfather admitted that in a few years he will have to move into a care home.But he says he finds the prospect daunting, due to a…
A new book in English tells the history and stories of the Hinghwa people
SINGAPORE — A 1978 fire in Weld Road, home to a Hinghwa enclave, left then 24-year-old loan officer Jason Ong despondent as residents had to uproot and resettle across the island.
Growing up in a nearby shophouse, he had been surrounded by…
English remains official language under MA63, says Aspirasi president
Lina Soo
KUCHING (June 4): English remains the official language for official purposes in Sarawak, as stipulated in the Malaysian Agreement of 1963 (MA63), Sarawak People's Aspiration Party (Aspirasi) chairwoman Lina Soo has…
No language is inferior to Hindi, English: Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Education Minister
No language is inferior to Hindi or English, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan told a conference of education ministers from across the country. He said the Center would work with state governments to develop policies, like "five…
Dozens of people gather in the NDG borough of Montreal to protest Quebec’s Francophonie…
Several dozen demonstrators were in the NDG borough of Montreal on Sunday to demonstrate against Quebec's Bill-96.
Mohawk Council of Kahnawake Chief Mike Delisle crossed the St. Lawrence River to participate in the protest as he…
Upcoming English Training Market Trends, Company Growth, Competitors, Company Market Share Analysis
The Global"English training market“The report provides insight into the global industry, including valuable facts and figures. This research study explores the global market in detail such as industry chain structures, raw material…
Opinion: Quebec’s Bill 96 is more a paper tiger than an attack on English language rights
People take part in a demonstration against Bill 96 in Montreal on May 14.Graham Hughes/The Canadian PressLast week, Francophone Ontarians were able to see representatives of the province's four main political parties face off in a…
How language-rich math can help students learn English
Credit: Allison Shelley for American EducationCredit: Allison Shelley for American EducationWhen Nicole Thompson teaches a math word problem to her fourth-grade class at Pajaro Valley Unified, she has the class read it three times.
After…
After pandemic hiatus, Native American Language Survival Workshop returns to campus – India…
In the mid-1990s, Quirina Geary was a cashier at a Safeway store in Madera, California, and a young mother of two. Growing up in a tribal community in California's Central Valley, she didn't speak her ancestral Mutsun language…
Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) Program 2023
The Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) Program 2023 is now accepting applications. This scholarship offers young teachers and graduate students the opportunity to enroll in at least two courses per semester, one of…
ib remake adds english language support on may 17th
the lb remake which first launched on PC via Steam on April 11 in Japanese will add English language support on May 17, publisher PLAYISM and developer kouri have announced. Here's a preview of the game, via PLAYISM:OnThis game is!-->…
English-only test for teaching license hampers bilingual schools’ efforts to find teachers
'Very difficult'Andriz Melenciano came to teach at the Pella language immersion school from the Dominican Republic. She taught in the Dominican Republic for about 11 years before moving to Iowa. She taught in Iowa for about four years.She…
Conservative leadership candidates debate party’s future, swap suggestions on Netflix
The six Conservative leadership candidates squared off in Edmonton on Wednesday night in a debate that featured their differing visions for the party's future, as well as what they're currently watching on Netflix.
After a heated…
Reviews | The main Russian propagandist in Latin America has changed his mind
Placeholder while loading article actionsVladimir Putin has been at war with Ukraine for over two months now, but he has been active on the propaganda front for much longer. And in Latin America, the Russian disinformation machine has been…
English, the language of opportunity
“Look at her, prisoner of the gutters,Condemned by every syllable she utters.According to the law, she should be taken out and hanged,For the cold-blooded murder of the English language.This sentiment, expressed by that passionate defender…
Six English words borrowed from the Romani language
The Gypsy, Roma and Traveler communities have been part of the regional populations of the UK for centuries. Roma communities are documented to have migrated to the UK in the early 15th century and evidence is found among a variety of…
Language Airmen Support Mental Health Initiative with Partner Nation > Air Force > Article view
MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE -- A team of seven fellows from the French Language Enabled Airman Program recently partnered with the Defense Medical Operations Institute to provide language support to a…
Kotzebue Tribal School’s immersion program teaches children about the Iñupiaq language and way…
Aniivuk Lie runs up and hugs his Piñagin teacher Nina Nanouk as he prepares to go out during school at Nikaitchuat Ilisagviat, an Iñupiaq immersion school in Kotzebue, Monday, April 11, 2022. (Emily Mesner/DNA) KOTZEBUE — Qutan Lambert…
European cities begin to recognize English as an official language
European cities begin to recognize English as an official language In increasingly multicultural environments, the 21st century lingua franca is hard to ignore It often happens that public administrations tend to lag behind the dynamic…
Senior Wins Fulbright Prize for Spain – Susquehanna University
April 26, 2022
Olivia McGaw '22, a Spanish Studies major seeking K-12 teaching certification, received a Fulbright English Teaching…
Whitebird Featured at SD History Conference
PIERRE, SD (KELO) — The South Dakota State Historical Society wrapped up its annual conference Saturday with a special speaker.
Francis Whitebird spoke of the misunderstanding and misinterpretation of Lakota language and names…
History, meaning and inspirational quotes
ENGLISH LANGUAGE DAY 2022: April 23 marks United Nations English Language Day. This day is celebrated to raise awareness and respect for the history, culture and achievements of each of the six working languages of the United Nations.…
‘Bridgerton’ Breaks Its Own Record: Season 2 Is Now Netflix’s Most-Watched…
“Bridgerton” Season 2 just settled its battle for supremacy with “Bridgerton” Season 1. After smashing ratings milestones in early April to become Netflix's most-watched English-language show in its first full week, "Bridgerton"…
Coming soon: You may need to register with HISA as the July 1 deadline approaches – Horse…
Attendees at the Association of Racing Commissioners International (ARCI) annual convention last week posed many questions to the new national authority set to begin its regulatory takeover. On the first day of the convention, Horseracing…
epipicto; guide to epilepsy; to be translated into Ukrainian for refugees fleeing to the UK
epipicto; guide to epilepsy; to be translated into Ukrainian for refugees fleeing to the UK
A simple manual for living with epilepsy has been translated into Ukrainian to help people with the…
India is a nation without a national language. let’s embrace it
Hindi imbroglio is back. We have been here before, not once but many times. In 2014, the newly elected government's dictate to its officers to use Hindi in official correspondence and on social media is now forgotten. The frequent move to…
EDITORIAL: Chinese Media Managers Help Taiwan
The international English-language media has experienced something of a renaissance when it comes to covering Taiwan. Recent years have seen unprecedented…
UChicago Study Reveals Benefits of Early Bilingual Education for English Learners | Latin Voice |…
School districts in Illinois are reporting a shortage of bilingual teachers with up to 100 vacancies in October.
To help fill the void, the Illinois State Board of Education announced a $4 million grant to help cover tuition for teachers…
People from different states should speak in Hindi, not English: Amit Shah
People in different states should communicate with each other in Hindi, not English, Interior Minister Amit Shah suggested on Thursday.
"Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decided that the way to run the government is the official language,…
Lower English language requirements to ease shortage of butchers, say MPs
Strict English language requirements are creating an 'unnecessary barrier' to hiring butchers as the food industry grapples with a severe labor shortage that could drive up prices, MPs have warned.
MPs on the environment, food and rural…
Vikings: Valhalla Star Frida Gustavsson Talks Netflix Show Season 1
Frida Gustavsson walked for Valentino, Chanel, Lanvin, Carolina Herrera, Fendi, Oscar de la Renta, Versace, Christian Dior and even donned a pair of wings for Victoria's Secret. However, her most revealing walk in recent years, she…
Neil Maskell talks about Bull (100% Gender on Rotten Tomatoes)
Neil Maskel has quietly perfected the art of intensity and intimidation over the past two decades. Talking to him, he appears to be a very kind and humble man, and is certainly not hyper-masculine or sculpted with ridiculous musculature;…
“Hey, seriously? and other phrases that can accidentally trigger Siri
According to Apple, in 2019, less than 1% of Siri's daily activations were sent to contractors whose job it was to determine whether it had been activated accidentally or on purpose. So even back then, only a small number of snippets were…
Your Wednesday Briefing – The New York Times
Skepticism over Russia's promise to facilitate attacksPeace talks between Russia and Ukraine provided a sign of progress yesterday, even as an imminent end to suffering remained elusive. Ukrainian officials have said the country is ready…
Meet Pawo Choyning Dorji Director of Bhutan’s 1st Oscar Nomination – AsAmNews
Band Jana Monji, AsAmNews Reporter Arts & CultureBeing shortlisted for an Oscar was "surreal", but on the morning of February 8, 2022, when the nominations were announced, Pawo Choyning Dorji (དཔའ་བོ་ཆོས་དབྱིངས་རྡོ་རྗི།) recalled not…
JANE AUSTEN UNSCRIPTED will be presented by Impro Theater at the Garry Marshall Theater
The acclaimed Impro Theater presents Jane Austen Unscripted, a delightfully humorous afternoon in the garden of the Garry Marshall Theatre. Jane Austen Unscripted is an entirely improvised piece that brings Jane Austen's world to life with…
Where did the Vikings settle in Suffolk?
East Anglia's landscape has been shaped throughout history by settlers who crossed oceans to claim our wide open spaces and big blue skies.
Suffolk was occupied by the Romans, Anglo-Saxons and eventually the Vikings who made their descent…
Bigme X6 13.3-inch Digital Note first look
Bigme has released a brand new 13.3-inch digital note taker and it's very compelling. It comes with support for English, so it's quite viable for a large international audience. It is the most powerful 13.3 on the market, with an…
Lost in translation? California ballots could be written in fewer languages – The Ukiah Daily…
by Sameea Kamal
The 2020 census confirms California's status as one of the most diverse states in the country - second only to Hawaii, despite a likely undercount of Latino and black voters. About 40% of Californians speak a language…
Revolutionary grassroots rural women fight poverty – Xinhua
A farmer harvests Chinese cabbages at a vegetable planting base in Gaoyuan Village of Xiji County, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Sept. 7, 2020. (Xinhua/Yang Zhisen)YINCHUAN, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Nestled in the foothills…
Mecca by Susan Straight book review
“Mecca” is, among other things, a clever deconstruction of racial categories and the racist assumptions that are based on them. Straight tackles not only how prejudice motivates violence, but also how it distorts the response to violence.…
Ask or ask? How language biases perpetuate inequality
By Amanda Cole, Ella Jeffries and Peter L Patrick, University of Essex Colchester, March 14 (The Conversation) Teacher and artist Sunn M'Cheaux posted about 'linguicism' on social media after a reader asked him about the word "axe". ,…
Kalapuya dictionaries, language studies aim to revive and preserve the ancestral language
"North American languages are dying and disappearing tremendously," linguist Jedd Schrock said in a interview with Underline earlier this month. "A lot of them have already left and we don't really have…
Afghans in Asheville – Tablet Magazine
The small congregation at the Islamic Center of Asheville has nearly doubled in size in recent months. The new arrivals are Afghan refugees who have been welcomed since the U.S. pullout from Afghanistan in August 2021. The federal…
“From Albanian to Zulu”, Yale students interpret for those in need as volunteers
NEW HAVEN — More than 350 Yale students are using their fluency in dozens of languages to help residents who don't speak English navigate courts, family services and even prisons.Sophie Huttner, who helped found the Yale Interpreting…
Jacob Olsen, a Greenlander in Canada, part 1
Jacob Olsen, the Kalaaleq whom Canadian Inuit called Jaaku, on the Fifth Thule Expedition. Unknown photographer. (Photo courtesy of Arktisk Institut, Denmark, #269043)
The importance of Jacob Olsen in the Fifth…
How India’s Many Languages Can Be Used as an Educational Resource
New project from Tamil Nadu government identifies potential of multilingualism to become an educational resource
New project from Tamil Nadu government identifies potential of multilingualism to become an educational resource…
I believe in speaking without words
Editor's Note: This essay originally contained Mandarin Chinese characters not available for print. To view the full essay, including characters, please visit nprillinois.org.“Hao bang! (Mandarin Chinese pinyin for good work). My…
Mangaluru: Father Ronald Serrao honored with the Victor Rodrigues Konkani literary prize
Press release
Mangaluru, February 28: "The contribution of the Catholic Church to the development of the Konkani language in!--start>…
Jimmy Jimmy… on a tram ride in Ukraine
It was cold when I first stepped out of Boryspil International Airport in Kyiv, Ukraine on August 12, 2019, but the adrenaline rush that came with landing in a new country kept me warm. I was one of 75 Indian students who landed that day.…
Koo users share their opinions and concerns about the radio show “Mann Ki Baat”
Every month, the central government invites people to voice their suggestions and complaints to be addressed on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's monthly radio program, "Mann Ki Baat". As a result, social media is flooded with voices…
Rakhine, Bengali and English: freedom in three languages
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Preserving a world in the world: Qataris adopt their mother tongue – Doha News
The preservation of the mother tongue is presented as a means of maintaining identity, communication with family and resistance—for those who live far from their country of origin.
According to recent statisticsin 2019, there were…
indigenous languages of the state are pushed into oblivion | Patna News
Patna: The ever-increasing use of Hindi and English in official, business and academic dealings has weighed on the growth of most of the state's native languages. Even though some of these languages are spoken by millions of people, they…
Read JRR Tolkien’s response to a Nazi-allied publisher who asked him for proof of his…
The author refused to publish "The Hobbit" in Germany until 1957.In 1938, shortly after author JRR Tolkien published his first novel, The Hobbithe was approached by a publisher in Berlin to release a German edition of the bestselling…
Why The Little Prince is still teaching us life lessons nearly 80 years after it was first published
While the Museum of Decorative Arts in Paris is opening "Meeting the Little Prince", the first major museum exhibition in France devoted to the literary masterpiece written by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry in New York during the Second World…
Amazon Alexa turns four in India
Amazon India has announced the fourth anniversary of Alexa in India. The tech giant has shared information about the Alexa voice service, adding that "millions" of Indian customers have used the service in English, Hindi and Hinglish on…
what educators need to know about many First Nations children
Of the more than 250 original languages and over 750 dialects spoken by First Nations people before 1788, only 12 are learned by children today.
However, widely spoken contact languages – creoles and dialects – have emerged. An…
Common ancestor of American Ebonics and West African Pidgin English
My second Black History Month article dwells on the intriguing but not surprising historical connection between the pidgin English spoken in West Africa (such as Nigerian pidgin English and Cameroonian pidgin English) and…
Morning Update: Ontario Preparing Fines and Possible Truck Seizure to End Ambassador Bridge Blockade
Hello,The Ontario government is preparing a series of measures in an effort to break the impasse at the Ambassador Bridge and reopen the most important trade link between Canada and the United States, according to two sources with direct…
New priest in residence: Fr. Sébastien Chacko
Friday, February 11, 2022
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By Laura Vallejo
Intermountain Catholic
KEARNS – On January 11, the Diocese of Salt Lake City welcomed Father Sebastian Chacko,…
MarTech Interview with Mike Yan, CEO/Co-Founder of ManyChat
It is possible today for online marketers to create deeper conversational experiences with potential customers that keep them engaged longer; Mike Yan, CEO and co-founder of ManyChat share more:
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Awkwafina responds to ‘Blaccent’ criticism, says she’s quitting Twitter
Awkwafina ended her two-year hiatus from Twitter to address the long-running controversy surrounding her accent in movies.On Saturday morning, the 33-year-old actress returned to the platform to share a lengthy message regarding allegations…
Interview with Anoushka Lucas – Shakespeare’s Henry V at Donmar Warehouse
Shakespeare's ever-popular play is a gripping study of nationalism, war and the psychology of power. Kit Harington leads the cast in an exciting modern production directed by Donmar Associate Director Max Webster, exploring what it means…
How a New Religion Betrayed Black America – The Brooklyn Rail
John McWhorterRacism Awakens: How a New Religion Betrayed Black America(Portfolio, 2021)
If the nation's conversation on race has turned into epithets hurled…
These are Noomi Rapace’s best performances, ranked
As the first Swedish actress in 52 years to be nominated for a BAFTA award, Noomi Rapace managed to excel in the entertainment industry. Landed her first internationally recognized role in 2009 in the film The girl with the dragon tattoo,…
People barely realize why football is called football
Perhaps one of the most offensive remarks you can make to a match-goer in the British Isles is to refer to football as football. Fans across Britain seem almost unanimous in their stubborn stance that the sport should be called soccer and!-->…
‘Dunny’ and ‘Brekky’: How Bluey is Changing the Way American Kids Talk
Do you know what a "dunny" is? How about "brekky, buddy?"If you're a North American parent, chances are at least two of these words were foreign to you a few years ago, but are now essential to the everyday family lexicon.And it's all due…
The 30 most searched slang terms in America
As any good descriptive linguist will tell you, slang is and always has been a valid part of language. In Victorian times, for example, you might say, "My chuckaboo is choking a parrot" to describe a good…
History of road planning in Australia | The Transcontinental
Humans have also lived and passed through the Australian continent for tens of thousands of years.The first great routes through Australia were associated with song lines, or dream tracks, passed down from generation to generation from one…
Accomplished Scotsman Gordon Emslie escaped classism as an immigrant to Canada
Gordon R. Emslie: Cricketer. Psychologist. Handyman. Libertarian. Born June 30, 1940 in Aberbeen, Scotland; died August 22, 2021 in Toronto, of Alzheimer's disease; 81 years old.Gordon R. EmslieCourtesy of familyIn 1963, Gordon, a…
Destination Ondo is an answer to recreate Africa, says Akinboboye — Saturday Magazine — The Guardian…
The Chairman of La Campagne Tropicana Lagoon, Beach and Forest Resort, Otunba Wanle Akinboboye, who is also a consultant to the Ondo State Government on tourism, said: "Destination Ondo is a project focused…
A Shanghai dialect film is a surprise hit in China
JHERE IS several reasons why "Aiqing Shenhua", a new film released on Christmas Eve in Chinese theaters, surprised moviegoers. The first is that the film, whose English title is "B for Busy,” is a tender portrait of the relationships…