A high-level conference “Minorities and Minority Languages in a Changing Europe” will be held in Strasbourg on 18-19 June on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the entry into force of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities and the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages, the two key treaties of the Council of Europe in this area. More...
Progress has been made while promoting regional and minority languages in Norway, such as the Sami languages, Kven/Finnish and Romani/Romanes, according to a report published today by the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. Almost all undertakings are fulfilled concerned the North Sami language but difficulties persist with the use of special characters in public registers and the use of Sami in social care facilities. More...
Representing the leading international instrument on corporate responsibility can be frustrating at times. Part of that frustration is self-inflicted. Much of it has to do with communication. The bureaucratic jargon has often haunted me. More...
Voici donc une présentation des meilleurs cahiers de vacances, selon les collections, dans le domaine des langues pour occuper en douceur votre été 2018. Que vous soyez novice dans l’apprentissage d’une langue ou que vous souhaitiez en approfondir sa connaissance, vous trouverez sûrement chaussure à votre pied. Plus...
By Elizabeth Redden. A $717 billion defense spending bill sent by the Senate to President Trump for his signature Wednesday prohibits the use of appropriated funds for Chinese language instruction provided by a Confucius Institute or by a Chinese language program at a college or university that hosts a Confucius Institute. More...
By Greg Toppo. Can a $49, AI-enabled, take-anywhere English skills test -- created by the developer of a free smartphone language app -- disrupt the crowded world of higher ed language assessment. More...
By Phil Hill. There are three observations from Blackboard’s users conference that we feel are important to share before we pull together our thoughts for more comprehensive posts, and all three issues build off of Blackboard’s strong focus at the conference on Learn Ultra as the future of their LMS product line. More...
This new analysis we conducted of results from the National Assessment of Education Progress contradicts previous reports that academic progress has stalled for multilingual learners. More...
The use of English in everyday life is on the rise in Indonesia. We can hear people speak English in offices, banks, schools, tourist destinations and various public spaces. Some people even do it with a bit of a twist. More...
Pocos consideran mala idea dominar más de un idioma. De hecho, las investigaciones apuntan a que el bilingüismo proporciona ventajas cognitivas, económicas y académicas. Más...
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