600 Afghan Interpreters Can Live and Seek Asylum in the United Kingdom
Reliable sources from the government of the United Kingdom have confirmed that 600 Afghan interpreters who worked with the troops will be granted the right to reside in Britain. Of ... Full Story Here →
South African University Will Make Zulu Course Compulsory to All Freshmen
Starting next year, a South African University will require all freshman students to take Zulu language classes. The University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) that is located at Durban is ... Full Story Here →
Hawaiian Sign Language Very Recently Given Due Recognition
The University of Hawaii researchers shared with the local deaf community in Waikiki what they knew of the recently-discovered Hawaii Sign Language (HSL). This sign language is now ... Full Story Here →
Government of Nunavut Implements Official Languages Act
On April 1, 2013 the historical Nunavut Official Languages Act was finally implemented. The Act elevated the Inuit language to the prominent status formerly reserved only to French ... Full Story Here →
Britain Reminded by Former Army General Not to Abandon Afghan Interpreters Seeking Asylum
In an open letter featured in The Times General, Sir Mike Jackson, formerly of the British Army, pleaded with the UK government to take action on behalf of Afghan interpreters who had ... Full Story Here →
The UN French Language Day and the International Francophonie Day
The UN French Language Day and the International Francophonie Day were celebrated on March 20. On that special day, top officials of the United Nations highlighted the French language’s ... Full Story Here →
South Africa’s Dept. of Correctional Services Get Unemployed Youth into Learnership Programme
South Africa’s Department of Correctional Services announced that in 2012 the Learnership Programme has helped 3,000 unemployed youths get employment via learnership and internship ... Full Story Here →
International Mother Language Day, A Wake-Up Call
February 21 is International Mother Language Day as declared by UNESCO in 1999. Its aim is to “promote the awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity” of all people living on ... Full Story Here →
English Supporters in Quebec Protest Proposed French Language Bill
If you were in a foreign country and did not know the language, you would naturally try to start a conversation in English. However, if the Parti Quebecois gets its way, majority of ... Full Story Here →
Babies Learn to be Bilingual Even Before They Turn One
Babies learn to be bilingual even before they reach their first birthday. In a study conducted by doctors from the University of British Columbia, it seems that skills for different ... Full Story Here →
Focus on Languages: An Insight into Balochi
What? Balochi language
Where? Pakistan, Iran, Afghanistan, India, the Arab Gulf States, Turkmenistan, and East Africa
What language group? Indo-Iranian within Indo-European languages
How ... Full Story Here →
How Babies Learn to Talk: It Takes the Whole Body to Learn Language Skills
At age one, most babies can be heard saying a few basic words such as Mama and Papa. Oftentimes, it’s an incessant chatter of babbling that hardly makes any sense to adults. However, ... Full Story Here →
Learning Chinese to be Globally Competitive
There is only one language in the whole world that is spoken by more than one billion people, a fifth of the current world population. This language is Mandarin, touted as a future ... Full Story Here →
Texting: Does it encourage poor spelling and grammar in kids?
Texting may have afforded society many conveniences, but the predictions related to the use of abbreviated English words in texting are nothing to LOL about. What’s not so gr8 about ... Full Story Here →
How to Say Happy New Year Around the World
The countdown to the New Year has begun and people around the world are preparing for one of the merriest day of the year. With all the merry-making that you know is bound to happen ... Full Story Here →
The Rich and Diverse Origins of English Loanwords
Did you know that the word “tycoon” is from the Japanese word, “taikun?” This term ... Full Story Here →
Music: A Bridge in Crossing the Language Barrier
Globalization brings people from different cultures closer together. While the language barrier still exists, there are several things that make communication among people speaking ... Full Story Here →
