Art of Arabic Language Celebrated
Monday 18 December marked the United Nations World Arabic Language Day, an annual tribute to Arabic language and culture.
Celebrated in many Arabic nations and...
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Mali drops French as an official language
In a constitutional change, Mali, the eighth-largest country in Africa, has dropped French—its official language since 1960.
The new constitution is reported as having an...
Sign officially becomes South Africa’s 12th language
Last month in Pretoria, South Africa, President Cyril Ramaphosa made sign language the 12th official language during an official ceremony at the Union Buildings.
The...
Non-Native Speakers Failing on English Medium Courses in Sweden
A new study by Swedish language researchers has suggested a marked negative impact on students in higher education when taught in English, if they...
Record Numbers for Taiwanese Hokkien Test
Last month in Taipei, more than 20,000 applicants took Taiwan’s Hokkien Language Proficiency Exam, the highest number of candidates since Taiwan’s Ministry of Education...
Danish Becomes More Gender Neutral
The official Danish dictionary of spelling, the Retskrivningsordbogen, will be relaunched in 2024 as part of a growing effort to make the Danish language...
Australian Referendum May Boost Indigenous Language Education
On 14 October, Australians will have their say in a referendum about whether to change the Constitution to recognize the First Peoples of Australia...
‘New’ Language Discovered in Turkey
A new language has been discovered during an archeological dig at a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Boğazköy-Hattusha in Turkey, former capital of the...
Cantonese Repression in Hong Kong
In Hong Kong, a group created to promote the use of Cantonese was pushed to close, after authorities raided its founder's family home last...
Multinational Move to Modernize Greek
Three organizations from countries with significant Greek communities are coming together to modernize the Greek language and the way it is taught. Macquarie University in...
Swahili to Be Taught in Malawi’s Schools
President of Malawi Lazarus Chakwera has ordered the country’s education sector to immediately introduce the Swahili language to school curriculums, aiming to ease business...
Ñamericano Rejected by Spanish Establishment
The director of the Real Academia Española (RAE–Royal...
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