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NSEP Boren Scholarship Winners 2014-15
The Center for Languages, Literatures and Cultures announced today that Vyacheslav (Slava) Dade and Hannah McCandless are recipients of the…
Why It Makes More Sense Than You Know to Learn a Second Language
My wife is Colombian, I grew up in Germany, and I now work in Philadelphia. As I like to joke, that gives me three good reasons to know a language other than English. But the truth is, recent…
In United States, 1 in 5 uses foreign language at home
WASHINGTON — The number of people in the United States who speak a language other than English at home has nearly tripled in the past three decades, far outpacing overall population growth, new U…
Foreign Language Center Announces The SPACE: A Digital Collaborative Classroom
As its name indicates, this classroom-from its design to the selection of furniture and technology-is designed to encourage and facilitate cooperative, collaborative learning between and among…
Comanche Nation College Tries to Rescue a Lost Tribal Language
A two-year tribal college in Lawton, Okla., is using technology to reinvigorate the Comanche language before it dies out.
Two faculty members from Comanche Nation College and Texas Tech…
A 'like' for linguistics: Can social media save Mexico's unwritten languages?
Many indigenous languages alive in Mexico today don't have formal written systems, but a growing number of computer-savvy young people want to Facebook and tweet in their native tongue. Read…
Hawaii Sign Language Found to be Distinct Language
HONOLULU (AP) — Linguists say they have determined that a unique sign language, possibly dating back to the 1800s or earlier, is being used in Hawaii, marking the first time in 80 years a…
Ancient Languages Reconstructed by Computer Program
A new tool has been developed that can reconstruct long-dead languages. Researchers have created software that can rebuild protolanguages - the ancient tongues from which our modern languages…
Second Language Learning
While education research has long suggested that studying second languages in K12 schools boosts student achievement in other content areas, the current testing emphases on mathematics and reading…