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Tag Archives: Spanish
Providing bilingual education since 1689
I’ve been teaching about bilingualism for more than a decade and when I speak about bilingual education and dual-immersion programs I draw on examples from Canada and the USA. These are the examples that fill the literature and the textbooks. … Continue reading
Posted in Multilingual academics
Tagged academic literacies, bilingual education, Bilingualism, Canada, English, English as a Global Language, French, German, Germany, globalization, immersion education, Intercultural Communication, Japan, Japanese, language ideologies, Monolingualism, Multiculturalism, Multilingualism, Spanish, translation, USA
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Multilingualism 2.0
The social networking market research site Inside Facebook has some intriguing language stats. In July, the fastest-growing languages on Facebook were Portuguese, Arabic, Spanish and French. The Portuguese growth rate was a staggering 11.8%. Arabic grew by 9.2%, Spanish by … Continue reading
Multilingual prohibitions
Installment #3 in the mini-series on multilingual signage The lovers of English poetry among you will recall how the phrase “Betreten verboten” (“No trespassing”) encapsulates his alienation from Berlin and his longing for his English home for Rupert Brooke. Prohibition … Continue reading
Posted in Language & globalization, Recent Posts
Tagged airport, Chinese, Czech, English, Europe, German, hotels, Italian, Japanese, Multilingualism, New Zealand, Prague, Russian, Spanish, Sydney
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French Language Day
I missed the UN’s French language day! It’s not the fact that I missed it that bothers me – I’m late for pretty much everything – it’s the fact that there is such a thing as a UN-sponsored French language … Continue reading
Posted in Language learning, gender & identity, Recent Posts
Tagged Arabic, banal nationalism, Chinese, English, French, globalization, Monolingualism, Multilingualism, Russian, Spanish
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Korean beats French
If you could choose to learn a foreign language, which one would it be? And why? Such choices are usually constrained by what is on offer. However, someone must choose the offerings – e.g., language policy makers around the world … Continue reading
