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Language Rights Defenders Award

Tove Skutnabb-Kangas (1940-2023) The Global Coalition for Language Rights is pleased to announce the first annual Language Rights Defenders Award. This award aims to recognize and honor individuals who demonstrate…
Gerald Roche
March 28, 2024

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Linguistic landscapes

Japanese in Bangkok

Billboard advertising the Japanese food fair at Isetan I’ve never felt more welcome in a foreign city than where I am at the moment – Bangkok! It has to do…
Language politics

Language Politics and Policy in Contemporary Maharashtra

Hutatma Smarak (Martyrs's Memorial) on Flora Square in Mumbai constructed in the memory of 106 people killed during the agitation for the creation of Unified Maharashtra. The two individuals in…
Language learning

Language learning through public speaking

Chinese university students in a debate, 2011 (Photo by Nikki Feng) Public speaking can constitute an excellent language learning tool, as I discovered through participating in public speaking activities in…
Multilingual families
Cost of monolingualism: $254,000
Language and migration
Stereotyped ethnic names as a barrier to workplace entry
English as a global language
English propaganda creates blind spots
Language and globalization
Academic capitalism and the spread of English
English as a global language
علایمِ هشدار دهنده یِ چند زبانه
Language in education
Educational success through bilingual education