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‘We want Filipinos to hug themselves’: the P-pop stars reconnecting with their culture

Alamat are aiming to bring their music to the world – by singing in their local languages

The Guardian - UK

Vice-President speaks against imposition of languages

We should not oppose any language, but should support our language first, says Venkaiah Naidu

The Hindu

Museum exhibits honor ‘Peanuts’ creator Charles M. Schulz on 100th birthday

At the time of Schulz’s retirement in 1999 following a cancer diagnosis, his creation ran in more than 2,600 newspapers, was translated into 21 languages in 75 countries and had an estimated daily readership of 355 million.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Endangered languages on NZ’s doorstep

As International Language Week draws to a close, and Samoan Language Week begins, John Middleton explains the urgent need to document the endangered Pacific tongues

Newsroom.co.nz

Translating India’s constitution into a tribal language

Sripati Tudu’s translation of document into Santali marks a milestone in preservation of Indigenous Indian languages.

Al Jazeera

80% students found remote learning burdensome, missed peers: survey

Nearly 34 lakh students of 1.18 lakh schools in 720 districts participated

The Hindu

Conflicts over language stretch far beyond Russia and Ukraine

One key element of the war between Russia and Ukraine is Russian President Vladimir Putin’s claim that the two countries share not just history, but also a common language. Both are attempts to diminish Ukrainian claims of an independent identity from Russia. In our research on language conflict, we have…

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BJP considers all Indian languages soul of 'Bharatiyata', says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted that the BJP sees a reflection of the Indian culture in every Indian language

The Hindu

Welsh is a more romantic language than English, says Joanna Scanlan

The actor is starring in a new drama filmed in both languages

Wales Online

'Brilliant attitude' - Alan Shearer's insight into managing 'forgotten man' at Newcastle United

"He had one of these body languages where people thought he was lazy, but his touch and technique was fantastic."

Chronicle Live

Ukraine-Thailand form cultural bond

In collaboration with the Ukrainian embassy, Museum Siam launched a new audio guide service in the Ukrainian language for the "Decoding Thainess" exhibition. The service will help Ukrainian visitors have easier access to learning the history, culture and Thai ways of life in 14 exhibition rooms at Museum Siam. It…

Bangkok Post

Immigrant communities push for more non-English ballots

With primary elections well underway across the country, voting rights and immigrant advocates are raising the alarm about a lack of language assistance for voters who aren’t fluent in English.

Tribune News Service

Centre is not imposing Hindi or any language on Tamil Nadu, says Governor

‘It is keen on promoting all regional languages as can be seen in the thrust it has given to mother tongues in the National Education Policy’

The Hindu

'Stop measuring black kids with a white stick': how to make school assessments fairer for all

In the title we quote Michelle Martin (with her permission), who is a proud Kija woman and passionate educator. She sees a system that does not adequately recognise Aboriginal students’ worldviews or knowledge. Instead, the education system measures Aboriginal students according to white language and cultural systems.

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The Independent UK

Google gets more multilingual, but will it get the nuance?

About 10 million people speak Quechua, but trying to automatically translate emails and text messages into the lingua franca of the Inca Empire was nearly impossible before Google introduced it into its digital translation service Wednesday

The Conversation

How heritage language schools offered grassroots community support through the pandemic

Heritage language schools are grassroots organizations that maintain the languages and cultures of immigrant communities, and offer vital community services, employment opportunities and networking to prevent social isolation. They advocate for multilingualism and cross-cultural understanding. These schools range from small organizations, run by volunteers, to large, accredited schools.

Radio France Internationale

Want to say ‘laugh’ in Shona? There’s an edutech startup to help you

Did you think of trying to learn an African language online during the pandemic, only to be disappointed when you found popular apps like Duolingo didn’t offer Shona or Ndebele or Venda?

The Hindu

Many languages can be learned other than mother tongue through NEP: Tamilisai Soundararajan

Children will be able to learn other languages apart from their mother tongue through the implementation of the National Education Policy, said Governor of Telangana and Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry Tamilisai Soundararajan here on Saturday.

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The Independent UK

John Claughton – WoLLoW

John Claughton left Oxford in 1979 with a double first in Classics and four cricket Blues. He was just what the City was looking for, and – after a brief dalliance as an “inadequate” professional cricketer at Warwickshire – walked straight into a job at Rothschild’s. Only problem was, he…

The Conversation

Bill 96 will harm Indigenous people in Québec. We need more equitable language laws

One of the reasons I moved to Québec in 2015 was because of the mélange of languages in which many Quebecers — especially in Montréal — live and work. Some are able to change languages from sentence to sentence; others will switch in the middle of sentences or speak in…

Daily Record

West Lothian students show they have gift of the gab in language comp

Students are hailed champions in competition to promote modern languages

The Hindu

No saffronization of education, asserts Pradhan; says all Indian languages equally important

Mr. Pradhan also insisted the government considers all Indian languages, including Hindi, as “National Languages” and gives them equal importance

The Hindu

President Kovind bats for conservation of local languages

He became the first President to attend a conference of any regional language in northeast

The Hindu

The debate on the national language

What were the Constituent Assembly debates about Hindi being made the ‘national’ language? What happened in 1965?

Pedestrian.tv

Everyone Mistook This Bloke For Jared Leto At The Met, Which In Most Languages Is An Insult

Sorry to this man.

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