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Early bilingual studies will help tomorrow's grads | Editorial

Edit Lehigh Valley 16 Oct 2016
In post-war America, public schools began looking outward in many respects — among them, requiring students to learn a foreign language ... Some school districts with the resources to expand curriculum began offering courses in Japanese and other "new" languages ... While the relevance of specific languages tends to follow the shifting demographics of globalization, one principle of language instruction has remained constant....

Pak school chain bans Punjabi language; terms it 'foul'

Edit Deccan Herald 16 Oct 2016
A group of private schools in Pakistan owned by former foreign minister Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri has banned Punjabi within and outside the campus after terming it a "foul language", drawing flak from millions of people. The Beaconhouse School System (BSS) has recently issued a notification to parents, declaring Punjabi a 'foul language' for the children as well as parents....

Pakistan school chain bans Punjabi language; terms it 'foul'

Edit Deccan Chronicle 16 Oct 2016
A group of private schools in Pakistan owned by former foreign minister Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri has banned Punjabi within and outside the campus after terming it a "foul language", drawing flak from millions of people. The Beaconhouse School System (BSS) has recently issued a notification to parents, declaring Punjabi a 'foul language' for the children as well as parents....

Niue Language Week begins (New Zealand Government)

Edit Public Technologies 16 Oct 2016
Pacific Peoples Minister Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga is urging Niueans in New Zealand to share their language with friends and work colleagues during Niue Language Week which starts today ... The theme for this year's Niue Language Week is 'Ponataki, Tukutaula mo e Mauokafua e Vagahau Niue' which translates into 'Bind, Anchor and Stand Firm for Vagahau Niue'....

The Word Detective: A Life in Words; From Serendipity to Selfie – review

Edit The Guardian 16 Oct 2016
Lexicographer John Simpson weaves etymology with personal history in a compelling tribute to the wonder of language ... “Language continually changes and every change is a puzzle ... of language and culture, how we shape words and how words shape us....

Hamblin & Peterson: Why was the New Testament written in Greek?

Edit Topix 16 Oct 2016
Greek is an Indo-European language, which means that it belongs to the same language family as English, German, French, Russian and Spanish. Anciently, however, it was among the most important languages on Earth ... ....

IGNOU plans new courses

Edit The Hindu 16 Oct 2016
Indira Gandhi National Open University was planning to provide courses in regional languages to encourage more students, particularly from southern States, to enrol, said Ravindra Kumar, Vice-Chancellor (in-charge) of the university, here on Friday ... “We are planning to introduce translated versions of popular courses in Tamil and other regional languages within six months....

Niue Language Week begins

Edit Scoop 16 Oct 2016
Pacific Peoples Minister Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga is urging Niueans in New Zealand to share their language with friends and work colleagues during Niue Language Week which starts today. “A week of celebrating Vagahau Niue begins this afternoon with a ... ....

Worldview: Trump goes deeper into dangerous waters

Edit Philadelphia Daily News 16 Oct 2016
I guess it was only a matter of time before we got to this ... sovereignty. Does something about that language sound familiar? ... But Trump's language can hardly be accidental ... ....

Campus Notes

Edit The Hindu 16 Oct 2016
University of Kerala. PG Spot admission ... courses at colleges under the University of Kerala at the Senate House Campus at Palayam on October 18 ... results ... Sanskrit Language and Literature and M.A. German Language and Literature examinations, which were conducted in June, have been declared. ....

LR teacher earns national honor

Edit Arkansas Online 16 Oct 2016
Gonterman greets the other classes at Gibbs -- she teaches in them all -- in other foreign languages ... Each classroom at Gibbs -- an international studies and foreign languages-themed magnet school for prekindergarten through fifth grades -- represents a nation of the world. "I have to make sure I'm speaking the correct language for the country," she said....

CPN-UML accuses govt of ‘unbalanced diplomacy’

Edit The Himalayan 16 Oct 2016
KATHMANDU ... Speaking at the meeting, Nepali Congress lawmaker Dhanaraj Gurung said the next Constitution amendment should not incorporate the�Hindi language as a language used in government administration, arguing it would be a disrespect to the nationality ... ....

How Hispanic media are covering this crazy election like never before

Edit The Miami Herald 16 Oct 2016
It’s 10.30 a.m ... “I’m getting bored ... It’s hard to imagine an English-language news personality of his stature — an Emmy award-winning correspondent and reporter who has covered stories for Univision, Telemundo and CBS Telenoticias in more than 50 countries over four decades — being this frank and off-the-cuff. But in the present-day of South Florida’s Spanish-language TV and radio, a personal connection edges out political agendas....
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