In Queens, New York. In this borough of the city, more languages are spoken per square kilometer than anywhere else in the world, according to linguist Ross Perlin. RICHARD B. LEVINE/NEWSCOM/SIPA Decryption No city in the history of humanity has displayed such linguistic diversity. At a time when the former American president is playing on … Read more
Do you have stress in everyday family life? Do you have problems communicating with your child or teenager? Do you want to effectively protect your child from bullying and nasty conflicts? In the “Strong Parents – Strong Children” workshop, parents learn how they can be a good role model for their children when it comes … Read more
“In most people’s minds, endangered languages are something distant or exotic,” observed The New York Times Magazine. “Yet among the approximately 700 Seke speakers – most of whom are in a cluster of villages in Nepal – more than 150 live in or near two apartment buildings in Brooklyn.” This is not a unique example. … Read more
Starting in February, LaLiga will begin broadcasting interviews with footballers in several languages, such as Arabic or Chinese.with his own voice through the use of artificial intelligence (AI), the president of the organization said this Tuesday, Javier Tebas. The person in charge was in Lisbon today to participate in the Web Summit, one of the … Read more
The “good disposition” demonstrated yesterday by the regional secretary of Education, Daniel McEvoy, and the undersecretary, Laura Navarro Guerola, in the meeting they held yesterday with the Escuela de Todos Association (EdT), with the participation of Teachers for Linguistic Freedom “It is a first step, but not enough,” said sources from both organizations. “Because they … Read more
A study carried out with more than a thousand speakers of 29 different languages has shown that all languages in the world have words to designate “this” and “that”, that is, demonstrative words to indicate the spatial location of objects. The study, led by an international team led by the University of East Anglia (UEA), … Read more
Baiona, Galicia – The biggest English exam in Galicia has returned to Baiona, solidifying the town as a benchmark for learning English in the region. A total of 80 students from the Royal Celtic Bay academy, a member of the Spanish Federation of Language Centers, recently took the official ISE exams at Trinity College London … Read more
At just 19 years old, Danielle Steel (New York, 1947) had her first daughter, Beatrix, and completed her first novel, ‘Return Home’, about a divorced stylist who takes refuge in her hometown, New York, after discovering almost at the same time that her new love has made her pregnant and that she lies with another … Read more
A group of 20 children from America and Europe recited the poem “To Margarita Debayle“, by the Nicaraguan author Rubén Darius (1897-1916), in a video commemorating World Book Day, which was held yesterday in various countries. The recital, which begins with the declamation of two children from Managua, makes a geographical and linguistic tour that … Read more
Between March and May, the URJC University Center for Languages (CUI) organizes various film forums and reading clubs in English, Italian, French, Arabic, German, Spanish and Russian. – Alberto Rosa Culture, through manifestations such as cinema and literature, can be a great learning method for languages. The University Language Center (CUI) of the Rey Juan … Read more