Compulsory Second Language for NZ Students?
Education groups in New Zealand are lobbying to make learning a second language compulsory for all NZ students. The push comes after both Britain and Australia have made the move. …
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Countries Around the World Embrace German Language
2012 has brought new levels of integration and cooperation between Germany and many other countries, and the spread of the German language is both a reason and a result of …
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Kurdish Language Institute Begins to Make Its Mark
Kurds have long been a people without a state of their own, but recent attempts to bolster and spread the Kurdish language are bearing fruit. Amongst these is the recent …
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Vietnam Struggles to Develop Foreign Language Education
Vietnam has had many painful struggles to face as it has entered the modern world, and one of its most recent challenges involves trying to bring its universities in line …
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Ukrainians Attempt to Strengthen and Defend Their Language
Although Ukraine has now been an independent state for two decades, there is still conflict and controversy when it comes to language in the country. Russian was dominant for many …
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The Greek Language – From the Bible to Today
Greek is a language steeped in history, which has gone through many changes over the last several thousand years. It was the language in which many of the original tenets …
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Russian Language, tomorrow everyone’s second language?
In the age of globalization, everyone’s concern should be about speaking the most languages. The real question though remains through languages choices. What would be the best language to learn? …
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Filipino Nurses Tackle Learning Finnish for a New Life
Unemployment amongst nurses in the Philippines is at a level that is making life at home difficult or impossible for many Filipinos – which is why many nurses are now …
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From New York to Rio – The NY Times Launches Brazilian Website
A recent announcement from the New York Times revealed they will be establishing a dedicated Brazilian Portuguese website some time in 2013. The stated goal of the website is to …
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Rise of Chinese in Scandanavia Clear
Recent trends indicate that Chinese is rapidly becoming a much more important secondary language in Scandanavian countries such as Sweden. In Sweden, the status of Chinese within the education system …
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