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Catalan, Basque and Galician are unlikely to become official EU languages, but alternatives to connect with regional language speakers are out there

The Spanish prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, is in a pickle. In August, he sent out a formal request to the rotating presidency of the Council of Europe for Catalan, Basque and Galician to become official EU languages. The request was part of a coalition agreement with the Catalan Independence Party,…

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Bhasha Institute awards announced

Bhasha Institute awards announced

State Institute of Languages announces awards for 2023: Abhilash Malayil (N.V. Krishna Warrier award for Informative Literature), Asok A. Decruz & Ratheesh E. (Dr. K.M. George memorial award for research), Ashalatha (M.P. Kumaran award for translation). Chief Minister to present awards & inaugurate 55th anniversary celebrations on Sept 20.

Question paper setting is an art as well as science, says expert

Question paper setting is an art as well as science, says expert

VC of Central University of Karnataka urges teachers to set creative, imaginative and intellectual question papers to test real knowledge of students. CIIL provides support to train teachers in evaluation and testing in Indian languages. Six-day Workshop-cum-Training Programme to help teachers understand art and science of setting question papers in…

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Elvis Costello on writing The Juliet Letters: ‘It initially caused panic’

‘It’s been translated into different languages, there’s a version for a cabaret band – and the songs have been covered many times. Björk’s version of Why? is better than mine!’

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‘Experiences of all walks of life must reflect in literature’

Vikram Visaji, Dean of School of Humanities and Languages at Central University of Karnataka, believes experiences of all walks of life should be reflected in literature to keep language growing. At an interaction on Satish Chapparike's novel, Ghandruk, in Kalaburagi, Mr. Visaji said it captures the conflict between corporate world's…

‘We speak the languages of our community’: the volunteers connecting Indian Australians to the voice debate

Desis for Yes seeks to provide accurate information on the referendum to one of the country’s most influential voting blocs

The Guardian - AU

Disappearing languages, vanishing voices

It is time to evolve ideas to arrest the decline of languages and the world must at least try to find ways and means to preserve some of its endangered languages

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Duolingo to add music and maths lessons as part of major app update

The first non-language subjects on the app will boast a similar gamified experience

Evening Standard

First international calligraphy fete of Kerala to be held in Kochi in October

First international calligraphy fete of Kerala to be held in Kochi in October

An exhibition featuring around 150 calligraphy works in different languages is expected to be a big draw. Master calligraphers from abroad and India including Michel D`Anastasio and Achyut Palav, pictorial calligrapher Qamar Dagar, D. Udaya Kumar who designed the Rupee symbol, and Tarun Deep Girdher of National Institute of Design,…

How J.R.R. Tolkien's novels were inspired by Medieval poems of 'northern bravery'

How J.R.R. Tolkien's novels were inspired by Medieval poems of 'northern bravery'

In a moment of distraction from the laborious work of marking an “enormous pile of examination papers”, J.R.R. Tolkien flipped to a blank page on a student essay and scribbled, “in a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit”.

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¿Que? What’s a university without a foreign language?

¿Que? What’s a university without a foreign language?

Reading about West Virginia University’s plan to solve a budgetary shortfall by eliminating the study of foreign languages, it occurred to me the entire purpose of a college education has been turned inside out since my undergraduate days.

Chicago Sun-Times

West Virginia University recommends keeping some language classes, moving forward with axing majors

West Virginia University recommends keeping some language classes, moving forward with axing majors

West Virginia University plans to eliminate its world languages department but is recommending letting students take some language elective courses as it faces a growing budget shortfall

The Independent UK

Òscar Escuder: “Official EU Status For Catalan Is More Important Than Speaking It In Congress”

Òscar Escuder: “Official EU Status For Catalan Is More Important Than Speaking It In Congress”

The Catalan-Valencian formula seems to Òscar Escuder, is a good way to respond to those who want to fragment the language.

Gidugu Ramamurthy birth anniversary celebrations held at Secretariat in Andhra Pradesh

Gidugu Ramamurthy birth anniversary celebrations held at Secretariat in Andhra Pradesh

Gidugu Venkata Ramamurthy, a prominent linguist and social reformer, made significant contributions to both the Telugu and the Savara languages, said Chief Secretary K.S. Jawahar Reddy at the Telugu Official Language Day celebrations held at AP Secretariat, on Monday. Gidugu Ramamurthy’s birth anniversary is celebrated for a week across the…

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Data | The superpower of OTT platforms

Schoolchildren in rural India spend most of their screen time playing games, watching movies, or listening to songs, rather than accessing study materials or online tutorials. PlanetRead survey estimates 600M of India's "literate" people are weak readers. OTT platforms have potential to make meaningful contributions to reading literacy & language…

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Many GCSE students still aren't taking modern foreign languages – how to motivate them to consider it

Figures for GCSEs taken in 2023 show that entries for GCSEs in languages have increased slightly from last year. Despite this, the number of pupils taking a modern foreign language stands at less than 60% of those that did in the peak year of 2001.

The Independent UK

Spanish GCSE sees rise in popularity as entries up more than 11% on 2022

If current trends continue, the subject could overtake French in the near future to become the most popular GCSE language.

The Conversation

Protecting endangered languages feels right, but does it really help people?

Headlines abound with the plight of endangered minority languages around the world. Read a few of these and you’ll see some common themes: the rising number of languages dying worldwide, the distressing isolation of individual last speakers, and the wider cultural loss for humanity.

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Finally, a good use for AI: Meta reveals bot that can translate almost 100 languages

Meta continues to push AI development, now unveiling an AI-powered tool that can translate both speech and text.

National Curriculum Framework proposes Board exams twice a year

The choice of subjects in classes 11 and 12 will not be restricted to streams such as Arts, Science and Commerce to get flexibility to choose.

Week-long cultural activities in State to mark 160th birth anniversary of Gidugu

Govt announces week-long celebration of Gidugu Venkata Ramamurthy's 160th birth anniversary. Cultural activities in schools, colleges & govt offices. CM Jagan Mohan Reddy encouraging two languages in schools to ensure global employment. #Guntur #OfficialLanguageDay #APStateOfficialLanguageCommission

Writers K. Satchidanandan, Anjum Hasan on words as weapons of hope

Writers K. Satchidanandan, Anjum Hasan on words as weapons of hope

Criminal law Bills renaming is needless meddling

English is the language of the law and of the courts, especially the superior courts

‘Native Speakers’ to keep Koya language alive among soon-to-be displaced tribal children in Chintoor agency of Andhra Pradesh

AP govt. to engage Native Speakers to teach Koya language in Chintoor agency schools. SMC to identify & engage native speakers. UNO declared 2022-32 as Int'l Decade of Indigenous Languages. 15 native speakers to teach 323 tribal students in 6 V.R. Puram, 5 Yatapaka & 1 Chintoor mandal schools. SMC…

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Do languages become less complex with more new adult speakers? Research shows it’s not that simple

If you’ve ever seen Monty Python’s Life of Brian, you might remember that Romanes eunt domus means “Romans go home”. Or does it? Isn’t domus the nominative? Shouldn’t we be using the dative? Or is it the accusative?

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