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What was Pepsi originally called? | BRAND NAME ORIGINS Podcast Episode · Words Unravelled with RobWords and Jess Zafarris · March 4 · 48m

Words Unravelled #podcast: What was Pepsi originally called? | BRAND NAME ORIGINS

Illinois lawmakers consider removing the 2-year foreign language requirement for high school Two Illinois lawmakers want to remove the two-year foreign language requirement for high school because they want to let students choice their own elective.

hard roll eyes on this one 🙄-- Illinois lawmakers consider removing the 2-year foreign language requirement for high school

E107: No War With Iran 3: Rise of the Machines — re:verb On today’s show, Calvin and Alex return to a grim and perennial topic in American politics: US military aggression against Iran. We look at the rhetoric of key political figures in the catastrophe currently unfolding in the Middle East, examining recent statements and audio clips from US Secretary o

re:verb #podcast: No War With Iran 3: Rise of the Machines

Behind the Scenes of Using Virtual Reality in Language Classrooms: My Journey as a Research Assistant - The FLTMAG By Elif Varlik, PhD Student in Linguistics, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/OFTE2053 One moment, you’re standing in your hometown gazing over a quiet lake; the next, you’re in a distant galaxy battling aliens. Later, you find yourself in a

New at FLTMag: Behind the Scenes of Using Virtual Reality in Language Classrooms: My Journey as a Research Assistant

Why conversation is more like a dance than an exchange of words

Guernésiais translations generated by AI 'could be wrong' A Guernsey native language expert shares concerns if artificial intelligence translates reliably.

No way!!! 😲 (/s obviously) - Guernésiais AI translations 'could be wrong'

Chippewa Falls middle school hosts French and Spanish language camp Chippewa Falls Middle School is hosting a French and Spanish camp this year, giving students an early introduction to world languages and cultures.

Chippewa Falls middle school hosts French and Spanish language camp

Taiwan expands online English lessons for rural students | Taiwan News | Mar. 4, 2026 13:07 Cool English platform links college tutors with remote-area pupils | Mar. 4, 2026 13:07

Taiwan expands online English lessons for rural students

The History of English Podcast #podcast: Old England and New England historyofenglishpodc...

CU faculty, staff and students push back against university-controlled AI rollout Hundreds have signed a letter of dissent arguing that an AI rollout lacked transparency and technical oversight. Others say campus leaders haven’t adequately addressed concerns about student privacy, ...

“Faculty on CU Denver and Boulder campuses say the decision was reached without consulting campus experts in AI, ethics or education.”

What Bad Bunny meant when he said ‘Canadá’ — and why we’re still talking about it Bad Bunny’s naming of ‘Canadá’ at the Super Bowl exposed Canada’s tendency to imagine itself as peripheral to Latin America, when its people and culture are central to its reality.

What Bad Bunny meant when he said ‘Canadá’ — and why we’re still talking about it

Why we shouldn’t abandon handwriting at school In today’s classrooms, pens and exercise books are increasingly having to make way for screens and keyboards. Does technology help pupils write as efficiently?

Why we shouldn’t abandon handwriting at school

River's ancient language awakens after 'sleeping' for generations Ngaiawang language, once spoken frequently along the sweeping bend of the River Murray or the Rinta, was almost wiped out by colonisation.

Aboriginal community, linguists revive ancient Ngaiawang language of River Murray

'Language is a need': Ojibwe, Dakota speakers work to preserve, revive Indigenous languages Indigenous language speakers, educators and advocates gathered last week for the fifth annual Dakota and Ojibwe Language Symposium with a shared goal of growing the number of native language speakers in Minnesota.

'Language is a need': Ojibwe, Dakota speakers work to preserve, revive Indigenous languages

Calls for Romanian to become an option for GCSE students Romanian is the most widely spoken foreign first language in London with 159,000 speakers.

The campaign for Romanian to become a GCSE option

From out colleagues at our sibling campus: Theresa Austin Delivers Paper at the National Association for Bilingual Education Conference

North Scottsdale students deliver weather forecast in English, French and Spanish as ABC15 Kidcasters Students at the International School of Arizona learn through full immersion, and a visit from ABC15 Kidcasters gave them a new way to show what that looks like.

North Scottsdale students deliver weather forecast in English, French and Spanish as ABC15 Kidcasters /via ACTFL

Quebec’s language watchdog warns Montreal bakery about its English TikTok posts www.cbc.ca/player/pl...

TWTS: The wonky journey of "wonky" There are a few different ways to be wonky, some of which are positive and some of which, not so much.

That's What They Say #podcast: The wonky journey of "wonky"

📢 Interested in applying for our MA program for the fall?Or perhaps one of our certificate programs?The deadline is coming up! MA program deadlines for application is April 1 (No Joke!) This weekend would be a good time to start an application 😀.Questions❓❓❓ Let us know! www.umb.edu/academic...

Stop Protecting Chomsky Podcast Episode · The Vocal Fries · February 27 · 55m

The Vocal Fries #podcast: Stop Protecting Chomsky

University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo scholar takes closer look at musical lexicon in celebration of Hawaiian Language Month | Kauai Now Nicholas ‘Kealiʻi’ Lum uses social media to unpack poetic soul of Hawaiian music, uncovering unique phrases that make songs distinct.

University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo scholar takes closer look at musical lexicon in celebration of Hawaiian Language Month

Infographic: The Transatlantic Divide in Language Learning This chart shows the share of primary and secondary students learning a foreign language.

The Transatlantic Divide in Language Learning

AI and bilingualism at the centre of Professor Ioannis Galantomos’ Macquarie Uni visit Visiting Sydney as part of his sabbatical, Ioannis Galantomos, Professor of Applied Linguistics at the University of Thessaly.

AI and bilingualism at the centre of Professor Ioannis Galantomos’ Macquarie University visit

This 12-year-old is enchanting people with her Yiddish singing. Her klezmer musician dad explains why. Many of Dinah Slepovitch’s performances, accompanied by her father Zisl Slepovitch, can be found on YouTube

This 12-year-old is enchanting people with her Yiddish singing. Her klezmer musician dad explains why. /via ACTFL

Third gen dancers from across Australia flock to Melbourne for Antipodes Festival performances Greek dance groups from across the country are performing on Melbourne's Lonsdale street on Saturday for the Antipodes Festival.

Third gen dancers from across Australia flock to Melbourne for Antipodes Festival performances /via ACTFL

Is ICE causing a drop in student enrollment? School leaders say yes. Officials from Massachusetts cities including Chelsea and Lynn say the falling enrollment could translate to budget cuts.

School leaders from local cities with large immigrant populations say fears of stepped-up federal immigration enforcement is driving a drop in student enrollment numbers. “As ICE raids continue across the commonwealth, immigrant families are living in fear.” https://bit.ly/4rMoNs5

Wait are folks still doing “I asked the chatbot why it did something” discourse?

It’s never too late to learn a language – adults and kids bring different strengths to the task While a young language learner can more easily acquire a native accent, adults retain the ability to learn new languages well into later life.

It’s never too late to learn a language – adults and kids bring different strengths to the task

Holding the Pendulum Steady A moderated dialogue on multilingual literacy, language development, and the science of reading Abstract As states and districts increasingly adopt policies aligned with the science of reading, questions persist about how these shifts intersect with the education of multilingual learners. This article presents a moderated dialogue among leaders from WIDA, educators and administrators from Floyd County Schools in Georgia, and a university-based linguist from the University of Georgia, which took place during The Reading League’s Ninth Annual Conference in Chicago, IL. Through structured discussion, participants explored points of alignment and questions related to language development standards, literacy instruction, assessment, and

Holding the Pendulum Steady; A moderated dialogue on multilingual literacy, language development, and the science of reading