One in 10 public school students in the United States is classified as an English learner. Yet, many educators report feeling underprepared to support language-diverse classrooms effectively. Teaching ...

W hen Ashley Lawson first came to North Carolina State University, she was careful not to say “bowl” for “boil” or “holler” for, “you know, a dip in the ground.” In 2014, the freshman from ...

In this course we approach linguistic diversity and multilingualism not only from a theoretical point of view, but also from a perspective oriented to help understand and manage various contexts that ...

In an earlier essay, I argued for the need for greater linguistic diversity in the university. In this second piece, I offer some methods for fostering that diversity -- methods that developed from my ...

Scholars have created a new global repository of linguistic data. The project is designed to facilitate new insights into the evolution of words and sounds of the languages spoken across the world ...

People across the world describe their thoughts and emotions, share experiences and spread ideas through the use of thousands of distinct languages. These languages form a fundamental part of our ...

During a recent campaign-style speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), former President Donald Trump added a new twist to his usual anti-immigrant discourse by suggesting that ...

Pradhan said the programme sought to teach Tamil to students from other parts of the country “in a simple and enjoyable ...

Language diversity has played a key role in shaping the history of our species, yet we know surprisingly little about the factors shaping this diversity The following essay is reprinted with ...

An analysis has shown a decrease in diversity-related language in NIH grant applications. Many researchers have adapted their ...

Is it true that many languages in the world use words similar to “mama” and “papa” for “mother” and “father”? If a language uses only one word for both “arm” and “hand”, does it also use only one word ...

Ph.D. Student in Ecology, Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG) People across the world describe their thoughts and emotions, share experiences and spread ideas through the use of thousands of distinct ...