Speaking the region’s language: Why fluency is our new front line

As university enrolments in Southeast Asian languages are in freefall, Labor is investing in the migrant-run weekend schools ...
PBS

Navajo high court postpones election after language fluency becomes issue

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The top court on the nation’s largest Indian reservation on Thursday ordered tribal election officials to postpone the Navajo Nation’s presidential election and reprint ballots ...
Education Week

Six Ways to Fluency for World-Language Learners

Across the country, we are seeing an increase in world language programs for K-12 students. Today, Renee A. Foose, Superintendent of the Howard County Public School System in Maryland, shares ...
Lifehacker

You Can Still Become Fluent In Another Language as an Adult

May 18, 2018 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google There’s an age-old myth that says full-grown adults can’t become fluent in a second language. And lately, the media ...
Nasdaq

Pearson Study Reveals English Language Fluency Key to AI-Proofing Florida Jobs

MIAMI, March 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Pearson (FTSE: PSON.L), the world's leading learning company, today announced the results of a study looking at what motivates professionals across Florida to ...

Man Speaks Different Language from His Girlfriend — So He Used AI to Build a Translation App Made for Couples (Exclusive)

The app uses a memory feature designed to accurately communicate things like inside jokes, pet names and couple-specific ...
Education Week

Fluency in a Second Language: Should it Be Part of College and Career Readiness?

Among a slew of ideas tucked into a new proposal about what the next generation of federal school accountability should be (courtesy of 15 large-district superintendents), was this morsel: “Ability ...
Wired

Thinking of Home Makes It Harder to Learn a Foreign Language

Something odd happened when Shu Zhang was giving a presentation to her classmates at the Columbia Business School in New York City. Zhang, a Chinese native, spoke fluent English, yet in the middle of ...
Seattle Times

Navajo Nation loosens language requirements for top leaders

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Navajos voted Tuesday to loosen language requirements for their top leaders, eliminating the need for them to be fluent in Navajo and giving voters more discretion in who can ...
Forbes

You Can Become Fluent In A New Language By Browsing The Web

Learning a new language is easy. Mastering it is hard. For those who pursue the goal to converse in a foreign tongue, there are a plethora of courses, apps, classes, and other ways to learn. However, ...
VentureBeat

Fluent City Secures $3 Million in Funding to Redefine What It Means to Learn a Language

Lerner Enterprises leads round to accelerate expansion and online programming NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–October 17, 2017– On the heels of an expansion to Chicago, Fluent City announces the close of a ...