The Language Feed - May 9, 2005

Thu May 12 16:28:36 UTC 2005

Qear Sirs
There seems to be a problem with this link:

Demand for world language classes soars
Daily Democrat, May 1
The UC Davis campus is working to close a gap between
what foreign
languages it offers and those increasingly in demand
by students in a
melting-pot California.
http://www.dailydemocrat.com/Stories/0,1413,136~32730~2846399,00.html

 Could you please forward the message it contains to
me.
Yours

--- "Harold F. Schiffman"
<haroldfs at ccat.sas.upenn.edu> wrote:

> The Language Feed
> May 9, 2005
>
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> Linguist's goal: to save endangered tongue
> Monterey County Herald, May 9
> It's a wish come true for a University of California
> at Berkeley grad
> student with a rare taste in wishes.
>
http://www.montereyherald.com/mld/montereyherald/news/11601197.htm
>
> The language battle that is tearing Belgium apart
> Times Online, May 9
> LANGUAGE wars between French and Flemish-speakers in
> Belgium have
> reignited, sparking riots, bringing the Government
> to the brink of
> collapse and prompting some commentators to say that
> the country is
> “finished”.
>
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3-1604253,00.html
>
>
> Demand for world language classes soars
> Daily Democrat, May 1
> The UC Davis campus is working to close a gap
> between what foreign
> languages it offers and those increasingly in demand
> by students in a
> melting-pot California.
>
http://www.dailydemocrat.com/Stories/0,1413,136~32730~2846399,00.html
>
>
> Language invented for Interpreter
> San Jose Mercury News, May 2 (email:
> language at yahoo.com, password:
> language)There's a good reason why the African
> language Nicole Kidman
> speaks in the new thriller ``The Interpreter''
> sounds foreign -- it
> exists only in the reel world.
>
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/entertainment/11539897.htm
>
>
> French wary of new cyber language
> New Zealand Herald, May 7
> France has a new enemy in its battle to protect the
> language of Moliere:
> the search engine Google, which French critics says
> is bent on a new act
> of Anglophone cultural imperialism.
>
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=5&ObjectID=10124256
>
>
> Educators share success of dual-language program
> with others
> Valley Morning Star, May 7
> Even though Felis Arrambide and her husband spoke
> both English and
> Spanish at home, they taught their son Joseph
> Spanish as his primary
> language.
>
http://www.valleystar.com/localnews_more.php?id=57811_0_19_0_M
>
>
> Make sign language mandatory for teachers to learn
> The Jamaica Observer, May 7
> The deaf community wants signing to become a primary
> language in
> secondary schools and for teachers to learn Jamaica
> Sign Language (JSL)
> prior to employment.
>
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/html/20050506T200000-0500_79992_OBS_MAKE_SIGN_LANGUAGE_MANDATORY_FOR_TEACHERS_TO_LEARN.asp
>
>
> Bay Area eager for Chinese flagship language program
> Contra Costa Times, May 8 (email:
> language at yahoo.com, password: language)
> The federal government, alarmed by the lack of
> expertise in languages
> considered critical to national security, announced
> Tuesday that it
> wants to establish a comprehensive Chinese language
> instruction program
> for students in kindergarten through college
>
http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/news/politics/11595450.htm
>
> Mr. Language Person: True Quotations
> Sun Herald, May 8
> It's time once again for "Ask Mister Language
> Person," the only language
> column that is endorsed by both the American
> Association of English
> Professors AND Cher.
>
http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/living/11593046.htm
>
>
> Afrikaners Celebrate Language They Fear May Vanish
> Reuters, April 28
> South Africa's Afrikaans language is perhaps best
> known for the term
> "apartheid," but for a new generation of Afrikaans
> speakers the most
> important word in their lexicon is "jol" -- to
> party.
>
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=ourWorldNews&storyID=8335204
>
>
> Dual language program may become trend in border
> education
> Portales News Tribune, April 30
> Upon first glance, the colorful ink numbers in
> Francis Duarte’s
> classroom, printed on cardboard, appear to be
> typical decorations in a
> typical kindergarten classroom — except below
each
> numerical value is
> the corresponding Spanish word.
>
http://www.pntonline.com/engine.pl?station=portales&template=storyfull.html&id=4778
>
>
> Love of learning language transcends all ages
> The Detroit News, April 30
> Every Tuesday, Andy Mayer, 77, leads Hilda Mintzes,
> 84, and others in a
> Latin study group. They tackle Ovid's "The Art of
> Love," translating
> line by line -- "Your eyes will not be permitted to
> see her ankles" --
> and practice language exercises about Caesar.
>
http://www.detnews.com/2005/schools/0504/30/schoo-167017.htm
>
>
> Language Politics in Kyrgyzstan
> Turkish Weekly, April 29
> Opposition leader Felix Kulov must pass a
> Kyrgyz-language exam many
> believe was originally invented to thwart him.
> http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=9250
>
>
> English Language Learners & Immersion Programs
> keloland.com, April 25
> On Monday, the Sioux Falls school board will give
> preliminary approval
> to next year's budget. One line-item includes
> expanding the program for
> immigrant and refugee children at the Family
> Immersion Center.
>
http://www.keloland.com/News/Education/NewsDetail4526.cfm?ID=22,39267
>
>
> Useful language learn quick now!
> The Times Online, April 30
> The purists may be horrified but a new pidgin tongue
> of 1,500 words will
> foster a greater respect for words.
>
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,1068-1591497,00.html
>
>
>
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