The Language Project

Promoting multilingual education for all. Building a stronger community of language advocates.
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[The Language Project @TheLanguagePro1]

Happy National Foreign Language week!

Here’s to a great week of promoting the study of language in schools across the nation. 🙌

#national #foreign #language #week

[The Language Project @TheLanguagePro1]

Although learning a new language can be difficult, there have been recent studies at the University of Kansas that show fast responses to the acquisition of a second language. Take a look at the article below to learn more!
https://t.co/9XErmmwlwD

#language #learning

[The Language Project @TheLanguagePro1]

Do you want to learn another language? Mandla, an innovative black-owned language learning app, gives learners a free option to explore African languages while also serving as a critical cultural preservation tool.

Check out the article below!
https://t.co/TXehm92qaw

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According to recent studies, it has been found that the development of learning and attention in babies increases with baby talk, whether they are bilingual or not. Check out the article to find out more!
https://t.co/wCoZmF3pqN

#language #learning

[The Language Project @TheLanguagePro1]

Knowing another language helps expand our level of communication. However, we can forget a language that we once knew. Check out the article below for a deeply personal look at what it means to lose your native tongue and the impact on communication.

https://t.co/gfVumlzHCq

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Taiwanese has recently become a popular language to learn among the people in France. Take a look at the article to learn more about the influence of Taiwanese language in Paris.

https://t.co/9dXndQkXla

#language #learning #taiwan

[The Language Project @TheLanguagePro1]

~90% of Haitians speak only Haitian Creole, however, educational institutions are all mostly conducted in French. Check out the article to learn about how knowledge of French has historically been seen as a socioeconomic status symbol. #language #history

https://t.co/iwLHlMHdxX

[The Language Project @TheLanguagePro1]

Tik Tok has brought ancestral and linguistic connectivity to African Americans through learning Tut, a centuries-old language once used by enslaved Black people to communicate during slavery. Learn more in this article.

https://t.co/clxQflHEwB

[The Language Project @TheLanguagePro1]

Recently, research has shown that music affects one's performance on learning languages. However, it is also possible for a reverse effect. Check the article on how learning a language affects an individual's brain processes music!

https://t.co/9iSjRyl106

#language #learning

[The Language Project @TheLanguagePro1]

Learning another language not only increases your global communication, but it positively impacts the cognitive functions of your brain. Check out this article that explores the benefits of bilingualism: https://t.co/oVr15SApHa

[The Language Project @TheLanguagePro1]

With the current COVID-19 pandemic, many students have seen a decline in mental health, including those learning a language. Take a look at the article to see how MIT lecturers utilize meditation videos to learn Chinese.

https://t.co/4qsJEb6utm
#language #language #meditation

[The Language Project @TheLanguagePro1]

Many of the indigenous languages found in South & Latin America have begun to die out, but, music has been an outlet for preservation. Check out the article to learn how musicians combine indigenous languages & modern music to keep these languages alive!

https://t.co/ZIxDkbiuRb

[The Language Project @TheLanguagePro1]

With the global prominence of China’s economic and political influence, linguists say that Chinese will stand side-by-side with English as an international language in communication. Check the article below to read more!

https://t.co/FnADAneHZm

#language #chinese #english

[The Language Project @TheLanguagePro1]

Learning a language has an impact on one's health, specifically in brain activity. Take a look at the article below on how brain activity changes over time as one successfully learns a language!

https://t.co/PYA4bq20wh

#language #learning

[The Language Project @TheLanguagePro1]

Learning a language includes the understanding of diverse cultures. Check the article below on the role of language beyond communication according to a linguistics professor at the University of Arizona.

#language #culture #languagelearning #advocacy

https://t.co/oOYlX9YHzV

[Lead with Languages @LeadWLanguages]

With around 100 million native speakers, the #German language is currently the most widely spoken (non-English) language in Europe. It is also increasingly popular among language learners all over the world. 😄
https://t.co/qtpEEpzKum

[The Language Project @TheLanguagePro1]

The decline of the next generation of indigenous leaders to pass down non-recorded languages means the endangerment of medicinal knowledge of over 3,000 species within these communities. Check out this article to learn more!
#language #learning

https://t.co/n3sKv6dGRo

[The Language Project @TheLanguagePro1]

Google Launches App for Language Preservation https://t.co/D97zPJGM6F via @MultiLingual

#language #preservation

[Lead with Languages @LeadWLanguages]

Language learners will love the new @PlanetWordDC museum in Washington D.C. If you're in the area, be sure to check it out!
https://t.co/BKVzcCP4dD

[Endangered Languages Project @_ELProject]

Thread 🧵: Let's talk about linguicism. It's a form of discrimination that's not discussed as often as other -isms, but it's important - it denies language rights, exacerbates inequity, and sustains unjust systems. We'd like to share a lovely explainer from a linguist in Myanmar.

[Lead with Languages @LeadWLanguages]

An eighth grader in Washington D.C. is using her #language skills to strengthen others! At the start of the pandemic, Kennedy started her own tutoring business to help fellow students learn #Mandarin Chinese. 👏 👏 👏
https://t.co/A4qbR9vbXl