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How J.R.R. Tolkien's novels were inspired by Medieval poems of 'northern bravery'

In a moment of distraction from the laborious work of marking an “enormous pile of examination papers”, J.R.R. Tolkien flipped to a blank page on a student essay and scribbled, “in a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit”.

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¿Que? What’s a university without a foreign language?

Reading about West Virginia University’s plan to solve a budgetary shortfall by eliminating the study of foreign languages, it occurred to me the entire purpose of a college education has been turned inside out since my undergraduate days.

Chicago Sun-Times

West Virginia University recommends keeping some language classes, moving forward with axing majors

West Virginia University plans to eliminate its world languages department but is recommending letting students take some language elective courses as it faces a growing budget shortfall

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Òscar Escuder: “Official EU Status For Catalan Is More Important Than Speaking It In Congress”

The Catalan-Valencian formula seems to Òscar Escuder, is a good way to respond to those who want to fragment the language.

Zenger

Gidugu Ramamurthy birth anniversary celebrations held at Secretariat in Andhra Pradesh

Gidugu Venkata Ramamurthy, a prominent linguist and social reformer, made significant contributions to both the Telugu and the Savara languages, said Chief Secretary K.S. Jawahar Reddy at the Telugu Official Language Day celebrations held at AP Secretariat, on Monday. Gidugu Ramamurthy’s birth anniversary is celebrated for a week across the…

The Hindu

Data | The superpower of OTT platforms

Schoolchildren in rural India spend most of their screen time playing games, watching movies, or listening to songs, rather than accessing study materials or online tutorials. PlanetRead survey estimates 600M of India's "literate" people are weak readers. OTT platforms have potential to make meaningful contributions to reading literacy & language…

The Hindu

Many GCSE students still aren't taking modern foreign languages – how to motivate them to consider it

Figures for GCSEs taken in 2023 show that entries for GCSEs in languages have increased slightly from last year. Despite this, the number of pupils taking a modern foreign language stands at less than 60% of those that did in the peak year of 2001.

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Spanish GCSE sees rise in popularity as entries up more than 11% on 2022

If current trends continue, the subject could overtake French in the near future to become the most popular GCSE language.

The Independent UK

Protecting endangered languages feels right, but does it really help people?

Headlines abound with the plight of endangered minority languages around the world. Read a few of these and you’ll see some common themes: the rising number of languages dying worldwide, the distressing isolation of individual last speakers, and the wider cultural loss for humanity.

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Finally, a good use for AI: Meta reveals bot that can translate almost 100 languages

Meta continues to push AI development, now unveiling an AI-powered tool that can translate both speech and text.

TechRadar

National Curriculum Framework proposes Board exams twice a year

The choice of subjects in classes 11 and 12 will not be restricted to streams such as Arts, Science and Commerce to get flexibility to choose.

The Hindu

Week-long cultural activities in State to mark 160th birth anniversary of Gidugu

Govt announces week-long celebration of Gidugu Venkata Ramamurthy's 160th birth anniversary. Cultural activities in schools, colleges & govt offices. CM Jagan Mohan Reddy encouraging two languages in schools to ensure global employment. #Guntur #OfficialLanguageDay #APStateOfficialLanguageCommission

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Writers K. Satchidanandan, Anjum Hasan on words as weapons of hope

The Hindu

Criminal law Bills renaming is needless meddling

English is the language of the law and of the courts, especially the superior courts

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‘Native Speakers’ to keep Koya language alive among soon-to-be displaced tribal children in Chintoor agency of Andhra Pradesh

AP govt. to engage Native Speakers to teach Koya language in Chintoor agency schools. SMC to identify & engage native speakers. UNO declared 2022-32 as Int'l Decade of Indigenous Languages. 15 native speakers to teach 323 tribal students in 6 V.R. Puram, 5 Yatapaka & 1 Chintoor mandal schools. SMC…

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Do languages become less complex with more new adult speakers? Research shows it’s not that simple

If you’ve ever seen Monty Python’s Life of Brian, you might remember that Romanes eunt domus means “Romans go home”. Or does it? Isn’t domus the nominative? Shouldn’t we be using the dative? Or is it the accusative?

The Independent UK

A-level trends: What this year’s results tell us

Computing and economics flourish while languages fall further out of fashion.

The Independent UK

Study of over 1,300 world languages finds which ones are most complex and why

Study highlights significance of using large-scale data to address long-standing questions about evolution of languages

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When CJI D Y Chandrachud returned PM Modi’s compliments with folded hands

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on Independence Day on Tuesday, praised the Supreme Court for its decision to provide the operative parts of its judgments to the concerned people in their regional language. Chief Justice of India (CJI)…

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9,423 SC verdicts translated into regional languages, says CJI in his Independence Day speech

The Chief Justice was speaking at the Supreme Court’s Independence Day celebrations hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded the court in his Red Fort address for its efforts to translate its judgments to regional languages to benefit the common man.

The Hindu

INCOIS launches ‘SAMUDRA’ mobile app for seafarers and fishing community

INCOIS launches SAMUDRA app to provide real-time updates and critical alerts on oceanic disasters, Potential Fishing Zone (PFZ) advisories, and Ocean State Forecast (OSF) services to fishermen, mariners, and coastal communities. The app is available in English and will soon be available in 8 coastal languages.

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Sydney’s $344m gallery has been open for eight months – so why doesn’t it have a name?

Political intervention and conflicting advice over Indigenous language use are at the heart of the impasse over the addition to the Art Gallery of NSW

The Canberra Times

A haven for music away from the noise

Choir members are learning and singing in multiple Indigenous languages.

Dynamite News

UGC chairman emphasises on learning in one's mother tongue, says it contributes to enhancing cognitive abilities

Learning in one's native language, particularly during the initial years of formal education, contributes significantly to enhancing children's cognitive abilities, said the University Grants Commission (UGC) Chairman Prof. M. Jagadesh Kumar. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Inspired By Hebrew, Scholar Helps Revive Dying Aboriginal Australian Languages

Zuckermann addressed representatives of the indigenous Bayoongoo tribe with an offer: resurrecting their endangered language.

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