"It means 'Our people need to speak our language.'" Nelson, 19, is a second year student at the University of British Columbia and is enrolled in the First Nations and Endangered Languages Program.

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Sealaska Heritage Institute’s new language games app. (Photo by Yvonne Krumrey/KTOO) Sealaska Heritage Institute released new language learning apps in X̱aad Kíl and Shm’algyack this month. The apps ...

An online beginning Tibetan language course offered at CU Boulder allows learners worldwide to access contemporary resources for a less-frequently taught language A new University of Colorado Boulder ...

You can now learn more endangered languages spoken worldwide. Google has launched a new edition of its AI experiment, Woolaroo. Google is back with a new edition of its experimental AI tool, Woolaroo, ...

The Berenstain Bears have helped children curb junk-food addictions and organize messy rooms for half a century. Now, from their treehouse in idyllic Bear Country, Papa Bear, Mama Bear, and their cubs ...

From Ukrainian Saturday schools in the UK to island communities in Japan, people are finding creative ways to keep their native languages alive. Experts say language learning at any age strengthens ...

Language is an integral part of society. Wherever we come from, the words we use and the way in which we use them are fundamental to our cultural identity. In today’s increasingly globalised world, ...

Most languages develop through centuries of use among groups of people. But some have a different origin: They are invented, from scratch, from one individual’s mind. Familiar examples include the ...

Most languages develop through centuries of use among groups of people. But some have a different origin: They are invented, from scratch, from one individual’s mind. Familiar examples include the ...

A growing collection of wildlife-themed ESL resources is combining environmental education with interactive language learning. Lessons and games cover topics from endangered species to urban wildlife, ...