World news about “Languages” published by euronews.
Australian woman seeks diagnosis on ‘French’ accent An Australian woman is seeking a clear diagnosis on whether or not she has an extremely rare condition described as foreign accent syndrome. Leanne Rowe… 18/06/2013
Rooted to the classics Students are increasingly choosing vocational degree subjects in an effort to improve their chances of finding a good job. But are they right? Is a degree in… 22/03/2013
Business Award for model-breaking Language Learning “I launched a marketing campaign, especially through social networks. We are present on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn, which is the right way to go viral,”… 28/11/2012
Inga’s FragmentsInga Zolude kindly allowed us to post on our website three extracts from her works, translated in three different languages. Here they are: - From her… 21/11/2012
The jury’s verdict on the Top 12 in the European Union Prize for LiteratureAnna Kim, Austria The war in the former Yugoslavia left behind many wounds. More than 30,000 people were reported missing by the International Red Cross… 19/11/2012
Unchain my language! Writing is a solitary game, where the goal is to get your work read by as many people as possible. For most authors the dream is to get your books out into… 19/11/2012
The bilingualism challenge Language can be a double edged-sword in multi-lingual societies. It is a keystone of cultural identity but can be a barrier to integration and educational… 17/10/2012
Cognition recognition in the learning process Building better minds is part of the aim of education and cognitive science can help. In this edition of Learning World we visit a specialist school in… 14/09/2012
Studies abroad booming trend in Europe Sixteen-year old Elea is off to school. But this isn’t any old school day for this young French pupil. She has decided to move to Finland for a year to… 10/09/2012
Poles plumbing depth of English Polish politicians are taking English lessons as part of preparations for their country’s first turn holding the European Union presidency, for the second… 06/04/2011
Mali, DRC head agenda at 14th Francophone summitSecretary-General of the more than 70-nation Francophone French-speaking world, Abdou Diouf, has opened the 14th summit by demanding what he called Africa’s… 13/10/2012
Row over key Belgium constituency resolvedIn Belgium, a decades old row over a constituency that includes the capital Brussels appears to have been resolved. For years, there have been calls for the… 14/07/2012
Ukraine Russian-language bill row rumbles onProtests continue in Kiev and in smaller towns and cities across Ukraine, as the draft Russian-language bill causes divisions. Near the office of… 05/07/2012
‘Veto Russian language law’ – Ukraine protesters tell YanukovichUkrainian police have fired teargas and used batons on protesters after parliament voted to make Russian the main language in schools and local government in… 04/07/2012
Ukraine: Parliament speaker to quit over language voteThe speaker of Ukraine’s parliament has offered to resign over a move to boost the status of the Russian language. Violence erupted on Tuesday when the bill… 04/07/2012
Ukraine rushes through controversial language billScuffles broke out on Tuesday evening in Ukraine’s parliament as a controversial draft law upgrading the status of the Russian language was rushed… 04/07/2012
Latvian Nationalists try to block referendumThe February referendum on making Russian a second official language looms, and in Latvia the issue is coming to a head. Parliament saw a sign-in protest… 12/01/2012
Latvia wants Russian as official languageA month-long campaign has begun in Latvia that could lead to Russian becoming an official language. With nearly half the country’s population having Russian… 01/11/2011
Emoticons: a language we can all understand ;-)It is one of the most recognisable symbols in the world, a universal form of expression that transcends language. Type :-) into a text and it will be… 19/09/2011
Now Scrabble’s got ‘innit’ in itIt is not going down well with language purists but the list of words that are acceptable in Scrabble has been extended to include modern slang. The first… 09/05/2011
Language Day to stress wealth of possibilitiesAn English-speaking Brussels spokesman taking a stab at German has underscored the challenges and usefulness of knowing more than just one’s first language… 24/09/2010
Belgian builders blab on tongue-tied homebuyersFor the first time, people buying private housing in several communities on the outskirts of Brussels may find their request refused if they can’t – or won’t… 05/04/2010
Latin languagesHalf of the people living in the European Union speaks a so-called Latin or Romanic language. But does this branch of the Indo-European language family get… 31/03/2009
