The most-nominated non-English film in Oscar history, Emilia Pérez, may be set in Mexico with a Spanish script and song lyrics, but it was largely filmed in France and written by non-Spanish speakers, which has led to backlash from Mexicans who feel that the movie trivializes the country’s ongoing struggle with organized crime.The Spanish language used in the film has also been criticized. Héctor Guillén, a Mexican screenwriter and producer, told the New York Times, “The dialogues are completely inorganic—what the characters are saying doesn’t make sense.” Despite being nominated for the Academy Award for Best Song, songwriters Clément Ducol

Language Magazine | Improving Literacy & Communication

18.03.2025

Fostering Community and Belonging - Language Magazine

At the close of 2024, the Haitian Creole Language and Culture Program that I founded at the end of 2023 in Indianapolis, capital of the great state of Indiana, entered its second phase with a new wave of excitement and partnership. Researchers, language students, experts of all kinds have already manifested for the new session, which started on September 30, 2024. I briefly sampled the Creole program in a recent conversation with eminent linguist Albert Valdman, Rudy Professor Emeritus, and distinguished professor Kevin Rottet, both from Indiana University Bloomington, and the reception was overall positive; those present argued the “project

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22.03.2025

Collaboration Is Key to Successful UDL Implementation - Language Magazine

In our first article in this series, the universal design for learning (UDL) principles (CAST, 2024) were introduced as a much-needed framework to respond to learner variability, more specifically to dually identified English learners we referred to as multilingual learners with exceptionalities. Firmly rooted in the sociocultural tradition that language develops through meaningful interactions and grounded in the UDL principles of multiple modes of engagement, representation, and action and expression, the integration of UDL guidelines has been found to benefit students with disabilities or learning support needs, as well as multilingual learners with and without exceptionalities. As UDL is already

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30.03.2025

“You only get one chance at this life thing, don’t waste it!” - Language Magazine

With the landscape changing for federal workers, many people are on the lookout for new career opportunities where they can apply their skills and expertise while continuing a path of service. The field of teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL) offers a wide range of possibilities, from teaching in public schools, international schools, and specialized language schools to working in refugee resettlement, community outreach, and corporate training. And you don’t have to be a linguist to get started.Even before recent reprioritizations by the current administration, those working across government agencies and in the military looked to TESOL for

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