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Foreign language news, articles and videos can be found in a variety of places online. The most popular sources are news websites, social media, streaming services, and online language learning platforms. News websites such as BBC, CNN, and Le Monde often have sections dedicated to international news in different languages. Social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook have sections dedicated to foreign language news, and streaming services like YouTube and Vimeo have plenty of videos featuring foreign language news, articles, and interviews. Online language learning platforms like Duolingo, Babbel, and Rosetta Stone also have sections dedicated to foreign language news and articles. These can be great resources for learning a language as they are often up-to-date and relevant to current events.
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Linguists are concerned about the implications the elimination of these programs may have on foreign relations. The U.S. Department of Defense is withdrawing funding for more than a third of the 31 language flagship programs it supports at 23 universities across the country. The move, which a department spokesperson said in email was driven by a “Congressional change in funding,” caught the linguistics community by surprise as one of the latest examples of declining support for postsecondary foreign language education.
Presidential Palace in Asuncion, Paraguay. It serves as a workplace for the President and the government of Paraguay. Starting this year, middle and high school students in Paraguay can learn Korean as a second foreign language subject, according to the Ministry of Education. Paraguay’s Ministry of Education announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding with its Paraguayan counterpart officially adding the Korean language to its second foreign language list for schools. Amid growing demand for Korean studies in Paraguay due to the popularity of Korean cultural content, the Education Ministry has been supporting language teaching through Korean education centers
Foreign language classes have seen declines for years. AI could hasten—or help—it. Takako Aikawa and a Massachusetts Institute of Technology team spent three years building an AI tutor to help students with Japanese writing skills. They halted the project in 2020 during the pandemic, but their goal got an unexpected boost two years later when OpenAI launched ChatGPT.
Latvia’s Cabinet of Ministers has unanimously and without debate approved new education rules that plan for the gradual rejection of studying Russian as a second foreign language in schools from 2026. “This is good news, finally!” was the reaction of Latvian prime minister Evika Silina. However, it is not good news for Russian president Putin, who claims that the Ukrainian invasion was needed to protect the rights of Russian speakers in the country. Currently, Latvian students learn English as a first foreign language from kindergarten and start a second foreign language in fourth grade, which in practice is generally Russian,
Starting this year, middle and high school students in Paraguay can learn Korean as a second foreign language subject, according to the Ministry of Education. Paraguay’s Ministry of Education announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding with its Paraguayan counterpart officially adding the Korean language to its second foreign language list for schools. Amid growing demand for Korean studies in Paraguay due to the popularity of Korean cultural content, the Education Ministry has been supporting language teaching through Korean education centers in Paraguay, which has resulted in the number of middle and high school students learning Korean increasing from