Knowing a second language can improve your life, but it can also save the lives of others. A recent article in Politico by Carl Costas addressed the changing landscape in American demographics that is currently leading to a significant change in … Continue reading
What language is most widely spoken in the world? That depends on how you define “language” and who you count. The infographic below is from Rick Noack’s 2015 Washington Post article “The Future of Language” based on data from a 15-year-long study conducted … Continue reading
While Americans are infamous for not speaking a second language, according to the 2014 American Community Survey, a language other than English is spoken in 21% of households in the U.S. And multilingualism is on the rise: the number of … Continue reading
February 25th marks the 30th anniversary of the People Power Revolution (also known as the EDSA Revolution - named after the stretch of Epifanio de los Santos Avenue where much of the demonstration took place) in the Philippines. In 1986, from … Continue reading
On Earth Day, we take time to think about how human activity is affecting the environment and how we can work together to slow and reverse these trends. As part of this, you’ll probably hear about the dramatic loss of … Continue reading
There are more than 50 million speakers of Tagalog in the Philippines, mostly in the southern parts of Luzon, the archipelago’s largest island. Other dialects spoken in the Philippines include Cebuano, Ilokano, Waray-Waray, Hiligaynon, Pangasinan, Bikol, Maranao, Maguindanao, Tausug, and … Continue reading