A recent BBC article described attempts to save an indigenous South African language — Nluu — from dying out. With just three fluent speakers left, all over the age of 80, the language is considered by Ethnologue to be nearly extinct. The case of Nluu highlights important considerations for the intersecting fields of language, development,…
Month: September 2017
India’s rush towards English Education
According to a recent Times of India article, overall enrollment in English medium schools have doubled in the past couple years. The article states that the growth of English medium enrollment was the largest in Hindi speaking states, with states like Bihar having a 4,700% increase in enrollment to English medium schools and enrollment in…
Indigenous Language Education in Mexico
“64 indigenous languages are in danger of disappearing” headlined an article published by the Mexican newspaper Milenio this September. Leadership of the National Institute of Indigenous Languages (INALI) admits needing new strategies to combat the combined general lack of interest and lack of speakers of indigenous languages. Indeed, the survival of indigenous languages in Mexico,…
Language Planning for Dreamers
After Jeff Session’s announcement of termination of DACA, Mexico’s Ministry of Public Education (SEP in Spanish) is formulating plans to support Dreamers who return to Mexico.
Speaking Out 