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To download Episode 14 for playback on any MP3 compatible device, simply right click and “save link as” or “save target as” — DOWNLOAD .

Articles in this week’s Language News Report

Tibetan students in China protest over language policy
English becomes Europe’s second language
Georgia imposes universal English classes to leave Russia orbit
Building a More Resilient Brain
York professor finds bilingualism can delay onset of dementia
Study shows Japanese infants hear foreign words according to Japanese language rules by 14 months
Heard for the first time in 2,000 years: Scientists post readings of ancient Babylonian poems online
‘Lost’ language discovered on back of letter
Endangered Language Watch: The Discovery of the Koro Language in the Himalayas
A Bangla take on the Bard’s Romeo and Juliet

Other noteworthy language-related articles
“Genius grant” a boost to linguist as she revives a native language
Building language skills more critical for boys than girls, study finds
Study finds language barriers may play role in health care disparities
Piecing together the fragmented brain
What happens when language scientists use their own children as test subjects?
Cabinet okays language law amendment
Critics say new language plans have no power
The Crisis of the Humanities Officially Arrives

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ALTA has provided language training to government agencies and corporations for 30 years. To learn more about our programs, please visit Online Language Training.

All music and sound effects were provided by The Freesound Project.
Thank you to the following people for use of their field recordings and samples:
Genghis Attenborough and Djgriffin

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You can subscribe to the Beyond Words Podcast on iTunes. Every time we release a new episode, your iTunes library will automatically upload it. Just follow the link — SUBSCRIBE.

Download

To download Episode 13 for playback on any MP3 compatible device, simply right click and “save link as” or “save target as” — DOWNLOAD .

Articles in this week’s Language News Report

Whistleblower Claims Many U.S. Interpreters Can’t Speak Afghan Languages (watch the video)
DEA seeks Ebonics experts to help with cases
Internet may phase out printed Oxford Dictionary
Health Speaks begins pilots in Arabic, Hindi and Swahili
Reading Arabic ain’t easy

Other noteworthy language-related articles
Learning in two languages from PRI’s The World
Are dying languages worth saving? (watch the video)
South Africa gets new Zulu dictionary, first in 40 years
Google to play live interpreter using smartphones
With rookie interpreters for help in diamond heist case, police lost in translation

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ALTA has provided language training to government agencies and corporations for 30 years. To learn more about our programs, please visit Online Language Training.

All music and sound effects were provided by The Freesound Project.
Thank you to the following people for use of their field recordings and samples:
Genghis Attenborough and Djgriffin

The post Beyond Words Podcast: Episode 13 The Language News Report appeared first on ALTA Language Services.

Subscribe on iTunes

You can subscribe to the Beyond Words Podcast on iTunes. Every time we release a new episode, your iTunes library will automatically upload it. Just follow the link — SUBSCRIBE.

Download

To download Episode 12 for playback on any MP3 compatible device, simply right click and “save link as” or “save target as” — DOWNLOAD .

Articles in this week’s Language News Report

The Associated Press-Univision Poll (.pdf)
Poll: Language barrier a ‘risk’ for Latinos in schools
Poll: English-speaking Latinos turn to Spanish TV
Pawlenty: State should consider English-only measure
English Gets the Last Word in Japan
Efforts continue to make Hindi an official language of United Nations
Ancient language mystery deepens

Other noteworthy language-related articles
Imaging study sheds light on neural origins of baby talk
‘Baby Talk’ May Play Key Role in Language Acquisition
Texting generation doesn’t share boomers’ taste for talk
A new history of German shows how it came to be, and how it could have been
Talking double Dutch? Why we think it’s polite to copy an accent

If you’re interested in receiving a daily dose of language-related articles and media from around the web, you can friend us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. Also, you can visit Langology.org where you’ll always find reliable language and linguistics news.
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ALTA has provided language training to government agencies and corporations for 30 years. To learn more about our programs, please visit Online Language Training.

All music and sound effects were provided by The Freesound Project.
Thank you to the following people for use of their field recordings and samples:
Genghis Attenborough and Djgriffin

The post Beyond Words Podcast: Episode 12 appeared first on ALTA Language Services.

You can subscribe to the Beyond Words Podcast on iTunes. Every time we release a new episode, your iTunes library will automatically upload it. Just follow the link — SUBSCRIBE.

Download

To download Episode 11 for playback on any MP3 compatible device, simply right click and “save link as” or “save target as” — DOWNLOAD .

Articles in this week’s Language News Report

Lino Lakes approves English-only resolution
As English Spreads, Indonesians Fear for Their Language
Cantonese in China protest over language loss fears
Mendota tribe struggles to keep language, culture alive
National Anthropological Archives Receives Grant from President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities

Other noteworthy language-related articles
Does language influence culture?
Research by the UJI shows that bilingualism is associated with brain reorganization that involves better efficiency in functions
Colleges strive to make foreign languages relevant
English skills taking off among pilots

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ALTA has provided language training to government agencies and corporations for 30 years. To learn more about our programs, please visit Online Language Training.

All music and sound effects were provided by The Freesound Project.
Thank you to the following people for use of their field recordings and samples:
Genghis Attenborough and Djgriffin

The post Beyond Words Podcast: Episode 11 appeared first on ALTA Language Services.

You can subscribe to the Beyond Words Podcast on iTunes. Every time we release a new episode, your iTunes library will automatically upload it. Just follow the link — SUBSCRIBE.

Download

To download Episode 10 for playback on any MP3 compatible device, simply right click and “save link as” or “save target as” — DOWNLOAD .

Articles in this week’s Language News Report

CIA unusually public over need for Arabic, Farsi speakers
Potawatomi language lives on
Extinct Alaska Native language interests French student
Catalonia can call itself a ‘nation’, rules Spain’s top court
Univision sets record for World Cup game

Other noteworthy language-related articles
Computers Learn to Listen, and Some Talk Back
Is English Killing Other Languages?
Seeing Languages Differently
Kagan hearings a short course in Legalese 101
Foreign doctors need adequate English and better regulation, says BMA chief

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ALTA has provided language training to government agencies and corporations for 30 years. To learn more about our programs, please visit Online Language Training.

All music and sound effects were provided by The Freesound Project.
Thank you to the following people for use of their field recordings and samples:
Genghis Attenborough and Djgriffin

The post Beyond Words Podcast: Episode 10 appeared first on ALTA Language Services.