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National language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A Celtic language Irish Gaelic is recognized as the national and also as one of the two official languages of Ireland, and is spoken by about a third of the population (1.5 million people). Three other languages enjoy official status, including English, which is the language of business and governance and the medium of instruction in national schools; Mandarin Chinese, which is spoken by the majority of the population, and Tamil. In Singapore, the Malay language is the national and official language, although it is the first language of the Malays who make up only 12.4% of the total population of 4.24 million. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/National_language   (610 words)

Thailand About The National Language :: ThailandGateway.Com The official national language, spoken by almost 100 per cent of the population, is Thai, classified by linguists as belonging to a Chinese-Thai branch of the Sino-Tibetan family. It is a tonal language, uninflected, and predominantly monosyllabic. In royal language, the word is sawuy; in ecclesiastic Thai, chan; rappratan is a formal word used on engraved invitations and its shortened from, tan is everyday polite usage. www.thailandgateway.com /about_thailand/language.html   (863 words)

Info and facts on 'National language' A national language is a matter of nation (The people who live in a nation or country) al identity. Although it differs from an official language (additional info and facts about official language), which is used for political (additional info and facts about political) and legal (additional info and facts about legal) discourse, national languages are often also official languages simultaneously. Many national languages have been granted official recognition, if only to a limited degree. www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/n/na/national_language.htm   (143 words)

NATIONAL PROFILES OF LANGUAGES IN ýEDUCATION: ISRAEL : LANGUAGE POLICY The national language of the Arabs (and of the Druze) in Israel is Arabic. The national language of the Jews is modern Hebrew, but only 60% of the Jewish population were born in Israel, so that for about half of the Jewish population Hebrew is not the mother tongue. French, recognized as important because of cultural, political and economic ties and as the community language of a sizable body of immigrants, is taught optionally (or as a required subject in place of Arabic) from 5th to 12th grade. www.biu.ac.il /hu/lprc/lprcprof.htm   (2173 words)

National Foreign Language Center - Language and National Security Deficiencies in language as critical national security are also well documented. I had a question sort of since this is a language and national security. Language skills should be given appropriate attention at the recruitment phase, in the career development, and in the selection of senior officers. www.nflc.org /security/transcript.asp   (10916 words)

NCRLC Home National Capital Language Resource Center Home page The National Capital Language Resource Center (NCLRC) is a joint project of Georgetown University (GU), The George Washington University (GWU), and the Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL). We are located in Washington, DC, and are one of fourteen nonprofit Language Resource Centers nationwide, created to improve and strengthen the nation's capacity to teach and learn foreign languages. They are little essays- conversational in tone, light and anecdotal in style – that encourage language study and invite listeners to look further into the subject of each essay. www.nclrc.org   (277 words)

Essays on Philippine Languages This bilingual approach serves to promote the intellectualization of the national language --that is, to use it as medium of intellectual exchanges in the academe, government offices, as well as in other disciplines in the process of acquiring knowledge about the world which could be expressed by the said language. language which, based on the principal dialects of the Islands, might constitute the means of inter-communication of ideas in the entire Archipelago, and which might obviate the absolute need now felt of using a common foreign tongue as a means of transmission of ideas, sentiments, and aspirations of the inhabitants of the Philippines." (Romualdez,1936: p.302). Language change is, however, gradual and it will probably take several years before a substantive convergence can occur.What is apparent for now is that the convergence is already taking place. www.seasite.niu.edu /Tagalog/essays_on_philippine_languages.htm   (4668 words)

National Language Services - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The National Language Service promotes and facilitates communication across languages in South Africa. In keeping with the language requirements of the Constitution, the NLS manages the linguistic diversity of South African society and is responsible for harnessing all the languages of the people by putting into practical effect policy measures aimed at promoting the use of these languages, including those languages which have historically been neglected. Its terminology service assists with the development and modernisation of the technical vocabularies of the official languages. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/National_Language_Services   (4668 words)

Joint National Committee for Languages What began as an informal coalition of eight national language teaching associations now brings together representatives of over 60 organizations encompassing virtually all areas of the language profession: the major and less-commonly taught languages (including English and English as a second language), bilingual education, the classics, linguistics, translation, research, and educational technology. JNCL is affiliated with the National Council for Languages and International Studies, an advocacy organization with which it shares a governance structure and staff. We hold that all persons in our culturally rich and linguistically diverse nation should be provided the opportunity and be encouraged to become proficient in more than one language to a degree of mastery consonant with their need and aspiration. www.languagepolicy.org /jncl.html   (612 words)

NALRC- Home The National African Language Resource Center, at the University of Wisconsin Madison, was established in september 1999. It is a federally funded, nonprofit national foreign language center dedicated to the advancement of African language teaching and learning in the United States. The Center's mission is to serve the entire community of African language educators and learners in the United States by sponsoring a wide range of educational and professional activities designed to improve the accessibility and quality of African language instruction in the United States. lang.nalrc.wisc.edu /nalrc/home.html   (220 words)

DoD News: The National Language Conference Announced National Language Conference is an important step toward meeting America's language needs in the years to come."             The Department of Defense announced today that it is co-sponsoring with the Center for Advanced Study of Language, University of Maryland, “The National Language Conference: A Call for Action” June 22-24 at The Inn and Conference Center, Adelphi, Md.  The under secretary of defense for personnel and readiness is hosting the event.             Information about The National Language Conference, including registration procedures, is available online at http://www.nlconference.org.  For news media interested in covering this event, please contact Rachel Miller or Jim Turner at (703) 697-5134. www.defenselink.mil /releases/2004/nr20040618-0912.html   (319 words)

BBC News MIDDLE EAST Language victory for Algeria's Berbers Tamazight will be recognised as a national language, President Abdelaziz Bouteflika announced in a speech to the nation on Tuesday. "I have decided in total freedom and with total conviction to include Tamazight in the constitution as a national language," he said. "The national character of Tamazight cannot be questioned, whether the issue relates to Tamazight as a language or to Tamazight as a culture." news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/middle_east/1869369.stm   (453 words)

Our National Language, Thomas Osborne Davis speech, From Ireland URL http://www.from-ireland.net, ©Jane Lyons The language, which grows up with a people, is conformed to their organs, descriptive of their climate, constitution, and manners, mingled inseparably with their history and their soil, fitted beyond any other language to express their prevalent thoughts in the most natural and efficient way. The language of a nation's youth is the only easy and full speech for its manhood and for its age. However, when a language is forced on children they tend to resent it, especially if they fail to grasp a basic understanding in their early years. www.from-ireland.net /history/nationallanguage.htm   (2415 words)

A Key to the Inter-National Language Esperanto By speaking this relatively easy-to-learn bridge language, people from all backgrounds are able to overcome the language barrier. In 1887, a new language, free from irregularities, was introduced. The 3000 languages in the world today were originated by our ancient ancestors and morphed over several millennia. www.esperanto-chicago.org /key.htm   (1091 words)

Should English Be Our National Language? Critics of creating a national language requirement claim the decision would be prompted more by anti-immigration sentiment than by sound judgment. English is increasingly becoming the international language as well. The English language is one of the means to preserving the diversity of this nation while bringing all of us together as a nation. www.umich.edu /~mrev/archives/1996/4-10-96/english.html   (697 words)

National Standards for Foreign Language Education - American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages ACTFL continues to play a leadership role in the collaborative project that was responsible for the development of national content standards for foreign language education. National Standards for Foreign Language Education - American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages Language and communication are at the heart of the human experience. www.actfl.org /i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3392   (456 words)

CILT, the National Centre for Languages : Standards The National Language Standards will continue to form the basis of NVQ single unit accreditation, so that learners may gain recognition of the skills they have acquired and focus on those most relevant to their job roles. The National Language Standards (revised 2005) have been approved by the UK regulatory authorities and are available here as a free, downloadable document (pdf, 328kb). The National Language Standards are the scale of competence for languages in the work setting. www.cilt.org.uk /standards/standards.htm   (429 words)

Ethnologue 14 report for language code:ENG Language of higher education, many technical fields, and international communication. International trade, medium of western influences, language of instruction from fifth grade, written language, official purposes, as second language. The following is the entry for this language as it appeared in the 14th edition (2000). www.ethnologue.com /show_language.asp?code=ENG   (897 words)

Introduction of National Security Language Act The Secretary of Education shall establish a foreign language education marketing campaign to encourage students at secondary schools and institutions of higher learning to study foreign languages, particularly languages that are less commonly taught and critical to the national security of the United States. And it would authorize a national study to identify heritage communities here in the United States with native speakers of critical foreign languages and make them targets of a federal marketing campaign encouraging students to pursue degrees in those languages. Just as the National Defense Education Act of 1958 created a generation of scientists, engineers, and Russian linguists to confront the enemy of that time, the National Security Language Act will give us a generation of Americans able to confront the new threats we face today. www.fas.org /irp/congress/2003_cr/hr3676.html   (3937 words)

ODLIS: Online Dictionary for Library and Information Science A national language is the official language of a specific country, used in its government publications and educational institutions. national library and national archives of Canada, established in 2002 by the merger of the National Library of Canada (NLC/NIC) and the National Archives of Canada. Some individual languages are assigned a group code because it is not practical to establish a separate code for each one (myn for Mayan languages). lu.com /odlis/odlis_l.cfm   (7524 words)

Victor Davis Hanson on war & language on National Review Online ne of the first casualties of war is language. Such language is not always reactive, but helps to govern events. There are real consequences for a society that has lost the value of its language. www.nationalreview.com /hanson/hanson101701.shtml   (1238 words)

Foreign Language Standards --ERIC/CLL RGOs At the national level, an 11-member task force representing a variety of languages, levels of instruction, program models, and geographic regions undertook the task of defining content standards--what students should know and be able to do--in foreign language education. Development of national and state standards has been the result of a convergence of events in the education reform movement in the United States and the work of a great many people in the field of foreign language education and other disciplines. National Council of State Supervisors of Foreign Languages (NCSSFL) offers an extensive set of links to state departments of education, state foreign language associations, and state foreign language standards. www.cal.org /ericcll/faqs/rgos/flstandards.html   (3762 words)

Language Policy Web Site Since 1985, I have been reporting on the English Only movement, English Plus, bilingual education, Native American language revitalization, and language rights in the U.S.A. "Other things" now include my new job as executive director of the National Association for Bilingual Education. Language Politics in the U.S.A.: The Paradox of Bilingual Education Digest for the ERIC Clearinghouse on Languages and Linguistics, November 1998. ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/JWCRAWFORD   (855 words)

Language futures Europe. Instituto da Lingua Galega: the recognition of regional languages in Spain leads to parallel regional language institutes, comparable to national language institutes. As the introduction notes, the language claims are parallel to the national claims. The Maltese State is bound to recognise the Maltese language as a strong expression of the Maltese, and for that purpose acknowledges it unique importance. web.inter.nl.net /users/Paul.Treanor/eulang.html   (4961 words)

DoD News: National Language Conference Results Announced The language future of the United States just became a lot brighter as a result of the light shed at the National Language Conference.”             Rosemary G. Feal, the executive director of the Modern Language Association said, “The National Language Conference was great.  The conference brought together people from many different communities, and all voices were heard.  The conference participants found much common ground and have begun the important task of identifying next steps. language skills, and these skills should be recognized as valuable in today’s business and governmental environment. www.defenselink.mil /releases/2004/nr20040629-0953.html   (349 words)

nantgwrtheyrn.org Nant Gwrtheyrn Welsh Language and Heritage Centre, is located in a former quarrying village on the northern coast of the Llŷn Peninsula, North Wales. The Centre specialises in Welsh for Adults (as a second language) residential courses and Welsh heritage courses for schools. Nant Gwrtheyrn Welsh Language and Heritage Centre Canolfan Iaith a Threftadaeth Nant Gwrthyern nantgwrtheyrn.org   (166 words)

French language - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch In the 1880s, the rise of French national sentiment (via universal military service and national education) encouraged the suppression of regional differences and local languages and dialects; by 1910, 90% of the French population understood French, although 50% still understood a local language or dialect. The earliest extant text in French is the Oath of Strasbourg from 842; Old French became a literary language with the chansons de geste that told tales of the paladins of Charlemagne and the heroes of the Crusades. About 9% of the world's Francophones are Canadian, and French is one of Canada's two official languages, with English; various provisions of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms deal with the right of Canadians to access services in English and French all across Canada. encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /french_language.htm   (166 words)

National Language Support Functions The following functions are used with national language support. Retrieves a variety of information about a user interface (UI) language, such as whether it is installed, whether the user is licensed to use it, whether it is fully or partially localized, and (if partially localized) information about fallback languages. Enumerates the language groups that are either installed on or supported by a system. msdn.microsoft.com /library/en-us/intl/nls_8d0z.asp   (1040 words)

LRC Homepage The United States Department of Education has awarded grants to a small number of institutions for the purpose of establishing, strengthening, and operating national foreign language resource and training centers to improve the teaching and learning of foreign languages. Brigham Young University National Middle East Language Resource Center Indiana University Center for Languages of the Central Asian Region nflrc.msu.edu   (106 words)

National Language Support In more recent works, support for national languages using the values of type UTF8String is the trend. They are considered difficult to use correctly by applications providing national language support. Support for the world's national languages is provided by ASN.1 types UTF8String, BMPString, and UniversalString. asn-1.com /nlsasn.htm   (975 words)

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