Your brain doesn't think in left and right, it thinks in north, south, east, west. At least, if you speak Guugu Yimithirr, it does. What's a direction that blew your mind?
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Your brain doesn't think in left and right, it thinks in north, south, east, west. At least, if you speak Guugu Yimithirr, it does. What's a direction that blew your mind?
#languagefacts #linguistics #worldlanguages #languagenerd #didyouknow
Six languages, one universal truth: saying goodbye never gets easier. What's yours?
#languagelovers #multilingual #worldlanguages #languageisculture #multilingo
International Translation Day | Translating Words, Connecting Worlds
#InternationalTranslationDay #TranslationDay #LanguageDiversity #WorldLanguages #GlobalCommunication #Multilingual #Rollhood
πΆ Bring music into your world language classroom! Explore fun, creative ways to use music to engage students and build language skills at ICTFL 2026. π΅
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β¨ Ready to make grammar instruction more communicative and proficiency-driven? π Join us at the ICTFL Fall Conference, Oct. 8β9!
π¨ Regular registration ends TOMORROW. Late registration adds $50!
Over 800 languages in one country. Papua New Guinea is a linguistic powerhouse. What's the wildest language fact that's blown your mind?
#languagefacts #worldlanguages #multilingual #didyouknow #languagelovers
Dubbing kills the original performance. Subtitles let you hear what the actor actually chose to do. Which side are you on?
#translation #languagelovers #languageisculture #multilingual #worldlanguages
America's first newspaper dropped 334 years ago today. Publick Occurrences Both Forreign and Domestick lasted exactly one issue before authorities shut it down. Press freedom takes time.
#languagehistory #languagelovers #didyouknow #worldlanguages #languageisculture
Your fingers know things your eyes don't. Touch matters, everywhere, every language, and yes, we can show you how to say it.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day/tactile-2026-09-25
#wordoftheday #dailyword #languagelover #multilingual #worldlanguages
Finnish theatre just got a second act. Health Cobblers premiered in Oulu 1875, and yes, that's a real play title in a real language.
#languagehistory #languages #languagelovers #worldlanguages #didyouknow
A pundit speaks. A language listens. Across 16 languages here, the word for 'expert voice' carries the same weight. What would you ask yours?
https://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day/pundit-2026-09-24
#wordoftheday #dailyword #languagelover #worldlanguages #translation
September 20, 1954: The Moomin comics landed in London and went global. A Finnish masterpiece that proved stories in two languages hit different.
#languagehistory #multilingual #languagelovers #worldlanguages #didyouknow
The case for #nativelike #foreignlanguage #proficiency: Supervising Native Speaker Employees
inspired by the #book, Practices That Work: Bringing Learners to Professional Proficiency in #WorldLanguages
Bring the target culture into your world language classroom with authentic music! Two of my favorite free resources are Radio Garden and Radiooooo ππ» And hereβs an idea: assign a class DJ to get the ball rolling every day!
#WorldLanguageTeacher #WorldLanguages #RadioGarden #Radiooooo
September 14, 1814: Francis Scott Key watched Fort McHenry survive the night and wrote a poem that became a anthem. One man, one flag, one language that still moves millions.
#languagehistory #languagelovers #languagefacts #worldlanguages #languageisculture
A ram's horn that carries thousands of years of prayer and memory. Shofar in Hebrew, but every language has a word for the things that call us home.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day/shofar-2026-09-13
#wordoftheday #dailyword #languagelover #languagehistory #worldlanguages
One language vanishes every two weeks. What's the one you're most worried we'll lose?
#languagelover #languagefacts #worldlanguages #languagelovers #multilingo
September 11, 1914: Tsar Nicholas II ordered Finnish schools to teach Russian language and history. A power play that failed to erase a language. Some empires just don't understand: you can't force a tongue out of a people's mouth.
#languagehistory #linguistics #languagelovers #worldlanguages
Every language has a word for the unfair beliefs that hold people back. Here's how the world says it.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day/stigma-2026-09-09
#wordoftheday #dailyword #languagelover #worldlanguages #translation
Every language has a word for the unfair beliefs that hold people back. Here's how the world says it.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day/stigma-2026-09-09
#wordoftheday #dailyword #languagelover #worldlanguages #translation