Language Archive
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Music Education Is For Everyone, Not Just The Rich
Posted on 12.04.2017 | No CommentsA couple of weeks ago, an article written for The Guardian by Charlotte C Gill sparked a considerable backlash from the music community. The premise of the piece entitled "Music education is now only for the white and wealthy" suggested that music has ... -
Let’s Find Some Better Words For Weed
Posted on 18.11.2016 | No CommentsThe Queens of Cannabis is one of the dozens of medical pot dispensaries in Toronto. (Photo: Richard Lautens/Toronto Star via Getty Images) Pot. Dope. Weed. 420. Bud. Doobie. Toke. Even 15 years after marijuana was approved for legal medical use in C... -
RCMP tracked 89 indigenous activists considered ‘threats’ for participating in protests
Posted on 13.11.2016 | No Comments'Innocent advocates were investigated and catalogued based on little more than a perceived potential threat that their expression might pose to the state' -
5 Tips For Learning A New Language Efficiently
Posted on 09.11.2016 | No CommentsVacations are fabulous opportunities to immerse ourselves in new cultures and experiences. However, with more than 4,000 languages spoken around the world, communication remains a constant barrier for those who are not multilingual. While we would all... -
Matthew Fisher: Hispanics could get sweet revenge on Trump if their votes put Clinton over the top
Posted on 07.11.2016 | No CommentsLatino anger at Trump’s xenophobia is such that there is every chance that their votes votes in key states will put Clinton over the top -
Trump campaign manager condemns ‘deplorable’ supporter who chanted ‘Jew-S-A!’ at rally in Phoenix
Posted on 31.10.2016 | No CommentsA video shows the unidentified man wearing a 'Hillary for Prison' T-shirt and making a hand gesture that resembles hate symbols flagged by the Anti-Defamation League -
I Learned Arabic As An Adult To Reclaim My Palestinian Heritage
Posted on 14.10.2016 | No CommentsI speak Arabic. Not very well, unfortunately. If someone were being particularly generous, they might say that I sound like a seven-year-old child. If they were being honest, they would be more likely to say that I sound like the village idiot. But... -
Close-mouthed on Tiananmen: It took 26 pairs of eyes to approve just 66 words on the 1989 atrocities
Posted on 12.10.2016 | No Comments'It appears as though the Liberals are in fact weakening Canada’s stance on human rights in China' -
We Are Non-Binary Trans People And Yes, We Exist
Posted on 11.10.2016 | No CommentsAt my birth, my mother asked "What is it?" immediately after I left her body, as if I was not human until I was sexed, gendered and categorized into the sex and gender binary (assigned both a sex and a gender identity in line with this sex). The doctor... -
Relearning My Grandmother’s Language Taught Me Where My Roots Lie
Posted on 10.10.2016 | No Comments"Talk to Nani Maa." Growing up as an English-speaking son of Indian immigrant parents, I dreaded those four words. Each weekend, my mother would hand me the phone to speak with my grandmother in Mumbai. And each time, I'd try to escape with an excus... -
I Was My Mother’s Guide When She Returned To Hong Kong
Posted on 22.09.2016 | No Comments"It's a totally brand new city. I don't recognize anything," my mom says, gazing wide-eyed out of the decades-old tram and into the chaotic streets of Hong Kong. "I never used to take the ding ding. It's so slow," she complains as the tram operator r... -
With language classes overbooked, Syrian refugees struggle to adapt
Posted on 02.09.2016 | No CommentsAs students across Canada prepare for a new school year, thousands of Syrian refugees are struggling to learn English and French due to long waiting lists for government-run language classes.
