News (Noticias) for Language Issues
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November 23, 2009
Bilingual ballots may be coming to Hall – Growing Latino population could require voting material be available in Spanish – Gainesville, Georgia
November 21, 2009
Poetry Series Spurs Debate on the Use of an Old Slur Against Latinos – “Spic Up/Speak Out” — at El Museo del Barrio
November 20, 2009
Fannie Mae Launches New HomePath.com in Spanish Aimed at Helping More Hispanics Buy Homes
November 19, 2009
Shakira Refuses To Do Interviews In Spanish
The first two volumes of the “Nueva gramatica de la lengua española” (New Grammar of the Spanish Language) will go on sale in Spain and Latin America on Dec. 4, the Association of Spanish Language Academies and Espasa publishing house announced Wednesday.
November 18, 2009
Google Translate Now Talks and Translates in Real-time
November 13, 2009
Actress Eva Longoria said in an interview with Efe that she feels “sure” about the quality of her Spanish, which has allowed her to work on her first production in that language: “Dias de gracia.”
State elections official fired after poking fun at Spanish-speaking voters – Texas
November 12, 2009
Manuel Delgado: ‘Latino marketing more than just Spanish advertising’
November 11, 2009
Playful Trolls Introduce Children to Spanish and English in New Educational Computer Adventure
Featured children’s bilingual book: Rene Has Two Last Names/Rene tiene does apellidos
November 10, 2009
Charlie Beck, the mayor’s nominee to head the Los Angeles Police Department, told Hoy Newspaper he will make a particular effort to reach out to Latinos through community meetings and by conducting news conferences and any other police function in English and Spanish.
Mastering English is the key to achievement for Hispanic children – (I am not agreeing or disagreeing but interesting)
November 9, 2009
Korean-Americans learn Spanish to help out at work – Business owners attempt to cool tension with Latino workers – Chicago
Republican Debra Medina says she’ll be the first candidate in the 2010 Texas governor’s race with Spanish-language TV ads.
November 6, 2009
“English as a Second Language” in Alabama schools
November 5, 2009
New Spanish for Beginners DVD from Whistlefritz ‘Adentro y Afuera’ Wins Multiple National Awards
Obama and the White House in Spanish
Why we are not marketing to Hispanics effectively?
Jamaican Official Lobbies for Spanish as Second Language
Spanish-Language Twitter Debuts
November 2, 2009
SAG seeks more Spanish – 100-200 bilingual guild members perform dubbing
October 30, 2009
Study Emphasizes “Economic Value” of Spanish in U.S., Brazil – salaries of bilingual Hispanics in US are 2.7% higher on average than those for Hispanics who only speak English.
Un estudio subraya el “valor económico” y potencial de crecimiento del español
October 29, 2009
STUDY FINDS ACADEMIC BENEFITS FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS WHO TRANSITION INTO MAINSTREAM CLASSROOMS – Nearly 30% of Los Angeles Unified School District students aren’t reclassified by the 8th grade, according to the Tomás Rivera Policy Institute
Obama, en esfuerzo bilingüe, busca votos latinos en New Jersey y Virginia
October 28, 2009
What’s wrong with speaking Spanish?
What is a Chicana/Chicano? Woman and Man in the Street Edition, San Diego – (scroll down to watch the video – funny)
October 27, 2009
Guatemalans, Hondurans More Likely to Have Limited-English Proficiency
October 26, 2009
FEMA launches a Revamped Spanish-language Website
The feds are setting up a Spanish-language version of their popular fuelconomy.gov website en Español
The Vail Breast Cancer Awareness Group is publishing “Cancer de Mama 101” to serve the growing Hispanic community in Eagle County, CO
Hotelier asks Hispanic workers to Anglicize names, causes uproar in Taos, N.M.
New Mexican Hotel owner tells Hispanic workers to change names (to Anglicize)
In Dallas, Drivers Ticketed for Inability to Habla Ingles – over the past three years, wrongly ticketed at least 39 drivers for not speaking English
October 13, 2009
Hotel owner makes Hispanic employees ’shorten’ Spanish names – Texas
How Do You Say ‘Madison Avenue’ in Spanish? – event, called “Spanish Cooked Up Ideas,” was held on Tuesday morning at the Instituto Cervantes (Cervantes Institute) in Midtown Manhattan
October 7, 2009
Adios, Juan and Juanita: Latin Names Trend Down
The N.C. Society of Hispanic Professionals will host a conference Friday at Meredith College for professionals who work with Hispanic students. The Hispanic Achievement Conference will focus on helping students in English as a Second Language classes excel in school.
October 5, 2009
Greater San Antonio Chamber Releases Spanish Language Web Site Targeting International Business Lead
Latino TV personalities juggle a bilingual stage – For energetic young hosts like LATV’s Pili Montilla and MTV Tr3s’ Carlos Santos, their playful Spanish-English fusion comes spiked with a dose of media savvy.
September 30, 2009
Patients’ Group Launches Spanish website – www.pacientesprimero.com
Language as a bridge and an identity – At the Grupo Educa weekend language school, children from families with roots in Latin America and Spain are taught to keep the language of their forebears alive and well.
RNC’s Spanish Translation Of Hispanic Heritage Month Press Release Riddled With Errors
September 29, 2009
Hispanic TV Summit: Spanish-Language Marketing Is Sensitive – To Go Bilingual Or Not Is One Question Facing TV Marketers
September 28, 2009
Obama explains why he used the term “illegal immigrant”
White House Aide Stresses Importance of Latinos’ Learning English – Juan Sepulveda in Puerto Rico
Hispanic TV Summit: Spanish-Language Marketing is Sensitive – Cable-operator, satellite-TV marketers discuss whether to go Spanish-only or bilingual in messages
Latinos bank on bilingual census form to aid count
Jessica Alba Teaches Daughter to Speak Spanish
September 24, 2009
The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office recently launched its most recent initiative: Spanish classes for deputies.
Sampson County Health Department employees who are in the public health sections of the department and are bilingual in Spanish will receive a salary hike of 5% – North Carolina
Avail-TVN Score VOD Pact With VeneMovies – Independent Digitgal Media Company Supplying Spanish-Language Titles
A third of Nevada Hispanic households lack member fluent in English
September 22, 2009
Parsing Obama’s Message to a Hispanic Audience: No Direct Answers on Immigration, Defends Use of “Illegal” Term
When using term “illegal” words do matter, but pick and choose your battles
September 21, 2009
Exploring the terms of the Hispanic and Latino communities
September 17, 2009
NAHJ Urges News Media to Stop Using the Term “Illegals” When Covering Immigration
September 10, 2009
Rinku Sen: “Illegal” Word is a Gateway to Racism and Exploitation
In San Francisco, Los Angeles, Monterey, and Imperial counties the numbers are even greater—25 percent to 33 percent of the population has limited English proficiency.
A new UC Berkeley study entitled “California’s Limited English Proficient Population (LEP) and Strategies to Promote Health Care Access” identified California’s various limited English proficient groups by language and birth country, assessed health care difficulties, and evaluated strategies to increase health care understanding.
September 8, 2009
Stacking the shelves to draw in Latinos – New Britain Public Library
Watch the outrage/heckling – Bishop Emilio Alvarez of Stamford, Connecticutt asks a question in Spanish at a health care town hall of Rep. Jim Himes (CT-04) who was born in Peru and is fluent in Spanish. – Shocking the reaction of the crowd. (must watch)
September 4, 2009
Staffing Firms Expand Candidate Reach with Online Spanish Application
September 2, 2009
Club PenguinTM Says “Bienvenidos” to Spanish Speakers around the Globe
Top Retail Banks Improve Outreach to Spanish-Speaking Consumers
September 1, 2009
Seattle Sounders launch Web site in Spanish
August 27, 2009
Can the U.S. government take a woman’s baby from her because she doesn’t speak English? That’s the latest question to arise in the hothouse debate over illegal immigration, as an undocumented woman from impoverished rural Mexico — who speaks only an obscure indigenous language — fights in a Mississippi court to regain custody of her infant daughter.
Hospital staff focuses on bilingual health care – Gottlieb Memorial Hospital in Melrose Park, Illinois
Foreigners flock to learn English in new center – Victorville, CA
August 26, 2009
The Demopolis Police Department is hosting a weeklong workshop called “Survival Spanish,” where regional law enforcement officers learn how to do their jobs in a growing multilingual society. – Alabama
August 25, 2009
How to translate your eCommerce website
‘Politics Online: Tu Hablas Español?’ ElectionMall.com Provides Tools for Campaigns to Engage the Hispanic Population
August 22, 2009
Only 20% of nation’s teacher training institutions address ELL needs because, they say, there is no requirement to do so. There are over 5 million English Language Learners in our public schools, a group that has grown by 60% in the past few years.
August 21, 2009
Latino program in Squirrel Hill aids those with language barriers – Pennsylvania
August 18, 2009
Language services to improve for Indiana’s Latino children with Indiana University speech therapy grant
So You Think You Really Know Spanish – From Diestepedia: A Closer Look at ‘Espanol’ in the U.S. Market
August 17, 2009
Texan Educators Want Your Children to Learn all about ‘Brown’ People
August 16, 2009
Spanish is part of a student’s voice – How can schools help children develop unique voices and avoid stripping them of their culture and self-identity?
August 14, 2009
U.S. officials announced Monday at the 65th birthday of Smokey Bear in Washington that the anti-forest fire icon is going bilingual with a new book.
August 4, 2009
She Made ‘Hispanic’ Official – A Conversation With Grace Flores-Hughes, Hispanic wordsmith
NASA Astronaut Starts Agency’s First Bilingual Twitter
August 3, 2009
NASA Crew Takes YouTube Questions In Spanish And English
What hurts? Getting Latino patients’ message across to the doctor in Idaho
July 28, 2009
Twitter en Español: LACMA the First Museum to Offer Bilingual Tweets
July 21, 2009
Unraveling how children become bilingual so easily
July 16, 2009
In Argentina, Pepsi Becomes ‘Pecsi’ – Responding to Local Pronunciation, the Brand Changes Its Name
July 14, 2009
What’s in a Name?: The Mexican explains the science of made-up Mexican monikers
June 29, 2009
US-Based Web Site Targets Legal Marketing at US Hispanics in Their Native Language
June 26, 2009
“The majority of the US Hispanic population is bilingual, and they decide where and when to speak English and Spanish,” says Ms. Phillips. “Marketers should execute campaigns and offerings in both languages,” explains Ms. Phillips. “The efforts will not go unnoticed, as English-dominant speakers will still see and appreciate messages targeted to them in Spanish, and Spanish-dominant speakers will know the advertiser is serious about addressing them.”
June 24, 2009
Why Understanding The Second-Generation Hispanic Is Key To ‘Multicultural Intelligence’
June 23, 2009
Under Misspelled Banner, Buchanan And White Nationalist Brimelow Argue For English-Only Initiatives – (funny)
June 19, 2009
Speak English well, or get a ticket by federal law – Truckers face hefty fine for breaking law that says they must be able to talk with police. – Authorities last year issued 25,230 tickets nationwide for violations
Iowa researchers found significant disparities in several aspects of children’s health-care between those who speak primarily Spanish and those who speak English.
Growing Need for Spanish Translators in Nebraska Courts
June 18, 2009
College Board Report Sheds Light on Why Writing Matters – Especially for Immigrant Students and Second-Language Learners
Amazing Course of English on YouTube Teaches Successfully to Thousands of People
June 15, 2009
Pro-English measures being revived across U.S.
June 11, 2009
Hispanic? Latino? Or What?
June 9, 2009
Voice That Sounds Like Home Welcomes Mexico’s Outsiders – “La Hora Mixteca” (The Mixtec Hour), Mr. López’s show, which is aimed primarily at Mixtec (pronounced MEESE-teck) Indians but draws listeners from other groups in the United States and, via satellite link, in Oaxaca, too. – Fresno
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