Category: Language Accessibility
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Fundamentos de la programación multilingüe
Los programas organizativos tienen el poder de transformar vidas de maneras muy profundas. Como espacios de acceso, oportunidades, pertenencia social, desarrollo profesional y la movilidad económica ascendente, incorporar la Accesibilidad Lingüística y la Transformación Lingüística en la programación, desde el diseño hasta la implementación, marca una diferencia significativa para las comunidades multilingües. Cuando un programa:…
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Foundations of Multilingual Programming
Programs have the power to shape lives in profound ways. As points of access, opportunity, social belonging, professional development, and upward economic mobility, incorporating Language Accessibility and Language Transformation into programming—from design to implementation—makes all the difference for multilingual communities. When a program is: It becomes a mechanism through which multilingual communities can access opportunity,…
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Logos & Language Accessibility
What shapes the way organizations are understood by the people around them? The answer is rarely found in any single interaction, communication, decision, service, or experience. Rather, it emerges through accumulation. Every interaction, communication, decision, service, and experience contributes to broader perceptions regarding who an organization is, what it values, and how it operates. Taken…
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La disolución de la Oficina de Adquisición del Idioma Inglés de EE. UU. (OELA)
Como subdivisión del Departamento de Educación de los Estados Unidos (USDE), la Oficina de Adquisición del Idioma Inglés (OELA) tiene la responsabilidad de apoyar a los English Learners (ELs) y a estudiantes inmigrantes a través de infraestructura federal relacionada con: En febrero de 2026, el USDE notificó formalmente al Congreso su intención de disolver la…
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Understanding the Dissolution of the U.S. Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA)
As a subdivision of the U.S. Department of Education (USDE), the Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) is tasked with supporting English Learners (ELs) and immigrant students through federal education infrastructure tied to: In February 2026, the USDE formally notified Congress of its intent to dissolve OELA as a standalone office and redistribute its many…
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Confessions of a Second Language Learner Volume I: Why I Started The Multilingual Project (TMP)
His name was Christian… I remember it like it was yesterday: the way we’d ride our bikes down the street and walk home from school together, the way we’d play with our pets and laugh, the way we’d do back-flips and front-flips on my backyard trampoline… And I remember when he taught me how to…
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When Multilingual Spaces Emerge
It’s often said that multilingualism—in its purest form—is an experience with the self, with others, and with the self in relation to others. That through language learning—and language living—two seemingly distinct stories and perspectives, two different lives, are not so different after all. And that perhaps, in where they do differ, there exists an opportunity…
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So… What’s the Deal With Language Learning Apps?
So what’s the deal with language learning apps anyway? Are they impactful? And to that point… impactful to what and for whom, exactly? For years now, mainstream media and education systems alike have encouraged the use of apps like Duolingo, Babel, and Rosetta Stone, to name a few. And for good reason: in a multilingually-connected…
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One Year Later: A Multilingual Nation, A Monolingual Policy
Language & A Collective Linguistic Identity What makes a language the official tongue of a nation? Is it determined by a country’s culture and values? The number of speakers who live there? Is it rooted in the political and philosophical ideology of the times? Or perhaps… It’s some combination of all of the above. On…
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Monolingual Institutions, Multilingual Systems
The Multilingual Project is a nonpartisan, multimedia research, advocacy, and translation company on a mission to create a more robust and responsive multilingual education system. TMP leverages cutting-edge research, strategic advocacy, and seamless translation services to empower organizations, businesses, schools/districts, and communities with the multilingual expertise they need to thrive. Supply, Demand, & The Systems…
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The Impact of Target Language Names on Second Language Learners (L2s)
Where Language, Identity, and Belonging Intersect It’s no secret that language learners face numerous obstacles when learning a language beyond their mother tongue. Whether in formal or academic settings, informal and community spaces, or online via language apps, the acquisition of a second language invites learners to negotiate a multilingual identity through language, relationships, and…