Language Magazine

Established in 1997, Language Magazine, originally known as the American Language Review, has become a well-known publication focused on language, education, and communication. In response to reader demand, the magazine expanded its frequency from six issues to twelve per year in 2001. This change aimed to keep its audience, which includes department heads, supervisors, government officials, and other key decision-makers, informed about the latest trends in language and literacy education. The magazine frequently features contributions from prominent figures like Stephen Krashen, Aned Y. Muñiz Gracia, and Eugene E. García, who are recognized experts in linguistics and language teaching. With a monthly circulation of 36,000, it primarily serves Teachers of Foreign Languages (TOFL), Teachers of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), and English as a Second Language (ESL) educators, along with educational administrators and university language departments. Additionally, the California Language Teachers Association utilizes it as a substitute for their monthly publication. Richard Lederer is also a regular contributor to the magazine.

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Yes, Structured Literacy and Multilingualism Go Together

2 months ago | languagemagazine.com | Leanna Robinson

Literacy is foundational—not only for academic success but as a fundamental skill for navigating life. Yet literacy rates in the US paint a troubling picture: about 21% of adults are illiterate, and 54% read below a sixth-grade level, with 45 million Americans considered functionally illiterate.
Grammar Aids Early Vocab Building

2 months ago | languagemagazine.com | Leanna Robinson

A new study carried out at the MIT Language Acquisition Lab offers a novel insight into the early acquisition of vocabulary—sentences contain subtle hints in their grammar that tell young children about the meaning of new words. The finding, based on experiments with two-year-olds, suggests that even very young kids are capable of absorbing grammatical cues from language and leveraging that information to acquire new words.
Tailor Learning to Students’ Interests

2 months ago | languagemagazine.com | Leanna Robinson

A recent study from the McGovern Institute for Brain Research, which appears in Imaging Neuroscience, shows how interests can modulate language processing in children’s brains and paves the way for personalized brain research.
Visions for 2025: Getting Future Ready

Jan 24, 2025 | languagemagazine.com | Leanna Robinson

Career exploration and exposure to real-world experiences are essential in today’s education for students in K–12 as they consider postsecondary and career opportunities after high school graduation.
Colorado Assesses Multilingual Learners

Jan 24, 2025 | languagemagazine.com | Leanna Robinson

Early this month, the Colorado Department of Education is presenting a “state of the state on multilingual learners” (MLLs)—a sign of more focus on their needs by the state.In the 2023–24 school year, Colorado identified 114,482 MLLs, up from 109,780 in 2022–23 but lower than the 122,976 in 2019–20—that equates to about 13% of all Colorado students learning English as a new language.
Visions for 2025: Multilingual Experiences Matter

Jan 16, 2025 | languagemagazine.com | Leanna Robinson

Walk into any classroom in the US, you’ll likely encounter students who speak a language other than English at home, who might have learned to read in another language before coming to school, or who are learning to read in more than one language in their classroom.
Crackdown on ‘Unauthorized’ Chinese

Dec 2, 2024 | languagemagazine.com | Leanna Robinson

China’s internet regulator has launched a campaign to crack down on “unauthorized” use of language online, in a move experts say is a bid to stem the widespread use of slang and abbreviations by Generation Z on social media. The Cyberspace Administration of China will take steps to “rectify the chaos of the irregular use of Mandarin and other characters on the internet,” the country’s state news agency Xinhua reported last month.
Canada Freezes NWT Language Allocation

Nov 15, 2024 | languagemagazine.com | Leanna Robinson

The federal funding allocation for Indigenous language programs in the Northwest Territories (NWT) has stalled at CAN$5.9 million per year for the next three years. The figure has not changed since 2016, so, when inflation is factored in, it represents a cut of 20% in real terms. The federal government claimed it was instead sending more money directly to Indigenous governments and organizations.
New Ojibwe Immersion Program

Nov 13, 2024 | languagemagazine.com | Leanna Robinson

This fall, Wisconsin’s Bayfield School District is launching an Ojibwemowin immersion program for kindergarten students in collaboration with the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. The district of just over 400 students is one of the few in Wisconsin where the majority of kids—69.2 percent—are Native American.
Saudi Arabian Schools Welcome First Chinese Teachers

Nov 11, 2024 | languagemagazine.com | Leanna Robinson

The first 175 Chinese language teachers began teaching at primary and middle schools in Saudi Arabia last month, as part of an agreement made between the two countries in 2023 to enhance cooperation in Chinese language education. Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Education and the Center for Language Education and Cooperation under China’s Ministry of Education jointly organized a preservice training at Tianjin Normal University for the educators.