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Stories about Language from January, 2009

28 January 2009

China: Name Change for the Minzu University of China

Written by Oiwan Lam · Quick Reads · East Asia

27 January 2009

Russia: iPhone Apps

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

26 January 2009

Czech Republic: A Fairy Tale; Travel; Language

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

25 January 2009

Azerbaijan: Language Lessons

Written by Onnik Krikorian · Quick Reads · Central Asia & Caucasus

Iran: BBC launches new Persian TV channel

Written by Fred Petrossian · Middle East & North Africa

The launch of BBC Persian TV on January 14, attracted praise, enthusiasm, suspicion, and in one word: attention! Iranian bloggers are expressing their opinions on this new channel, and they...

19 January 2009

Jamaica: Praying in Patois

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Bangladesh: Learning English

Written by Rezwan · Quick Reads · South Asia

Bosnia & Herzegovina: Nihad Hasanović

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

17 January 2009

Latvia: Book Publishing VAT Up From 5% To 21%

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

16 January 2009

Jamaica, U.S.A.: Pre-Inauguration Poem

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Hong Kong: Election Consultation Deferred… It's Dog-Speak!

Written by Oiwan Lam · East Asia

If constructive questions like the election consultation became "dog-speak" in the eye of top ruling elites (in the form of Freudian slip), what's the function of the Legislative council? Although...

14 January 2009

Syria: Mideast Youth in Arabic

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

9 January 2009

China: Bu Zheteng

Written by Oiwan Lam · Quick Reads · East Asia

8 January 2009

Lebanon: Arabic with Hebrew accent in US TV

Written by Eman AbdElRahman · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

5 January 2009

Azerbaijan: Off the Air

Written by Onnik Krikorian · Quick Reads · Central Asia & Caucasus

Japan: Teaching Buddhism by sign language

Written by Scilla Alecci · Quick Reads · East Asia

4 January 2009

Rwanda: The myth of the lack of hospitality

Written by Elia Varela Serra · Quick Reads · Sub-Saharan Africa

3 January 2009

Languages and dialects of Mali

Written by Elia Varela Serra · Quick Reads · Sub-Saharan Africa

Brazil: Reform won't unify Brazilian and European Portuguese

Written by Paula Góes · Quick Reads · Latin America

2 January 2009

Pakistan: State of the Punjabi Language

Written by Rezwan · Quick Reads · South Asia