The scene would be familiar to most American grade schools, but for the exotic tones and inflections of the language. This and other classes for grades K-5 are conducted completely in Mandarin Chinese ...

One of the leaders of the New Popular Front in France, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, promised Arabic will be an official language after the recent elections. Our verdict There is no evidence Mr Mélenchon said ...

The King Sejong Institute Foundation will develop promising staff in translation and interpretation in French- and Arabic-speaking regions. The foundation on May 9 said it will run its newly developed ...

FOR most countries, language is as simple as ABC. Not Algeria. Its kindergartens are a linguistic morass. The republic’s official language is standard Arabic, but few children grow up speaking it, so ...

Correction: An earlier edition of this story incorrectly spelled the name of a former French colony, and listed a country that is not in Africa. The French are a proud bunch, especially when it comes ...

Northwestern’s director of the Middle Eastern and North African studies program is advocating for increased Arabic language instruction in Chicago Public Schools as a way to curb what he sees as ...