Language

Getting kids excited to learn in the classroom can be a challenge, especially if there is a language barrier. Which is why the West Ada School District has introduced a new device that can translate more than 80 different languages, making communication easier between students and their teachers.

If there’s one thing that trips up folks from outside Idaho, it’s our weird and wonderful place names. Counties, cities and rivers in Idaho can be hard to pronounce, if you don’t have a handy guide like this one.

Is there anything more divisive between locals and transplants than place pronunciations? Let's face it: Idahoans are passionate about how to say the…

The Kaiser Family Foundation’s 50-state review of the accessibility to Medicaid program information for people with limited English proficiency and/or disabilities found that Nevada’s Medicaid call center only offers menu options in English.

Learning Indigenous languages became even harder during the pandemic. In some communities, language learning ground to a halt. And many tribal communities saw the tragic deaths of native speakers. The latest federal relief package includes $20 million in emergency funding for Indigenous language programs, but advocates say it’s not enough.

It's a Wednesday evening in December. Five o'clock means the end of my work day, and the start of Wampanoag language class. "Wunee wunôq," my language...

My name is Jordan Broncho. I work at Chief Tahgee Elementary. I am a Shoshone language teacher for kindergarten and first grade.I'm a member of the…

There’s a big problem with how we share academic scientific research. Across the world, almost every single science, technology, engineering or math paper…

Language is a critical part of any culture, and when a language is lost to time, so is a part of that culture.Tim Thornes is a Boise State University…

Football season has kicked off another round of scrutiny over how professional sports teams use Native American mascots. But in eastern Washington, a...