Kirsten WächterWhen we teach a foreign language, we teach students from different backgrounds and cultures, and we do that as teachers from different backgrounds and cultures, bringing in our own […]

Najma JanjuaUrdu: A Language Rich in History, Culture, and Elegance – presented by Najma Janjua, Ph.D., Professor and Head, Department of Languages, Faculty of Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Okayama […]

Matthew Cotter, Hokusei Gakuen University Junior CollegeThis short synopsis will outline  the importance and development of te reo Māori through a historical timeline. Matthew Cotter, formerly a primary school teacher […]

Alexandra Shaitan (Temple University, Tokyo Campus)Dear friends of the Multilingual Café, the next Multilingual Cafe (OLE SIG) is scheduled for Wednesday, May 28th from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm and […]

The Finnish language (Suomi in Finnish), is the official language of Finland. It is an Uralic language, not Indo-European like most European languages, which makes it very different in structure […]

Presenter: Elisabeth Fernandes (Osaka Municipal University) AbstractQuestions such as “Where are you from?” and “What is your mother tongue?” have been recurring themes throughout my life. Although they may seem […]