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Online English Language Day at the United Nations is celebrated on 23 April, the date traditionally observed as both the birthday and date of death of William Shakespeare. English Language Day seeks to increase awareness about the history, cultures and achievements associated with the English language, which is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world.  English Language Day is the result of an initiative started in 2010 by the Department of Global Communications of the United Nations Secretariat, as part of which a day was designated to celebrate each of the Organization's s...

April 20, 2021 Special Announcements No. 1048 MEMRI Chinese Media Studies Project Celebrates UN Chinese Language Day, Offers Free Subscription To Translated Reports, Analyses, And Videos April 20, 2021 WASHINGTON, D.C., April 20, 2021 – Earlier this year, the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) added Chinese to its growing list of priority languages. The MEMRI Chinese Media Studies Project is celebrating UN Chinese Language Day today and providing a free subscription to research providing a greater and more nuanced understanding of China, its people, its Chinese Communist Party ...

Celebrating Chinese Language Day April 20, 2021 Language is about thinking. What do you think about on this Chinese Language Day? Probably, you would think about who invented paper when you jot down your thoughts during a busy working day. Probably, you would think about where tea originated from when you go for a cup of tea during refreshment time. Probably, you would think about why China, the country, shares the same name as the chinaware on the table when your family gets together for dinner. On this day, I think about the lunisolar calendar GuYu谷雨. China invented the traditional lun...

News Author: Stellenbosch University / Universiteit Stellenbosch Published: 07/04/2021 Interested parties are reminded that comments on the first draft of Stellenbosch University's (SU) revised Language Policy (2016) may be submitted up to this coming Monday, 12 April 2021. Comments can only be submitted via a digital platform. A link on the University's language webpage (www.sun.ac.za/language) provides access to this submission platform. It should be noted that no comments will be possible on the first draft on the digital platform after the closing date for submissions. SU earlier announc...

News Author: Corporate Communication and Marketing Division / Afdeling Korporatiewe Kommunikasie en Bemarking Published: 08/03/2021 Language Policy (2016) of Stellenbosch University (SU) is being revised during 2021 as part of the five-year revision cycle prescribed in the policy itself. Section 10 of the Language Policy (2016) stipulates that the policy “lapses five years after the date of its implementation" and that it “must be reviewed during its fifth year of operation". The current policy was implemented in 2017. The SU Statute stipulates that the SU Council must determine the lan...