TIME Applauds Language-Related Innovations from Meta, Duolingo, and LEGO

TIME Magazine recognized three language-industry products in its “Best Inventions of 2023” list, underscoring the importance of multilingual communication, accessibility, and inclusion in today’s globalized world.

The Week in Review: March 17, 2023

This week’s been a pretty big one in the way of artificial intelligence (AI) advancements. On Tuesday, OpenAI announced the launch of GPT-4, not even...

Researchers launch Grambank, shed light on language loss

You’ve likely heard the oft-cited statistic that one language dies every 40 days — a study published earlier this month aims to shed some...

Celebrating the next generation of language professionals: The MIIS Class of 2023

Around this time of year, it’s not a rare sight to see folks in a cap and gown posing for a photo shoot. That’s because...

How Travel Can Help Preserve Endangered Languages

Find out how travel can aid in saving endangered languages through cultural immersion and support for local initiatives.

The Week in Review: June 30, 2023

Language learning is tough. But maybe ChatGPT can make it easier. At least that’s what some language learners and app developers are trying to see....

The Week in Review: March 10, 2023

If you regularly use English in your day-to-day life, you’ve probably heard the words “pinkwashing” and “anti-fat” at least a handful of times in...

Literary Nobel Prize Spotlights Language Preservation

The Swedish Academy has awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature to author Jon Fosse who uses Norway's minority written standard.

The Week in Review: June 16, 2023

This week, the European Union (EU) announced that its translation unit will be using machine translation to translate press materials more rapidly. Read more...