The University of Houston is breaking ground once again with a new Spanish creative writing program. Beginning Fall 2017, UH will offer a doctorate program in Spanish with a Creative Writing concentration…
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Video Pick: How interpreters juggle two languages at once
Ever wonder how your brain manages speaking in two languages? I came across this wonderful TED Ed video on “How interpreters juggle two languages at once” that’s a must-watch for anyone who thinks that just because you can speak a language you also can interpret it. You actually have to retrain the way you think. […]
Houston Latino Film Festival 2016 on March 25-27, 2016
WHAT: Houston Latino Film Festival 2016 WHEN: Friday, March 25, 2016 to Sunday, March 27, 2016 WHERE: Talento Bilingüe de Houston 333 S Jensen Dr Houston, TX 77003 MORE INFO: EventBrite The Houston Latino Film Festival will be presented March 25th through 27th, 2016 at Talento Bilingue de Houston theater located in the East End. […]
English Proficiency rising among Latinos
A recent Pew Research Center report shows that more Latinos are speaking English proficiently while fewer are speaking Spanish at home. In 2000 59% of Latinos polled reported speaking English proficiently; in 2013 this number increased to 68%. During the same period the number of Latinos who speak Spanish at home dropped from 78% to 73%. […]
A majority of US Hispanics are bilingual or speak English
Nearly two-thirds (62%) of adult Hispanics in the US speak English or are bilingual, according to a recent Pew Research Center study. How this breaks down: 36% are bilingual 25% mainly use English 38% mainly use Spanish What does this mean for the future of Spanish and English usage in US Hispanics? Pew reports that, […]
Spanish named world’s happiest language
I’m going to be quite honest that I don’t understand the science behind this… but a University of Vermont study takes a look at the “positivity” in different languages. The results find that Spanish is the happiest language in the world, followed by Brazilian Portuguese, English and Indonesian (reports ABC7). So my bilingual life puts […]
