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Estonia has a rich culture of singing, with its song festivals (along with Latvia and Lithuania) added to UNESCO’s register of intangible cultural heritage. One Estonian village, though, was home to a world first at the weekend – the first ever song festival dedicated to eastern Estonia’s Kodavere dialect. The village of Pala, just a few minutes from the shores of Lake Peipus – across which you can see Russia – played host on Sunday to the Kodavere laalupido song festival, dedicated to reviving the endangered language. According to the Estonian Folk Culture Centre, a mere couple of hundred peo...
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The foreign language skills of EU citizens have increased in recent years, but not when it comes to German, a Eurobarometer survey published by the European Commission in Brussels on Tuesday revealed. In 2023, almost 60% of Europeans stated that they could hold a conversation in a language other than their mother tongue, up 3% on the previous survey from 2012, and almost 80% of 15-24-year-olds, up 5%. German is still one of the most widely spoken foreign languages in the EU: According to the survey, 10% of Europeans can hold a conversation in German, even if they are not native speakers. Compa...
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The foreign language skills of EU citizens have increased in recent years, but not when it comes to German, a Eurobarometer survey published by the European Commission in Brussels on Tuesday revealed. In 2023, almost 60% of Europeans stated that they could hold a conversation in a language other than their mother tongue, up 3% on the previous survey from 2012, and almost 80% of 15-24-year-olds, up 5%. German is still one of the most widely spoken foreign languages in the EU: According to the survey, 10% of Europeans can hold a conversation in German, even if they are not native speakers. Compa...
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The foreign language skills of EU citizens have increased in recent years, but not when it comes to German, a Eurobarometer survey published by the European Commission in Brussels on Tuesday revealed. In 2023, almost 60% of Europeans stated that they could hold a conversation in a language other than their mother tongue, up 3% on the previous survey from 2012, and almost 80% of 15-24-year-olds, up 5%. German is still one of the most widely spoken foreign languages in the EU: According to the survey, 10% of Europeans can hold a conversation in German, even if they are not native speakers. Compa...
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Will Duo, the aggressive avian mascot of Duolingo, the world’s most popular language-learning app, be soon hitting stages globally in a masterful combination of musical theatre, ice skating, and linguistic pedagogy? Erm… no. This year’s prize for the best April Fools’ corporate campaign goes to Duolingo for their fake ice skating musical, Duolingo on Ice. Not only was the advert so convincing that it had most of the Euronews Culture team under the impression it was real, but when we found out it wasn’t, we wished it was. Everything you need to know about the upcoming Tom Holland 'Romeo & Julie...
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Thinking of heading to France for Easter or in the near future for a holiday? While you may find that the French are surprisingly accommodating when it comes to helping out in English, despite their reputation for being stuck up, there are still regional expressions that pop up all too frequently – and will leave you scratching your head. Fear not, help is at hand. According to a recent survey%2C%20chaber%20(regarder).) examining the use of regional languages, carried out by online language learning website Preply, even the French are somewhat bemused by the sheer amount of different dialects ...
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It’s becoming increasingly obvious that speaking English is no longer a prerequisite for global musical success in the streaming age. After Luminate’s 2023 Year-End Music Report found more young US listeners are gravitating towards “world music” in languages other than English, Spotify’s Loud & Clear report confirmed that global listeners have developed increasingly diverse music tastes. The annual music economics report, which was released today (Tuesday, 19 March), found that over half of the artists who generated at least $10,000 (€9,220) on Spotify are from countries where English is not t...
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