Recent Posts

  • Leveling Up Dual-Language Education in Massachusetts

    I was thrilled to be in Springfield for Massachusetts Foreign Language Association’s 52nd annual conference. It was a special occasion for me to reconnect with old friends and make new ones. Massachusetts is where I first moved in 1997 and coming back to give the keynote was truly an honor. I remember attending my first Read more

  • Launch of The Bilingual Revolution in Arabic at 34th Sharjah International Book Fair

    I am thrilled to take part in the upcoming Sharjah International Book Fair where I will share the floor with an impressive list of participating authors, poets, bloggers, movie stars and award-winning musicians, including Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan, America’s most-loved host, Steve Harvey, Nobel Prize-winning Turkish author Orhan Pamuk, Mark Manson, New York Times bestselling Read more

  • Episode 11: la Chine se passionne pour le multilinguisme

    Passage par la Chine avec une interview de Yu Zhonggen et Zhu Yanhua, deux spécialistes des langues à Pékin. L’enseignement des langues est en plein essor en Chine et les perspectives de croissance du secteur du plurilinguisme, au sein duquel le français tient une bonne place, sont absolument renversantes. Ecouter sur iTunes Read more

  • European Priorities and the Potential of Multilingual Education

    On September 26 –the European Day of Languages set to help raise awareness for multilingualism in Europe– I was invited to Brussels for the 2nd European Education Summit and presented a U.S. perspective on the growth and potential of dual-language education, particularly as European nations seek to adopt new educational approaches to educating the youth Read more

  • The Gift of Languages in French and Spanish

    I am thrilled that my newest book, co-authored with Kathleen Stein-Smith –who has so vigorously advocated for more language education in the United States– is now available in Spanish and French translation. Many thanks to the translators, and to TBR Books and CALEC. Read more

  • Episode 10: Marc Maurice

    Chef d’établissement, éducateur passionné et défenseur de la diversité linguistique et culturelle, Marc Maurice est l’invité du 10ème épisode de mon podcast Révolution Bilingue. Né en Haïti et installé aux États-Unis depuis les années 70, il nous parle de son intégration difficile dans ce pays, du multilinguisme en Haïti et de la New York French-American Read more