As Columbus has grown, so has the diversity of languages and those speaking them in Ohio's capital city. While Spanish is ...

In Somalia, a lot of the resources contained references to religion, which I think is also a great way to help people find relevance in their spoken language, but schools require a secular curriculum.

One Somali language class was offered last winter. “We had so much demand we ran two,” Lewiston Adult Education Director Eva Giles said. As those classes were to end, ...

She says basic Somali language skills will help her with her after-school programming. “Now when the kids try and teach me words I’ll know they’re not swear words,” she jokes.

On Dec. 1, the school board approved adding Somali I and Ojibwe I to its world languages curriculum, joining the ranks of French, Spanish, Mandarin Chinese and American Sign Language. Both Somali ...

A 10-week Intermediate and Advanced Somali course for heritage speakers (people of Somali background), as well as non-Somali community members, will begin next week through the Experimental College.

Next fall, district leaders hope to offer Somali as a world language class available to all students in St. Cloud School District 742, Frankenfield said.

The biggest challenges for Somali parents in Lewiston are language barriers and understanding the school system. Communication between parents and school is very […] Sign in or Subscribe See Offers ...

Minnesota has the largest Somali population in the nation, with an estimated population of 32,000 people. Some young Somalis find they even have a language gap with their own parents who can't ...