Why Do So Many Believe French Is on the Decline?
Questions From Our Readers Luis writes: Dear Julie and Jean-Benoît, You made a good point on stressing the difference between the number of …
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Linguistic Ideologies in Print Media
On October 31, 2013, Jean-Benoît Nadeau will be at the University of Augsburg to give his presentation – Converging views: “Urgent” Spanish and “quiet” French. For …
The Rise of the Spanish Speaker
Excerpt taken from El Tiempo Latino. Op-ed by Alberto Avendano As author Julie Barlow once told me: “It is not only about Hispanics speaking Spanish, …
The Alliance Française Celebrates its 130th Anniversary
By Jean-Benoît Nadeau & Julie Barlow To celebrate the 130th anniversary of the Alliance française, French President François Holland welcomed the institution’s directors to …
Between the Covers Reviews The Story of Spanish
“…Interesting look into a subject that is at once familiar but rarely examined in this manner.” Between the Covers, Baltimore County Public Library. Read the …
Winnipeg Free Press Reviews The Story of Spanish
They present an entertaining — if arduous — journey through 3,000 years, five empires and three continents, detailing how the Spanish (Castilian) language developed… Read …
Nuevo Mundo Interviews Nadeau & Barlow
Nuevo Mundo Television host Ginella Díaz interviewed Julie and Jean-Benoît in Spanish about the making of The Story of Spanish. Watch the interview with Jean-Benoît » Watch the …
Why Do Languages Disappear?
By Jean-Benoît Nadeau & Julie Barlow People assume that globalization or colonialism is the main culprit behind the disappearance of languages. But the truth is, …
The Story of Spanish Montreal Book Launch
On Thursday, June 13, 2013 Julie Barlow and Jean-Benoît Nadeau presented their book The Story of Spanish at Paragraphe bookstore. See more photos of the …