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The National Museum of Language honors and supports language acquisition, utilization and preservation, along with linguistic and cultural diversity. #language #languagemuseum Check out our articles & exhibits here: https://languagemuseum.org/

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Have questions about how writing word definitions is affected by AI technology? Orin Hargraves joins us to discuss just this on November 8, from 2 - 4 pm EST.
Follow the link below to reserve your free spot for this online event:
languagemuseum.org/speaker-seri...

#museum #languages #languagemuseum

27.10.2025 01:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Congratulations to friend of the museum Dr. Janis Antonek and her Fulbright to South Africa this past summer! Learn more about it by signing up for our monthly highlights or quarterly newsletter.
Link in our bio.
#southafrica #nml #friendofthemuseum #fulbright

03.09.2025 19:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Join us this month as we explore our new Language of the Month: Wayuu!

Read the article here:
languagemuseum.org/language-of-...

#nml #nationalmuseumoflanguage #languagemuseum #languageofthemonth #wayuu #guajira

22.08.2025 21:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Read the newest addition to our Power of Poetry exhibit, three new poems in French and their English translation, from the amazing Tunisian poet: Tahar Bekri.

Check them out here:
languagemuseum.org/exhibits/the...

#nml #nationalmuseumoflanguage #languagemuseum #poetry #tunisia #frenchpoetry

21.08.2025 20:35 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Congratulations to our very first Dr. Pat Barr-Harrison Scholarship Award Recipient:
Cindy Moussangui!

Watch or read an interview with her on our website here: languagemuseum.org/interview-wi...

#nml #nationalmuseumoflanguage #scholarshipaward #languagemuseum #languages
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21.08.2025 20:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Our latest speaker was on "Questioning Ideas of β€˜Good’ Languaging in Higher Education." Read about it and watch the video here: languagemuseum.org/past-events/

30.07.2025 03:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Language of the Month May 2025 - Wayuu/Guajira – The National Museum of Language The Wayuu language is spoken on the Guajira peninsula between Venezuela and Colombia by the largest indigenous group of the area, the Wayuu people. Of the estimated 764,000 Wayuu people, around 420,00...

We offer a new Language of the Month feature on Wayuu/Guajira. The Wayuu language is spoken on the Guajira peninsula between Venezuela and Colombia by the largest indigenous group of the area, the Wayuu people. Read more: languagemuseum.org/language-of-...

29.07.2025 13:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Recently we interviewed our resident artist and trustee: Linda Mitchell Thompson.
Get a behind the scenes of our exhibits The Philogelos and What Makes People Laugh.
Read the full interview on our website with the link in our bio, or the link below:
languagemuseum.org/interview-li...
#languagemuseum

30.06.2025 17:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Coalition of Community-Based Heritage Languages ​​Schools is excited to announce the opening of registration for the 12th Annual Conference is now OPEN!
The conference is October 3-4, both online and at American University.
Register at their website:
heritagelanguageschools.org/coalition

11.06.2025 16:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Looking for the perfect way to kick off summer? Head over to our friends at Planet Word for all kinds of family friend activities!

To learn more or book your own tickets, head on over to their website:
planetwordmuseum.org

09.06.2025 20:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@gburgbookfest

17.05.2025 15:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Jill at NML booth

Jill at NML booth

Linda at NML booth

Linda at NML booth

Emily and Linda and Laura at NML booth

Emily and Linda and Laura at NML booth

We’re at the Gaithersburg Book Festival today! Showing our jokes exhibit and more!

17.05.2025 14:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Are you an ESL teacher? Check out Lingua pro!
They have tons of fun and free resources for teachers just like you. Learn more in our article linked in our bio.
Have some teaching news you'd like to share? Feel free to message us and it may be featured in a future article!

30.04.2025 16:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Amazingly Simple Graphic Design Software – Canva Amazingly Simple Graphic Design Software – Canva

A HUGE thank you to the Liberating Languaging Museum for hosting us at their most recent event!

Missed out on the event? Check out some highlights here:
www.canva.com/design/DAGkq...

23.04.2025 16:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Join us on April 5th at 11 am at our IN-PERSON Social Justice Poetry Event at the South Bowie Library!
At this event we will have a poetry writing workshop to help you develop your own voice and share various works on the theme of social justice by poets in Africa and the diaspora. Register with QR:

27.03.2025 17:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Don't miss Mother Language Day hosted by Linguapax this FRIDAY February 21st!
This is a day to celebrate the preservation of languages and promote language diversity!
Then stay tuned for our speaker series this March 8th when we talk about the beginnings of Mother Language Day with Dr. Bilash!
#nml

19.02.2025 00:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy Valentine's Day from all of us at The National Museum of Language!
Thank you so much for being part of our community.
Need a gift for you language learning loved one? Make a donation to the museum in their honor and receive our brand new mug!
languagemuseum.org/support/
#language #languages ​​

14.02.2025 20:28 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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New Language of the Month Post is up on our website!
This month we are exploring Karelian, a language to the indigenous Karelian people in Finland and Russia!

Read the post here: languagemuseum.org/language-of-...

#languageofthemonth #nml #nationalmuseumoflanguage #karelian #karelia

04.02.2025 23:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Welcome! We are a virtual museum, open 24/7 since 2014. languagemuseum.org

31.01.2025 02:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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