/tags/bilingual bilingual en-US WLRN Fri, 27 Jan 2023 18:51:17 GMT /education/2023-01-27/how-miami-dade-college-teaches-students-to-learn-live-in-a-bilingual-world In Miami Dade County, about 70% of the population is Hispanic or Latino. Yet if you want to get a college degree, you have to speak English. With nearly 42 million Spanish speakers in the U.S., some academics and college administrators are questioning why more universities don’t embrace bilingual education. Fri, 27 Jan 2023 18:51:17 GMT /education/2023-01-27/how-miami-dade-college-teaches-students-to-learn-live-in-a-bilingual-world Elisa Baena /2020-12-14/50-years-later-feliz-navidad-still-delivers-on-its-bilingual-message Puerto Rican singer José Feliciano first came up with the Spanish/English Christmas song because he missed his family. Now, 50 years later, he's recorded a new version with 30 friends. Mon, 14 Dec 2020 08:31:04 GMT /2020-12-14/50-years-later-feliz-navidad-still-delivers-on-its-bilingual-message Mandalit del Barco /news/2019-12-12/arturo-alvarez-founding-member-of-cuban-american-bar-association-dies-at-71 Arturo Alvarez, trailblazing Miami trial lawyer and co-founder of the Cuban American Bar Association, died Monday at the age of 71.A native of Havana,… Thu, 12 Dec 2019 11:20:25 GMT /news/2019-12-12/arturo-alvarez-founding-member-of-cuban-american-bar-association-dies-at-71 BIANCA PADRÓ OCASIO /2019-05-13/judge-spanish-language-ballots-must-be-in-place-in-time-for-2020-primary A federal judge is requiring 32 counties – including Clay, Duval and St. Johns counties - to provide Spanish-language ballots and other assistance to... Mon, 13 May 2019 19:38:00 GMT /2019-05-13/judge-spanish-language-ballots-must-be-in-place-in-time-for-2020-primary News Service of Florida /2019-04-11/fla-gov-ron-desantis-directs-action-on-spanish-language-ballots Amid a federal court battle involving 32 counties, including several in Northeast Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday directed the state’s elections... Thu, 11 Apr 2019 19:36:31 GMT /2019-04-11/fla-gov-ron-desantis-directs-action-on-spanish-language-ballots News Service of Florida Staff /2019-04-09/judge-asked-to-require-spanish-language-ballots A coalition of groups has asked a federal judge to require 32 Florida counties -- including a handful of Tampa Bay area ones -- to offer Spanish... Tue, 09 Apr 2019 14:43:25 GMT /2019-04-09/judge-asked-to-require-spanish-language-ballots News Service of Florida /2017-11-20/from-la-bamba-to-despacito-what-comes-after-a-huge-spanish-language-hit In the wake of "Despacito," Louie Perez of Los Lobos shares what his band did after its own Spanish-language No. 1 song, released 30 years ago. Mon, 20 Nov 2017 13:23:00 GMT /2017-11-20/from-la-bamba-to-despacito-what-comes-after-a-huge-spanish-language-hit Marisa Arbona-Ruiz /2017-08-01/whats-behind-the-success-of-despacito "The whole world is singing in Spanish," says singer Luis Fonsi. How the mainstreaming of reggaeton, the ubiquity of streaming services and some queasy culture clashes gave us the song of the summer. Tue, 01 Aug 2017 17:24:00 GMT /2017-08-01/whats-behind-the-success-of-despacito Jessica Diaz-Hurtado /education/2017-05-02/in-miami-you-need-to-speak-two-languages-anyway On a Wednesday afternoon at Lorah Park Elementary School in Brownsville, a half dozen 4-year-olds are clustered on the carpet trying to keep up with a… Tue, 02 May 2017 14:05:05 GMT /education/2017-05-02/in-miami-you-need-to-speak-two-languages-anyway /2016-07-27/a-latino-family-shares-their-struggles-with-learning-english In a ranch-style house in Town 'n Country, the Ruiz family converses over arroz con pollo in Spanish about the struggles of learning English. The... Wed, 27 Jul 2016 14:15:40 GMT /2016-07-27/a-latino-family-shares-their-struggles-with-learning-english Naomi Prioleau