Here Gregory Anderson talks about why languages are important: "Language is in many ways, a window to the mind.

VOA: special.2009.12.02

For example, a person who speaks and reads fifteen languages, or a medical doctor who operates on the brain.

VOA: special.2010.06.27

In the last ten years, hundreds of American schools have begun to offer a new way to teach foreign languages.

VOA: special.2010.06.17

This past summer, the Voice of America held a discussion among experts called "Endangered Languages: Saving Voices Before They Are Lost."

VOA: special.2009.12.02

The videos show that any hope for protecting languages can be found in children and their willingness to learn.

VOA: special.2009.12.02

Join us as we learn about the cultural value of language and why endangered languages must be protected.

VOA: special.2009.12.02

For example,she says schools should teach African children in their native languages, not simply in English or French.

VOA: special.2010.05.20

English is becoming the common language of millions of people worldwide, helping speakers of many different languages communicate.

VOA: special.2011.01.12

It has some grammar structure and words from several other languages that are unknown or that have disappeared.

VOA: special.2009.12.02

Enduring Voices recently travelled to Paraguay, a country with many different languages in addition to the main language,Spanish.

VOA: special.2009.12.02

Publisher Simon and Schuster says it has sold two hundred million copies of Nancy Drew books in twenty-five languages around the world.

VOA: special.2009.08.24

With increased use of Chinook Jargon and English, the number of people speaking their native languages decreased.

VOA: special.2009.12.02

Their ancient languages contain a great deal of information about environmental systems and species of plants and animals that are unknown to scientists.

VOA: special.2009.12.02

All but one of the Great Lakes has a name from Native American languages: Michigan,Huron,Erie and Ontario.

VOA: special.2009.11.11