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Changing the school instruction language to Mandarin will impact Mongolian children, their families and their communities. (Shutterstock)

November 4, 2020

Shannon Ward, University of British Columbia

In Inner Mongolia, China’s new bilingual education policy comes at the expense of Mongolian language and culture.

From Indigenous languages to how migrants stay connected, mother languages are becoming the norm. (Shutterstock)

March 2, 2020

Shannon Ward, University of British Columbia

On International Mother Language Day, Canadians can celebrate multilingual heritage by recognizing flexible uses of languages.