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Post title Author Posting date Number of views Number of comments
10 interesting facts about the Guidelines for Inclusive Writing Ève Lyne Marchand 789 4
10 interesting facts on translation and translators Marc-André Descôteaux 67183 11
10 practical tips to enrich your French vocabulary Lorrayne G. Camper 22624 9
2018: An important year for the Council of the Network of Official Languages Champions Debbie Beresford-Green and Stéphan Déry 6552 0
2SLGBTQI+ allyship in language: Words matter Giancarlo Cerquozzi 2329 3
3 stylistic differences between English and French Ève Lyne Marchand 10566 2
4 differences between English and French writing conventions Ève Lyne Marchand 5289 5
4 simple tips for writing an effective speech Stanley Igboanugo 4203 3
4 tips for simplifying your PowerPoint presentations Ève Lyne Marchand 3193 4
4 ways French has influenced the English language Chad Emery 87430 17
5 festive songs and their origins Ève Lyne Marchand 2503 4
5 places to visit to practise your second language Lucie Séguin 5099 0
5 reasons why reading aloud isn’t just for children Julia Sandford-Cooke 17892 8
5 tips to improve your email writing skills Catherine Haggerty 215084 65
5 tools to discover in the Language Portal Fatima Rizzo 12302 4
6 smart habits for faster language learning Elena Kapshutar 518 0
7 careers for the literature major Fatima Rizzo 8691 0
7 proverbs and expressions that Granny used to use Ana Conan 5277 0
7 wonders of literary language Nadia Helal 8622 1
8 French words I miss in English: Untranslatable words chez les Anglais Lauren Shapiro 7775 7
A brief guide to inclusive writing resources Barbara McClintock 4372 1
A certain je ne sais quoi Annie-Josiane Sessou 1279 0
A conversation with Patrick Chan and Caroline Savoie, spokespersons for the 2019 Rendez-vous de la Francophonie Marc-André Descôteaux 6276 1
A few of my favourite English words Claudia Rathjen 476 2
A few tips for using AI when writing Yann Fortier 912 6
A historical overview of the “grammar-translation” method for teaching foreign languages Alejandro Hernández Jaramillo 26271 2
A knack for languages and a nose for wine Alexandre Faster 1686 0
A simple “Bonjour” can change everything Pascale Bourque 7246 2
A tale of two translation-related residencies Lynne Bowker and Veronica Cappella 1138 0
Adapted books for persons with a disability: Copyright law terminology Barbara McClintock 2380 0
Add a little poetry to your life Nathalie Rondeau 788 0
Alexis Normand: Fransaskoise, and proud of it! Marie-Claude Picard 1147 1
An interview with Mehdi Cayenne: Reflecting on moments of Francophone joy Mélanie Guay 123 0
An ode to libraries Caroline Gadenne 1037 0
Anacoluthon: A stylistic error Ève Lyne Marchand 3443 4
Are you a multilingual speaker? Haiyi Yan 13499 4
Artificial intelligence: The better the prompt, the better the response! Yann Fortier 270 2
Australian English in a nutshell Line Lalande 20212 6
Award-winning titles for Asian Heritage Month Josephine Versace 3820 0
Back to the pen: Writing letters by hand Lina Peralta 3957 5
Be daring: Speak in your second language Caroline Bowden 6218 4
Behind the scenes at Parliamentary Debates Katey Thompson 5185 7
Being able to speak 4 languages: It’s great … but not always Sabrina Désir 581 1
Bend and build bilingual brain power: Add some yoga to your French-immersion classroom! Lisa Trout 147 0
Bilingual Service Centres: Serving Franco-Manitobans for 15 years Bilingual Service Centres of Manitoba 3754 0
Bilingualism: A gift from my father Michael Vandergrift 2025 1
Bonjour my friend!: Promoting Canada’s linguistic duality Marc-André Descôteaux 3146 1
Building bilingual brains: The importance of French second-language education in Canada Rianna Crawford 5324 0
Canadian authors who lull my children to sleep Marise Guay 1166 0
Canadian raising: A feature that differentiates Canadian and American English Rishi Gopinath 1295 3
Canadian, British and American: It’s all English, but the spelling is different Virginia St-Denis 35716 2
Celebrate Halloween with a twist! Marise Guay 851 0
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Official Languages Act: Personal testimonies Françoise Giboureau, Carole Melanson and Robert Beaumier 4438 2
Challenges Chinese students encounter when studying Shakespeare Haiyi Yan 2031 2
Changing times, changing vocabulary Charles Slowey 2153 1
Christmas: More than a holiday! Sophia Désir 774 2
Chuchotements d’éveil: A writing workshop like no other Nathalie Rondeau 2876 0
Cométique: Beyond the cosmetics of a street Josée Marie-Lise Robillard 902 0
Comic books and graphic novels: A primer Ève Lyne Marchand 3621 0
Comparative revision: An essential step Marie-Christine Payette 6233 0
Condo dreaming in Quebec Barbara McClintock 2766 0
Condo terminology for those who dream of buying a condo Barbara McClintock 6412 1
COVID-19 and learning a second language: Embracing the unknown Maria Kalsatos 1890 0
Creating a bilingual lexicon: A collaborative approach Christiane Arsenault 4338 0
Cree language facts for editors of English and French Arden Ogg and Dorothy Thunder 6068 1
Cryptocurrency vocabulary: Genesis of a terminology project Xavier Darras 4402 1
Cultural revitalization: Drawing on the past for a better future Kevin Lewis 12459 7
Dictionaries and Indigenous languages Julia Fischer 7568 7
Discover the world of sign language interpretation Frank Folino and Mélanie Guay 3114 1
Discovering multilingual translation: Part 1 – Working with multiple languages Ève Lyne Marchand 282 0
Discovering multilingual translation: Part 2 – Learning multiple languages Ève Lyne Marchand 172 0
Discovering the Atikamekw language Ève Lyne Marchand 2220 0
Doubling down on the letter “w” Amanda Kenney 2258 7
Editing Indigenous writing: A nuanced partnership Suzanne Methot 324 0
Editing matters: Helping your text to shine Anne Louise Mahoney 10957 3
Elisapie: A woman who cherishes tradition Sophie Martin 2897 2
Embracing the singular “they” as a gender-neutral pronoun Christopher Tate 29126 24
English’s lexical siblings Ashley Barnes 1090 2
Esperanto: A fair international language Nicolas Viau 9097 5
Even in a headwind, never give up on your dream Mélanie Guay and Julie Morin 1940 0
Even though I’m tiny, I’m mighty Mélanie Guay and Julie Morin 2515 0
Explore and Destination Clic: Two language immersion programs Mélanie Roy 5999 0
Five new words for tech buffs Marc-André Descôteaux 7202 0
Five ways to achieve total immersion in a language without leaving your house Brandon DeRiggs 4426 1
Food for thought: Exploring the origins of culinary terms Marc-André Descôteaux 155934 30
Four tips for writing short, simple poetry Maria Magdeleina Lotfi 6552 4
Francization in Laval: The state of the issue Samuel d’Haese 6482 2
Franco-Ontarians: A formidable force to be reckoned with Arwa Ahmed 2272 0
Francophone identity and community support: Why they’re important! Marie Anich 1528 0
French in Canada: Some interesting facts you may not know Katharine Snider McNair 36320 10
From Vancouver to Jonquière Tolga Yalkin 3002 1
From “the three Rs” to machine translation: A new kind of literacy for the digital age Lynne Bowker 5132 3
Garihanna Jean-Louis: Cultivating her roots and spreading her wings! Sophia Désir 200 0
Gender-inclusive writing: A unifying force Language Portal of Canada team 590 0
Gender-inclusive, non-binary, and gender-neutral language in English writing Natalie Kouri-Towe and Danielle Bobker 5864 8
Geographical names and the mysteries they hold: The case of the Lairet River Steeves Gourgues 3306 1
Grammatical gender in the Cree language Arden Ogg and Dorothy Thunder 9458 3
He pūkoʻa kani ʻāina (A coral reef grows into an island): Building our Indigenous language capacity Candace Galla 4346 2
Here’s to 15 years of promoting Canada’s official languages! Language Portal of Canada team 223 2
How birdsong changed my life Ted Cheskey 232 3
How my love of words shaped my life Ana Conan 10090 4
How reading became my gateway to language, community and belonging Daniela Faillace 263 0
How to capitalize holiday greetings Josephine Versace 33581 2
How to deliver bad news Sheila Ethier 10509 10
How to evaluate using the sandwich method Anvita Saxena 31510 10
How to pronounce the French “u” and “r” sounds Emily Power 10047 1
How word origins can help you keep “-onym” words straight Natalie Ballard 4557 0
I dance with words Annie-Josiane Sessou 2021 2
I speak, therefore I am Pascale Bourque 8065 1
Improving the way you learn a language Valdiceia de Oliveira 3996 3
In praise of old-fashioned language classes Caroline Gadenne 2856 4
Inclusion and exclusion: A risk in bilingual education in Canada Monica Tang 3994 0
Indigenous geographical names and the power they hold Jean-Luc Fournier 8494 1
Indigenous language resources: My treasure chest Mélanie Guay 5217 2
Indigenous languages: The road ahead Gina Wilson 6088 11
Innu: A rapidly transforming language Jérémie Ambroise and Mélanie Guay 5665 0
Interlingua: An international language Martin Lavallée 15711 5
Intervening in the House: A usage unique to Canada’s Parliament? Desmond Fisher 721 2
Introducing the improved Language Navigator! Mélanie Guay 1338 0
Jessica Coon: Linguistic superstar Julie Morin and Denise Ramsankar 8295 2
jimchab and his passion for the Francophone culture Mélanie Guay and Julie Morin 10497 0
Katherine Plouffe: Forging connections through French as a second language Amanda Kenney 178 1
Kicking the em dash habit Line Lalande 19055 9
La Francophonie is about tourism, too! Réseau de développement économique et d’employabilité 2456 1
Language as inspiration Joanne Leclair 1189 0
Language learning made (almost) effortless Guest blogger 658 3
Language proficiency: An essential skill for anyone immigrating to Canada Daniela Faillace 499 2
Language: A bridge between people Yvette-Monique Gray 3529 14
Language: A window into seeing and appreciating the world Samson Young 2654 11
Latin: The not-so-dead language you use every day Mary van Amelsvoort 14455 6
Laugh and learn with holiday songs Marise Guay 4245 0
Learning a language takes attitude: The right attitude! Vidya ShankarNarayan 734 2
Learning a language with joy, gratitude and persistence Min Ji Kim 6471 1
Learning a second language: Being deaf won’t stop me Maryse Allain 4435 0
Learning French changed my life in all the best ways Patrick McKenna 395 2
Learning French without “dropping the potato” Patrick McKenna 2517 7
Learning to write: It’s child’s play! Marise Guay 2044 1
LeFLOFRANCO: The art of juggling with languages Sophia Désir 1704 0
Let’s celebrate our passion for languages this summer Nicolas Viau 2777 0
Let’s take a butcher’s at cockney rhyming slang Line Lalande 20449 2
Let’s talk Agile Ève Lyne Marchand 3227 6
Let’s talk noun strings! Lindsay Bach 1076 11
Linguistic duality according to Raymond Théberge, Commissioner of Official Languages Mélanie Guay and Julie Morin 5745 0
Linguistic insecurity: My brilliant friend Isabelle Mondou 2861 3
Literacy connections through food storytelling Lisa Trout 1603 2
Live, laugh and learn in French Laetitia Walbert 3200 4
Living and working in French in the National Capital Region Catherine Larose 5971 1
Long live the passive voice Geoff McGuire 4744 2
Machine translation literacy and an ethics of collective care Lynne Bowker 3436 4
Make an impression with stylistic devices Ève Lyne Marchand 7385 1
Making letters and emails gender-inclusive Josephine Versace 278128 33
Maritime-isms Natalie Ballard 14802 4
Meet the spokespersons for the 2018 Rendez-vous de la Francophonie Nicole Dugré 5173 0
Micheline Marchildon: A natural ally of the Francophonie Marise Guay 344 0
Misconceptions about multilingualism Raina Schnider 7146 1
More about plain language Elva Keip 1521 3
Moving? Changes to Quebec co-ownership rules Barbara McClintock 3196 2
Multicultural Book Club: An ambitious task Nazila Khalkhali 15684 2
My 2 hats, and false ideas about linguistics Raina Schnider 5482 2
My English language journey: Learning, improving and still having fun! Daniela Faillace 2962 16
My experience filming the French series KAPSUR Lydia Raddon 162 1
My love affair with English poetry Claudia Rathjen 1370 1
My love for translation, interpretation … and Acadia Sandy Harquail 7455 0
My relationship with sign language and Deaf culture Nadia Helal 328 1
My view on the main challenge in learning a new language Samson Young 249 0
Nourishing minds: The role of food education in second language classrooms Lisa Trout 307 1
Novice editors, reach up the value ladder Tom Vradenburg 3763 0
Now we’re talking Patrick Osborne 258 1
Obscurité totale Marie-Claude Hickey 899 4
Online vs. in-person language learning: Which works better? Nadia Helal 2489 2
Passing on a love for words Monya Doryani 867 1
Plain language: It’s not just for children Elva Keip 2130 1
Playing with the letter “c” Claudia Rathjen 384 3
Projects BY and FOR official language minority communities Arwa Ahmed 1643 0
Promoting real and active bilingualism Jean-Pierre Blais 4086 1
Readability formulas, programs and tools: Do they work for plain language? Gael Spivak 10856 10
Reading and writing: Festive fun Marise Guay 332 1
Reflections on an Anglo-Gatinois childhood Arwa Ahmed 1773 0
Reflections on flavours and words Annie-Josiane Sessou 788 0
Rethinking the word “stakeholder”: Should it be used in an Indigenous context? Terminology Standardization Division 406 1
Revitalizing Indigenous languages in Canada Steeves Gourgues 7587 1
Roots nourished by the past yet firmly grounded in the present Marise Guay 241 0
Salutations and complimentary closes made simple Language Portal of Canada team 169036 11
Scots: Language or dialect? Ashley Barnes 863 0
Second-language immersion: A year in Vancouver Mélanie Roy 4861 0
Serving up environmental studies (or history, or visual arts, or just about anything) with a side of language skills Lynne Bowker 2820 0
Speaking in a foreign language: How to encourage people to practise Valérie Amyot 500 2
Speech therapists, a.k.a. “word doctors” Sonia Routhier 2346 1
Standard spelling in Cree Arden Ogg and Dorothy Thunder 7370 1
Strengthening intergenerational ties through reading and writing Marise Guay 120 0
Taking the plunge into your second language Steven MacKinnon 2467 1
Teaching both English and French as a second language in Quebec Julie de Belle 3591 8
Téléfun: Case study of an informal language partners program Mélanie Rivet 2957 0
Ten good reasons to learn French Mélanie Roy 11682 7
The advantages and disadvantages of a global language Alexandre Chemla 215111 9
The advantages of artificial intelligence in the literary arts Bytchello Prévil 730 6
The art of writing effectively for the web Kimberley Bouchard 2544 0
The august origins of August: A month and so much more! Sophia Désir 2667 7
The benefits of being trilingual in Montreal Nadia Helal 13828 3
The call to volunteer Suzelle Lavallée 2156 0
The Canadian Francophonie: 21 years of celebration Philippe Daoust 5559 4
The CEGEP English Exit Exam: Know what to expect and how to succeed Nadia Helal 20464 7
The charm of language Zhang Hui 5005 12
The cot-caught distinction in Canadian and American English Rishi Gopinath 1177 1
The evolution of gender in the English language Sophie Martin 9494 4
The Francophone minority: Living in French in British Columbia is possible Jade Turcot-Plante 11044 1
The French invasion of English André Racicot 4169 1
The French legend of King Arthur Steffan Landry 5488 2
The French spoken in New France Steeves Gourgues 5991 3
The gift of bilingualism: Raising my kids with English and French Lindsay Bach 462 3
The gift of expressing myself in both languages Jill Barber 1707 0
The gift of language Shelina Adatia 10140 2
The good writer: Three tips to transform your writing style from good to great Charmaine Emanuel Ralph 3983 0
The importance of writing Clarisse Bondoma 1943 0
The ISO plain language standard: For most languages and cultures, and for all sectors Gael Spivak 4262 4
The language (and art) of stand-up comedy Nadia Helal 5726 2
The language of climate change Francis Pedneault 2924 2
The language of music Pascale Bourque 5532 2
The language of tweets and hashtags: A bilingual mini-glossary of social media terms Chantal Potvin 53414 7
The odd case of autrefois acquit and autrefois convict: How an obscure form of legal French influenced Canadian legal terminology Frédérique Bertrand-Le Borgne 3322 3
The Official Languages Hub® makes its debut on the Portal Mélanie Guay 3718 0
The Our Languages blog turns 1 Karim Adam 2949 0
The role of French immersion programs in the vitality of British Columbia’s linguistic duality Alex Hughes 5946 4
The round ball and its double identity Marise Guay 5428 0
The singular “they” is gaining acceptance Gael Spivak 110368 8
The top 5 free terminology research 2.0 tools Olivier Doré 12140 3
The writing residency: An extraordinary experience Nathalie Rondeau 779 0
To baby talk or not to baby talk Amy Warr 8161 4
Translation and technology: Into the deep (learning) Desmond Fisher 527 4
Translation and technology: Where things stand Desmond Fisher 6950 2
Translation: It’s not just for translators! Lynne Bowker 2976 3
Translation: Let’s trust the professionals Alexandra Martin-Roche 22659 5
Tricky-to-translate terms and expressions Barbara McClintock 7023 2
Troublesome verb pairs Josephine Versace 7743 0
Two students, one cause Zachary Blanchard-Séguin 3413 0
Unconventional ways to learn a language if you’re stuck at home and on a budget Courtney Anderson 2188 1
Update on the words “Inuk” and “Inuit” Language Portal of Canada team 8284 0
Using social media to improve your language skills Federica Minozzi 464 3
Using unbiased language: It’s not a slippery slope Gael Spivak 258 0
Using verbs with flair! Lina Scarpellini 1973 4
Valentine’s Day: Sweet nothings Sophia Désir 541 5
Views on bilingualism from 5 Canada 150 Ambassadors Marc-André Descôteaux 8645 2
Watch out for these irksome idioms Sheila Ethier 391 0
Wendat kwatatiahtah! (Let’s speak Wendat!): The resurgence of a language Steeves Gourgues 3844 1
What bilingualism means to me Stéphan Déry 22667 8
What do puffins, parrots and clowns have in common? Josée Marie-Lise Robillard 942 2
What Gallicisms are and why we use them Fatima Rizzo 16514 4
What language do you dream in? Lina Peralta 6810 1
What’s my level of French? Caroline Gadenne 4368 0
What’s the easiest language to sing in? Ève Lyne Marchand 2829 4
What’s up with "you" Sheila Ethier 38099 5
Why Canada needs a language museum Katharine Snider McNair 5464 0
Why Canadian spelling is different Sheila Ethier 203790 86
Why I love learning French Jennifer S. 6839 4
Why we spell the way we do: Part 1 Anne-Marie Tugwell 3492 4
Why we spell the way we do: Part 2 Anne-Marie Tugwell 2181 2
Words that seem interchangeable … but aren’t Elva Keip 583 0
Would a rose by any other name smell as sweet? To cliché, or not to cliché: that is the question Desmond Fisher 4580 2
Writing a summary Elva Keip 3748 2
Writing about people with hearing loss: A primer on terminology Melanie Sexton 6718 2
Writing as an organizational communication tool Yasmina El Jamaï 1390 0
Writing in fragments: The art of language in flashes Nathalie Rondeau 228 0
Writing in your second language: Subordination and articulation in French Mary Varcoe and David Lacroix 635 2
Writing: Smothering the creative flame Hélène Massé 1853 2
Yes, you can be gender-inclusive and use plain language! Chantal Turcotte 493 2
“Hot” summer quizzes Fanny Vittecoq 7383 4
“I” before “e” except after “c” ... or maybe not Bethany Brown 2272 2
“Latinx”: What does it mean, and how is it pronounced? Zachary Currie 7101 1
“Packaging” your job application with a cover letter Julie Lachance 2401 2
“Proper French”: The origins of international pronunciation Stéphane Bélanger 178 2
“That” is a tricky one Josephine Versace 16308 6
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