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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 812 4
10 interesting facts on translation and translators Marc-André Descôteaux 67203 11
10 practical tips to enrich your French vocabulary Lorrayne G. Camper 22655 9
2018: An important year for the Council of the Network of Official Languages Champions Debbie Beresford-Green and Stéphan Déry 6556 0
2SLGBTQI+ allyship in language: Words matter Giancarlo Cerquozzi 2348 3
3 stylistic differences between English and French Ève Lyne Marchand 10694 2
4 differences between English and French writing conventions Ève Lyne Marchand 5430 5
4 simple tips for writing an effective speech Stanley Igboanugo 4261 3
4 tips for simplifying your PowerPoint presentations Ève Lyne Marchand 3217 4
4 ways French has influenced the English language Chad Emery 87514 17
5 festive songs and their origins Ève Lyne Marchand 2506 4
5 places to visit to practise your second language Lucie Séguin 5104 0
5 reasons why reading aloud isn’t just for children Julia Sandford-Cooke 17929 8
5 tips to improve your email writing skills Catherine Haggerty 215189 65
5 tools to discover in the Language Portal Fatima Rizzo 12317 4
6 smart habits for faster language learning Elena Kapshutar 581 0
7 careers for the literature major Fatima Rizzo 8706 0
7 proverbs and expressions that Granny used to use Ana Conan 5318 0
7 wonders of literary language Nadia Helal 8635 1
8 French words I miss in English: Untranslatable words chez les Anglais Lauren Shapiro 7859 7
A brief guide to inclusive writing resources Barbara McClintock 4380 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 6278 1
A few of my favourite English words Claudia Rathjen 481 2
A few tips for using AI when writing Yann Fortier 929 6
A historical overview of the “grammar-translation” method for teaching foreign languages Alejandro Hernández Jaramillo 26329 2
A knack for languages and a nose for wine Alexandre Faster 1691 0
A simple “Bonjour” can change everything Pascale Bourque 7256 2
A tale of two translation-related residencies Lynne Bowker and Veronica Cappella 1146 0
Adapted books for persons with a disability: Copyright law terminology Barbara McClintock 2385 0
Add a little poetry to your life Nathalie Rondeau 791 0
Alexis Normand: Fransaskoise, and proud of it! Marie-Claude Picard 1150 1
An interview with Mehdi Cayenne: Reflecting on moments of Francophone joy Mélanie Guay 140 0
An ode to libraries Caroline Gadenne 1039 0
Anacoluthon: A stylistic error Ève Lyne Marchand 3468 4
Are you a multilingual speaker? Haiyi Yan 13510 4
Artificial intelligence: The better the prompt, the better the response! Yann Fortier 347 2
Australian English in a nutshell Line Lalande 20316 6
Award-winning titles for Asian Heritage Month Josephine Versace 3824 0
Back to the pen: Writing letters by hand Lina Peralta 3959 5
Be daring: Speak in your second language Caroline Bowden 6232 4
Behind the scenes at Parliamentary Debates Katey Thompson 5208 7
Being able to speak 4 languages: It’s great … but not always Sabrina Désir 703 1
Bend and build bilingual brain power: Add some yoga to your French-immersion classroom! Lisa Trout 155 0
Bilingual Service Centres: Serving Franco-Manitobans for 15 years Bilingual Service Centres of Manitoba 3758 0
Bilingualism: A gift from my father Michael Vandergrift 2030 1
Bonjour my friend!: Promoting Canada’s linguistic duality Marc-André Descôteaux 3157 1
Building bilingual brains: The importance of French second-language education in Canada Rianna Crawford 5345 0
Canadian authors who lull my children to sleep Marise Guay 1168 0
Canadian raising: A feature that differentiates Canadian and American English Rishi Gopinath 1553 3
Canadian, British and American: It’s all English, but the spelling is different Virginia St-Denis 36565 2
Celebrate Halloween with a twist! Marise Guay 855 0
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Official Languages Act: Personal testimonies Françoise Giboureau, Carole Melanson and Robert Beaumier 4444 2
Challenges Chinese students encounter when studying Shakespeare Haiyi Yan 2032 2
Changing times, changing vocabulary Charles Slowey 2155 1
Christmas: More than a holiday! Sophia Désir 796 2
Chuchotements d’éveil: A writing workshop like no other Nathalie Rondeau 2877 0
Cométique: Beyond the cosmetics of a street Josée Marie-Lise Robillard 906 0
Comic books and graphic novels: A primer Ève Lyne Marchand 3624 0
Comparative revision: An essential step Marie-Christine Payette 6244 0
Condo dreaming in Quebec Barbara McClintock 2777 0
Condo terminology for those who dream of buying a condo Barbara McClintock 6453 1
COVID-19 and learning a second language: Embracing the unknown Maria Kalsatos 1894 0
Creating a bilingual lexicon: A collaborative approach Christiane Arsenault 4344 0
Cree language facts for editors of English and French Arden Ogg and Dorothy Thunder 6187 1
Cryptocurrency vocabulary: Genesis of a terminology project Xavier Darras 4423 1
Cultural revitalization: Drawing on the past for a better future Kevin Lewis 12492 7
Dictionaries and Indigenous languages Julia Fischer 7590 7
Discover the world of sign language interpretation Frank Folino and Mélanie Guay 3129 1
Discovering multilingual translation: Part 1 – Working with multiple languages Ève Lyne Marchand 315 0
Discovering multilingual translation: Part 2 – Learning multiple languages Ève Lyne Marchand 174 0
Discovering the Atikamekw language Ève Lyne Marchand 2228 0
Doubling down on the letter “w” Amanda Kenney 2446 7
Editing Indigenous writing: A nuanced partnership Suzanne Methot 349 0
Editing matters: Helping your text to shine Anne Louise Mahoney 10982 3
Elisapie: A woman who cherishes tradition Sophie Martin 2919 2
Embracing the singular “they” as a gender-neutral pronoun Christopher Tate 29215 24
English’s lexical siblings Ashley Barnes 1256 2
Esperanto: A fair international language Nicolas Viau 9165 5
Even in a headwind, never give up on your dream Mélanie Guay and Julie Morin 1944 0
Even though I’m tiny, I’m mighty Mélanie Guay and Julie Morin 2520 0
Explore and Destination Clic: Two language immersion programs Mélanie Roy 6014 0
Five new words for tech buffs Marc-André Descôteaux 7214 0
Five ways to achieve total immersion in a language without leaving your house Brandon DeRiggs 4457 1
Food for thought: Exploring the origins of culinary terms Marc-André Descôteaux 155997 30
Four tips for writing short, simple poetry Maria Magdeleina Lotfi 6558 4
Francization in Laval: The state of the issue Samuel d’Haese 6488 2
Franco-Ontarians: A formidable force to be reckoned with Arwa Ahmed 2286 0
Francophone identity and community support: Why they’re important! Marie Anich 1533 0
French in Canada: Some interesting facts you may not know Katharine Snider McNair 36453 10
From correction to connection: Rethinking how we nurture language confidence Lisa Trout 361 0
From Vancouver to Jonquière Tolga Yalkin 3007 1
From “the three Rs” to machine translation: A new kind of literacy for the digital age Lynne Bowker 5146 3
Garihanna Jean-Louis: Cultivating her roots and spreading her wings! Sophia Désir 205 0
Gender-inclusive writing: A unifying force Language Portal of Canada team 599 0
Gender-inclusive, non-binary, and gender-neutral language in English writing Natalie Kouri-Towe and Danielle Bobker 5980 8
Geographical names and the mysteries they hold: The case of the Lairet River Steeves Gourgues 3314 1
Grammatical gender in the Cree language Arden Ogg and Dorothy Thunder 9473 3
He pūkoʻa kani ʻāina (A coral reef grows into an island): Building our Indigenous language capacity Candace Galla 4352 2
Here’s to 15 years of promoting Canada’s official languages! Language Portal of Canada team 229 2
How birdsong changed my life Ted Cheskey 240 3
How my love of words shaped my life Ana Conan 10101 4
How reading became my gateway to language, community and belonging Daniela Faillace 269 0
How to capitalize holiday greetings Josephine Versace 33618 2
How to deliver bad news Sheila Ethier 10536 10
How to evaluate using the sandwich method Anvita Saxena 31538 10
How to pronounce the French “u” and “r” sounds Emily Power 10059 1
How word origins can help you keep “-onym” words straight Natalie Ballard 4565 0
I dance with words Annie-Josiane Sessou 2038 2
I speak, therefore I am Pascale Bourque 8068 1
Improving the way you learn a language Valdiceia de Oliveira 4007 3
In praise of old-fashioned language classes Caroline Gadenne 2862 4
Inclusion and exclusion: A risk in bilingual education in Canada Monica Tang 4003 0
Indigenous geographical names and the power they hold Jean-Luc Fournier 8515 1
Indigenous language resources: My treasure chest Mélanie Guay 5236 2
Indigenous languages: The road ahead Gina Wilson 6098 11
Innu: A rapidly transforming language Jérémie Ambroise and Mélanie Guay 5719 0
Interlingua: An international language Martin Lavallée 15828 5
Intervening in the House: A usage unique to Canada’s Parliament? Desmond Fisher 729 2
Introducing the improved Language Navigator! Mélanie Guay 1341 0
Jessica Coon: Linguistic superstar Julie Morin and Denise Ramsankar 8322 2
jimchab and his passion for the Francophone culture Mélanie Guay and Julie Morin 10500 0
Katherine Plouffe: Forging connections through French as a second language Amanda Kenney 184 1
Kicking the em dash habit Line Lalande 19161 9
La Francophonie is about tourism, too! Réseau de développement économique et d’employabilité 2462 1
Language as inspiration Joanne Leclair 1192 0
Language learning made (almost) effortless Guest blogger 695 3
Language proficiency: An essential skill for anyone immigrating to Canada Daniela Faillace 516 2
Language: A bridge between people Yvette-Monique Gray 3542 14
Language: A window into seeing and appreciating the world Samson Young 2665 11
Latin: The not-so-dead language you use every day Mary van Amelsvoort 14586 6
Laugh and learn with holiday songs Marise Guay 4248 0
Learning a language takes attitude: The right attitude! Vidya ShankarNarayan 764 2
Learning a language with joy, gratitude and persistence Min Ji Kim 6475 1
Learning a second language: Being deaf won’t stop me Maryse Allain 4443 0
Learning French changed my life in all the best ways Patrick McKenna 401 2
Learning French without “dropping the potato” Patrick McKenna 2541 7
Learning to write: It’s child’s play! Marise Guay 2055 1
LeFLOFRANCO: The art of juggling with languages Sophia Désir 1717 0
Let’s celebrate our passion for languages this summer Nicolas Viau 2781 0
Let’s take a butcher’s at cockney rhyming slang Line Lalande 20678 2
Let’s talk Agile Ève Lyne Marchand 3254 6
Let’s talk noun strings! Lindsay Bach 1097 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 2888 3
Literacy connections through food storytelling Lisa Trout 1623 2
Live, laugh and learn in French Laetitia Walbert 3205 4
Living and working in French in the National Capital Region Catherine Larose 5972 1
Long live the passive voice Geoff McGuire 4750 2
Machine translation and AI in legal translation: The pros and cons Ann Marie Boulanger 247 0
Machine translation literacy and an ethics of collective care Lynne Bowker 3448 4
Make an impression with stylistic devices Ève Lyne Marchand 7388 1
Making letters and emails gender-inclusive Josephine Versace 278320 33
Maritime-isms Natalie Ballard 15111 4
Meet the spokespersons for the 2018 Rendez-vous de la Francophonie Nicole Dugré 5177 0
Micheline Marchildon: A natural ally of the Francophonie Marise Guay 348 0
Misconceptions about multilingualism Raina Schnider 7150 1
More about plain language Elva Keip 1541 3
Moving? Changes to Quebec co-ownership rules Barbara McClintock 3211 2
Multicultural Book Club: An ambitious task Nazila Khalkhali 15695 2
My 2 hats, and false ideas about linguistics Raina Schnider 5488 2
My English language journey: Learning, improving and still having fun! Daniela Faillace 2997 18
My experience filming the French series KAPSUR Lydia Raddon 168 1
My love affair with English poetry Claudia Rathjen 1443 1
My love for translation, interpretation … and Acadia Sandy Harquail 7472 0
My relationship with sign language and Deaf culture Nadia Helal 349 1
My view on the main challenge in learning a new language Samson Young 255 0
Nourishing minds: The role of food education in second language classrooms Lisa Trout 317 1
Novice editors, reach up the value ladder Tom Vradenburg 3772 0
Now we’re talking Patrick Osborne 263 1
Obscurité totale Marie-Claude Hickey 903 4
Online vs. in-person language learning: Which works better? Nadia Helal 2561 2
Passing on a love for words Monya Doryani 872 1
Plain language: It’s not just for children Elva Keip 2137 1
Playing with the letter “c” Claudia Rathjen 424 5
Projects BY and FOR official language minority communities Arwa Ahmed 1649 0
Promoting real and active bilingualism Jean-Pierre Blais 4101 1
Readability formulas, programs and tools: Do they work for plain language? Gael Spivak 10992 10
Reading and writing: Festive fun Marise Guay 335 1
Reflections on an Anglo-Gatinois childhood Arwa Ahmed 1775 0
Reflections on flavours and words Annie-Josiane Sessou 790 0
Rethinking the word “stakeholder”: Should it be used in an Indigenous context? Terminology Standardization Division 1536 1
Revitalizing Indigenous languages in Canada Steeves Gourgues 7622 1
Roots nourished by the past yet firmly grounded in the present Marise Guay 254 0
Salutations and complimentary closes made simple Language Portal of Canada team 169545 11
Scots: Language or dialect? Ashley Barnes 957 0
Second-language immersion: A year in Vancouver Mélanie Roy 4868 0
Serving up environmental studies (or history, or visual arts, or just about anything) with a side of language skills Lynne Bowker 2824 0
Speaking in a foreign language: How to encourage people to practise Valérie Amyot 509 2
Speech therapists, a.k.a. “word doctors” Sonia Routhier 2362 1
Standard spelling in Cree Arden Ogg and Dorothy Thunder 7387 1
Strengthening intergenerational ties through reading and writing Marise Guay 122 0
Taking the plunge into your second language Steven MacKinnon 2479 1
Teaching both English and French as a second language in Quebec Julie de Belle 3608 8
Téléfun: Case study of an informal language partners program Mélanie Rivet 2961 0
Ten good reasons to learn French Mélanie Roy 11757 7
The advantages and disadvantages of a global language Alexandre Chemla 215784 9
The advantages of artificial intelligence in the literary arts Bytchello Prévil 760 6
The art of writing effectively for the web Kimberley Bouchard 2553 0
The august origins of August: A month and so much more! Sophia Désir 2801 7
The benefits of being trilingual in Montreal Nadia Helal 13844 3
The call to volunteer Suzelle Lavallée 2162 0
The Canadian Francophonie: 21 years of celebration Philippe Daoust 5561 4
The CEGEP English Exit Exam: Know what to expect and how to succeed Nadia Helal 20557 7
The charm of language Zhang Hui 5037 12
The cot-caught distinction in Canadian and American English Rishi Gopinath 1308 1
The evolution of gender in the English language Sophie Martin 9704 4
The Francophone minority: Living in French in British Columbia is possible Jade Turcot-Plante 11086 1
The French invasion of English André Racicot 4179 1
The French legend of King Arthur Steffan Landry 5498 2
The French spoken in New France Steeves Gourgues 6033 3
The gift of bilingualism: Raising my kids with English and French Lindsay Bach 502 3
The gift of expressing myself in both languages Jill Barber 1711 0
The gift of language Shelina Adatia 10147 2
The good writer: Three tips to transform your writing style from good to great Charmaine Emanuel Ralph 3987 0
The importance of writing Clarisse Bondoma 1949 0
The ISO plain language standard: For most languages and cultures, and for all sectors Gael Spivak 4362 4
The language (and art) of stand-up comedy Nadia Helal 5731 2
The language of climate change Francis Pedneault 2952 2
The language of music Pascale Bourque 5553 2
The language of tweets and hashtags: A bilingual mini-glossary of social media terms Chantal Potvin 53468 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 3339 3
The Official Languages Hub® makes its debut on the Portal Mélanie Guay 3727 0
The Our Languages blog turns 1 Karim Adam 2953 0
The role of French immersion programs in the vitality of British Columbia’s linguistic duality Alex Hughes 5987 4
The round ball and its double identity Marise Guay 5489 0
The singular “they” is gaining acceptance Gael Spivak 110389 8
The top 5 free terminology research 2.0 tools Olivier Doré 12156 3
The writing residency: An extraordinary experience Nathalie Rondeau 784 0
To baby talk or not to baby talk Amy Warr 8169 4
Translation and technology: Into the deep (learning) Desmond Fisher 535 4
Translation and technology: Where things stand Desmond Fisher 6957 2
Translation: It’s not just for translators! Lynne Bowker 2980 3
Translation: Let’s trust the professionals Alexandra Martin-Roche 22677 5
Tricky-to-translate terms and expressions Barbara McClintock 7032 2
Troublesome verb pairs Josephine Versace 7756 0
Two students, one cause Zachary Blanchard-Séguin 3423 0
Unconventional ways to learn a language if you’re stuck at home and on a budget Courtney Anderson 2199 1
Update on the words “Inuk” and “Inuit” Language Portal of Canada team 8427 0
Using social media to improve your language skills Federica Minozzi 483 3
Using unbiased language: It’s not a slippery slope Gael Spivak 266 0
Using verbs with flair! Lina Scarpellini 1980 4
Valentine’s Day: Sweet nothings Sophia Désir 561 5
Views on bilingualism from 5 Canada 150 Ambassadors Marc-André Descôteaux 8647 2
Watch out for these irksome idioms Sheila Ethier 421 0
Wendat kwatatiahtah! (Let’s speak Wendat!): The resurgence of a language Steeves Gourgues 3886 1
What bilingualism means to me Stéphan Déry 22692 8
What do puffins, parrots and clowns have in common? Josée Marie-Lise Robillard 955 2
What Gallicisms are and why we use them Fatima Rizzo 16563 4
What if French became your students’ greatest asset? French for the Future 131 0
What language do you dream in? Lina Peralta 6817 1
What’s my level of French? Caroline Gadenne 4391 0
What’s the easiest language to sing in? Ève Lyne Marchand 2891 4
What’s up with "you" Sheila Ethier 38166 5
Why Canada needs a language museum Katharine Snider McNair 5473 0
Why Canadian spelling is different Sheila Ethier 204937 90
Why I love learning French Jennifer S. 6847 4
Why we spell the way we do: Part 1 Anne-Marie Tugwell 3504 4
Why we spell the way we do: Part 2 Anne-Marie Tugwell 2195 2
Words that seem interchangeable … but aren’t Elva Keip 613 0
Would a rose by any other name smell as sweet? To cliché, or not to cliché: that is the question Desmond Fisher 4583 2
Writing a summary Elva Keip 3790 2
Writing about people with hearing loss: A primer on terminology Melanie Sexton 6876 2
Writing as an organizational communication tool Yasmina El Jamaï 1397 0
Writing in fragments: The art of language in flashes Nathalie Rondeau 237 0
Writing in your second language: Subordination and articulation in French Mary Varcoe and David Lacroix 669 2
Writing: Smothering the creative flame Hélène Massé 1855 2
Yes, you can be gender-inclusive and use plain language! Chantal Turcotte 505 2
“Hot” summer quizzes Fanny Vittecoq 7401 4
“I” before “e” except after “c” ... or maybe not Bethany Brown 2319 2
“Latinx”: What does it mean, and how is it pronounced? Zachary Currie 7184 1
“Packaging” your job application with a cover letter Julie Lachance 2425 2
“Proper French”: The origins of international pronunciation Stéphane Bélanger 205 2
“That” is a tricky one Josephine Versace 16524 6
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