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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 782 4
10 interesting facts on translation and translators Marc-André Descôteaux 67173 11
10 practical tips to enrich your French vocabulary Lorrayne G. Camper 22596 9
2018: An important year for the Council of the Network of Official Languages Champions Debbie Beresford-Green and Stéphan Déry 6542 0
2SLGBTQI+ allyship in language: Words matter Giancarlo Cerquozzi 2321 3
3 stylistic differences between English and French Ève Lyne Marchand 10546 2
4 differences between English and French writing conventions Ève Lyne Marchand 5261 5
4 simple tips for writing an effective speech Stanley Igboanugo 4183 3
4 tips for simplifying your PowerPoint presentations Ève Lyne Marchand 3190 4
4 ways French has influenced the English language Chad Emery 87403 17
5 festive songs and their origins Ève Lyne Marchand 2500 4
5 places to visit to practise your second language Lucie Séguin 5092 0
5 reasons why reading aloud isn’t just for children Julia Sandford-Cooke 17860 8
5 tips to improve your email writing skills Catherine Haggerty 215006 65
5 tools to discover in the Language Portal Fatima Rizzo 12295 4
6 smart habits for faster language learning Elena Kapshutar 464 0
7 careers for the literature major Fatima Rizzo 8686 0
7 proverbs and expressions that Granny used to use Ana Conan 5275 0
7 wonders of literary language Nadia Helal 8618 1
8 French words I miss in English: Untranslatable words chez les Anglais Lauren Shapiro 7765 7
A brief guide to inclusive writing resources Barbara McClintock 4370 1
A certain je ne sais quoi Annie-Josiane Sessou 1278 0
A conversation with Patrick Chan and Caroline Savoie, spokespersons for the 2019 Rendez-vous de la Francophonie Marc-André Descôteaux 6274 1
A few of my favourite English words Claudia Rathjen 468 2
A few tips for using AI when writing Yann Fortier 885 6
A historical overview of the “grammar-translation” method for teaching foreign languages Alejandro Hernández Jaramillo 26261 2
A knack for languages and a nose for wine Alexandre Faster 1681 0
A simple “Bonjour” can change everything Pascale Bourque 7239 2
A tale of two translation-related residencies Lynne Bowker and Veronica Cappella 1135 0
Adapted books for persons with a disability: Copyright law terminology Barbara McClintock 2379 0
Add a little poetry to your life Nathalie Rondeau 784 0
Alexis Normand: Fransaskoise, and proud of it! Marie-Claude Picard 1142 1
An interview with Mehdi Cayenne: Reflecting on moments of Francophone joy Mélanie Guay 118 0
An ode to libraries Caroline Gadenne 1033 0
Anacoluthon: A stylistic error Ève Lyne Marchand 3431 4
Are you a multilingual speaker? Haiyi Yan 13490 4
Australian English in a nutshell Line Lalande 20189 6
Award-winning titles for Asian Heritage Month Josephine Versace 3814 0
Back to the pen: Writing letters by hand Lina Peralta 3954 5
Be daring: Speak in your second language Caroline Bowden 6218 4
Behind the scenes at Parliamentary Debates Katey Thompson 5171 7
Being able to speak 4 languages: It’s great … but not always Sabrina Désir 577 1
Bend and build bilingual brain power: Add some yoga to your French-immersion classroom! Lisa Trout 140 0
Bilingual Service Centres: Serving Franco-Manitobans for 15 years Bilingual Service Centres of Manitoba 3751 0
Bilingualism: A gift from my father Michael Vandergrift 2021 1
Bonjour my friend!: Promoting Canada’s linguistic duality Marc-André Descôteaux 3136 1
Building bilingual brains: The importance of French second-language education in Canada Rianna Crawford 5314 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 1163 3
Canadian, British and American: It’s all English, but the spelling is different Virginia St-Denis 35100 2
Celebrate Halloween with a twist! Marise Guay 850 0
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Official Languages Act: Personal testimonies Françoise Giboureau, Carole Melanson and Robert Beaumier 4429 2
Challenges Chinese students encounter when studying Shakespeare Haiyi Yan 2026 2
Changing times, changing vocabulary Charles Slowey 2150 1
Christmas: More than a holiday! Sophia Désir 769 2
Chuchotements d’éveil: A writing workshop like no other Nathalie Rondeau 2875 0
Cométique: Beyond the cosmetics of a street Josée Marie-Lise Robillard 900 0
Comic books and graphic novels: A primer Ève Lyne Marchand 3619 0
Comparative revision: An essential step Marie-Christine Payette 6231 0
Condo dreaming in Quebec Barbara McClintock 2764 0
Condo terminology for those who dream of buying a condo Barbara McClintock 6405 1
COVID-19 and learning a second language: Embracing the unknown Maria Kalsatos 1889 0
Creating a bilingual lexicon: A collaborative approach Christiane Arsenault 4337 0
Cree language facts for editors of English and French Arden Ogg and Dorothy Thunder 6061 1
Cryptocurrency vocabulary: Genesis of a terminology project Xavier Darras 4394 1
Cultural revitalization: Drawing on the past for a better future Kevin Lewis 12452 7
Dictionaries and Indigenous languages Julia Fischer 7560 7
Discover the world of sign language interpretation Frank Folino and Mélanie Guay 3108 1
Discovering multilingual translation: Part 1 – Working with multiple languages Ève Lyne Marchand 278 0
Discovering multilingual translation: Part 2 – Learning multiple languages Ève Lyne Marchand 169 0
Discovering the Atikamekw language Ève Lyne Marchand 2214 0
Doubling down on the letter “w” Amanda Kenney 2207 7
Editing Indigenous writing: A nuanced partnership Suzanne Methot 312 0
Editing matters: Helping your text to shine Anne Louise Mahoney 10914 3
Elisapie: A woman who cherishes tradition Sophie Martin 2894 2
Embracing the singular “they” as a gender-neutral pronoun Christopher Tate 29098 24
English’s lexical siblings Ashley Barnes 1076 2
Esperanto: A fair international language Nicolas Viau 9057 5
Even in a headwind, never give up on your dream Mélanie Guay and Julie Morin 1935 0
Even though I’m tiny, I’m mighty Mélanie Guay and Julie Morin 2506 0
Explore and Destination Clic: Two language immersion programs Mélanie Roy 5992 0
Five new words for tech buffs Marc-André Descôteaux 7200 0
Five ways to achieve total immersion in a language without leaving your house Brandon DeRiggs 4408 1
Food for thought: Exploring the origins of culinary terms Marc-André Descôteaux 155919 30
Four tips for writing short, simple poetry Maria Magdeleina Lotfi 6548 4
Francization in Laval: The state of the issue Samuel d’Haese 6478 2
Franco-Ontarians: A formidable force to be reckoned with Arwa Ahmed 2256 0
Francophone identity and community support: Why they’re important! Marie Anich 1521 0
French in Canada: Some interesting facts you may not know Katharine Snider McNair 36301 10
From Vancouver to Jonquière Tolga Yalkin 3000 1
From “the three Rs” to machine translation: A new kind of literacy for the digital age Lynne Bowker 5129 3
Garihanna Jean-Louis: Cultivating her roots and spreading her wings! Sophia Désir 193 0
Gender-inclusive writing: A unifying force Language Portal of Canada team 585 0
Gender-inclusive, non-binary, and gender-neutral language in English writing Natalie Kouri-Towe and Danielle Bobker 5851 8
Geographical names and the mysteries they hold: The case of the Lairet River Steeves Gourgues 3293 1
Grammatical gender in the Cree language Arden Ogg and Dorothy Thunder 9455 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 219 2
How birdsong changed my life Ted Cheskey 232 3
How my love of words shaped my life Ana Conan 10076 4
How reading became my gateway to language, community and belonging Daniela Faillace 261 0
How to capitalize holiday greetings Josephine Versace 33565 2
How to deliver bad news Sheila Ethier 10484 10
How to evaluate using the sandwich method Anvita Saxena 31500 10
How to pronounce the French “u” and “r” sounds Emily Power 10043 1
How word origins can help you keep “-onym” words straight Natalie Ballard 4550 0
I dance with words Annie-Josiane Sessou 2009 2
I speak, therefore I am Pascale Bourque 8062 1
Improving the way you learn a language Valdiceia de Oliveira 3974 3
In praise of old-fashioned language classes Caroline Gadenne 2852 4
Inclusion and exclusion: A risk in bilingual education in Canada Monica Tang 3986 0
Indigenous geographical names and the power they hold Jean-Luc Fournier 8478 1
Indigenous language resources: My treasure chest Mélanie Guay 5207 2
Indigenous languages: The road ahead Gina Wilson 5985 11
Innu: A rapidly transforming language Jérémie Ambroise and Mélanie Guay 5658 0
Interlingua: An international language Martin Lavallée 15692 5
Intervening in the House: A usage unique to Canada’s Parliament? Desmond Fisher 710 2
Introducing the improved Language Navigator! Mélanie Guay 1333 0
Jessica Coon: Linguistic superstar Julie Morin and Denise Ramsankar 8289 2
jimchab and his passion for the Francophone culture Mélanie Guay and Julie Morin 10496 0
Katherine Plouffe: Forging connections through French as a second language Amanda Kenney 168 1
Kicking the em dash habit Line Lalande 19028 9
La Francophonie is about tourism, too! Réseau de développement économique et d’employabilité 2456 1
Language as inspiration Joanne Leclair 1186 0
Language learning made (almost) effortless Guest blogger 634 3
Language proficiency: An essential skill for anyone immigrating to Canada Daniela Faillace 499 2
Language: A bridge between people Yvette-Monique Gray 3519 14
Language: A window into seeing and appreciating the world Samson Young 2650 11
Latin: The not-so-dead language you use every day Mary van Amelsvoort 14438 6
Laugh and learn with holiday songs Marise Guay 4244 0
Learning a language takes attitude: The right attitude! Vidya ShankarNarayan 701 2
Learning a language with joy, gratitude and persistence Min Ji Kim 6468 1
Learning a second language: Being deaf won’t stop me Maryse Allain 4427 0
Learning French changed my life in all the best ways Patrick McKenna 388 2
Learning French without “dropping the potato” Patrick McKenna 2507 7
Learning to write: It’s child’s play! Marise Guay 2041 1
LeFLOFRANCO: The art of juggling with languages Sophia Désir 1696 0
Let’s celebrate our passion for languages this summer Nicolas Viau 2774 0
Let’s take a butcher’s at cockney rhyming slang Line Lalande 20435 2
Let’s talk Agile Ève Lyne Marchand 3213 6
Let’s talk noun strings! Lindsay Bach 1058 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 2834 3
Literacy connections through food storytelling Lisa Trout 1594 2
Live, laugh and learn in French Laetitia Walbert 3198 4
Living and working in French in the National Capital Region Catherine Larose 5969 1
Long live the passive voice Geoff McGuire 4744 2
Machine translation literacy and an ethics of collective care Lynne Bowker 3435 4
Make an impression with stylistic devices Ève Lyne Marchand 7382 1
Making letters and emails gender-inclusive Josephine Versace 278052 33
Maritime-isms Natalie Ballard 14777 4
Meet the spokespersons for the 2018 Rendez-vous de la Francophonie Nicole Dugré 5171 0
Micheline Marchildon: A natural ally of the Francophonie Marise Guay 340 0
Misconceptions about multilingualism Raina Schnider 7145 1
More about plain language Elva Keip 1514 3
Moving? Changes to Quebec co-ownership rules Barbara McClintock 3190 2
Multicultural Book Club: An ambitious task Nazila Khalkhali 15680 2
My 2 hats, and false ideas about linguistics Raina Schnider 5479 2
My English language journey: Learning, improving and still having fun! Daniela Faillace 2955 16
My experience filming the French series KAPSUR Lydia Raddon 153 1
My love affair with English poetry Claudia Rathjen 1364 1
My love for translation, interpretation … and Acadia Sandy Harquail 7454 0
My relationship with sign language and Deaf culture Nadia Helal 313 1
My view on the main challenge in learning a new language Samson Young 241 0
Nourishing minds: The role of food education in second language classrooms Lisa Trout 297 1
Novice editors, reach up the value ladder Tom Vradenburg 3756 0
Now we’re talking Patrick Osborne 250 1
Obscurité totale Marie-Claude Hickey 895 4
Online vs. in-person language learning: Which works better? Nadia Helal 2479 2
Passing on a love for words Monya Doryani 865 1
Plain language: It’s not just for children Elva Keip 2128 1
Playing with the letter “c” Claudia Rathjen 380 3
Projects BY and FOR official language minority communities Arwa Ahmed 1642 0
Promoting real and active bilingualism Jean-Pierre Blais 4076 1
Readability formulas, programs and tools: Do they work for plain language? Gael Spivak 10812 10
Reading and writing: Festive fun Marise Guay 323 1
Reflections on an Anglo-Gatinois childhood Arwa Ahmed 1771 0
Reflections on flavours and words Annie-Josiane Sessou 785 0
Revitalizing Indigenous languages in Canada Steeves Gourgues 7555 1
Roots nourished by the past yet firmly grounded in the present Marise Guay 235 0
Salutations and complimentary closes made simple Language Portal of Canada team 168972 11
Scots: Language or dialect? Ashley Barnes 851 0
Second-language immersion: A year in Vancouver Mélanie Roy 4856 0
Serving up environmental studies (or history, or visual arts, or just about anything) with a side of language skills Lynne Bowker 2817 0
Speaking in a foreign language: How to encourage people to practise Valérie Amyot 491 2
Speech therapists, a.k.a. “word doctors” Sonia Routhier 2341 1
Standard spelling in Cree Arden Ogg and Dorothy Thunder 7367 1
Strengthening intergenerational ties through reading and writing Marise Guay 120 0
Taking the plunge into your second language Steven MacKinnon 2457 1
Teaching both English and French as a second language in Quebec Julie de Belle 3586 8
Téléfun: Case study of an informal language partners program Mélanie Rivet 2955 0
Ten good reasons to learn French Mélanie Roy 11654 7
The advantages and disadvantages of a global language Alexandre Chemla 214772 9
The advantages of artificial intelligence in the literary arts Bytchello Prévil 726 6
The art of writing effectively for the web Kimberley Bouchard 2540 0
The august origins of August: A month and so much more! Sophia Désir 2639 7
The benefits of being trilingual in Montreal Nadia Helal 13821 3
The call to volunteer Suzelle Lavallée 2153 0
The Canadian Francophonie: 21 years of celebration Philippe Daoust 5551 4
The CEGEP English Exit Exam: Know what to expect and how to succeed Nadia Helal 20366 7
The charm of language Zhang Hui 4998 12
The cot-caught distinction in Canadian and American English Rishi Gopinath 1166 1
The evolution of gender in the English language Sophie Martin 9476 4
The Francophone minority: Living in French in British Columbia is possible Jade Turcot-Plante 11027 1
The French invasion of English André Racicot 4161 1
The French legend of King Arthur Steffan Landry 5484 2
The French spoken in New France Steeves Gourgues 5985 3
The gift of bilingualism: Raising my kids with English and French Lindsay Bach 461 3
The gift of expressing myself in both languages Jill Barber 1701 0
The gift of language Shelina Adatia 10130 2
The good writer: Three tips to transform your writing style from good to great Charmaine Emanuel Ralph 3982 0
The importance of writing Clarisse Bondoma 1942 0
The ISO plain language standard: For most languages and cultures, and for all sectors Gael Spivak 4208 4
The language (and art) of stand-up comedy Nadia Helal 5719 2
The language of climate change Francis Pedneault 2922 2
The language of music Pascale Bourque 5525 2
The language of tweets and hashtags: A bilingual mini-glossary of social media terms Chantal Potvin 53382 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 3319 3
The Official Languages Hub® makes its debut on the Portal Mélanie Guay 3715 0
The Our Languages blog turns 1 Karim Adam 2948 0
The role of French immersion programs in the vitality of British Columbia’s linguistic duality Alex Hughes 5928 4
The round ball and its double identity Marise Guay 5395 0
The singular “they” is gaining acceptance Gael Spivak 110339 8
The top 5 free terminology research 2.0 tools Olivier Doré 12130 3
The writing residency: An extraordinary experience Nathalie Rondeau 778 0
To baby talk or not to baby talk Amy Warr 8153 4
Translation and technology: Into the deep (learning) Desmond Fisher 526 4
Translation and technology: Where things stand Desmond Fisher 6946 2
Translation: It’s not just for translators! Lynne Bowker 2973 3
Translation: Let’s trust the professionals Alexandra Martin-Roche 22650 5
Tricky-to-translate terms and expressions Barbara McClintock 7012 2
Troublesome verb pairs Josephine Versace 7732 0
Two students, one cause Zachary Blanchard-Séguin 3404 0
Unconventional ways to learn a language if you’re stuck at home and on a budget Courtney Anderson 2176 1
Update on the words “Inuk” and “Inuit” Language Portal of Canada team 8231 0
Using social media to improve your language skills Federica Minozzi 455 3
Using unbiased language: It’s not a slippery slope Gael Spivak 257 0
Using verbs with flair! Lina Scarpellini 1970 4
Valentine’s Day: Sweet nothings Sophia Désir 529 5
Views on bilingualism from 5 Canada 150 Ambassadors Marc-André Descôteaux 8644 2
Watch out for these irksome idioms Sheila Ethier 389 0
Wendat kwatatiahtah! (Let’s speak Wendat!): The resurgence of a language Steeves Gourgues 3836 1
What bilingualism means to me Stéphan Déry 22661 8
What do puffins, parrots and clowns have in common? Josée Marie-Lise Robillard 938 2
What Gallicisms are and why we use them Fatima Rizzo 16484 4
What language do you dream in? Lina Peralta 6801 1
What’s my level of French? Caroline Gadenne 4365 0
What’s the easiest language to sing in? Ève Lyne Marchand 2810 4
What’s up with "you" Sheila Ethier 38094 5
Why Canada needs a language museum Katharine Snider McNair 5460 0
Why Canadian spelling is different Sheila Ethier 203370 85
Why I love learning French Jennifer S. 6832 4
Why we spell the way we do: Part 1 Anne-Marie Tugwell 3490 4
Why we spell the way we do: Part 2 Anne-Marie Tugwell 2167 2
Words that seem interchangeable … but aren’t Elva Keip 571 0
Would a rose by any other name smell as sweet? To cliché, or not to cliché: that is the question Desmond Fisher 4577 2
Writing a summary Elva Keip 3723 2
Writing about people with hearing loss: A primer on terminology Melanie Sexton 6680 2
Writing as an organizational communication tool Yasmina El Jamaï 1384 0
Writing in fragments: The art of language in flashes Nathalie Rondeau 218 0
Writing in your second language: Subordination and articulation in French Mary Varcoe and David Lacroix 615 2
Writing: Smothering the creative flame Hélène Massé 1848 2
Yes, you can be gender-inclusive and use plain language! Chantal Turcotte 491 2
“Hot” summer quizzes Fanny Vittecoq 7380 4
“I” before “e” except after “c” ... or maybe not Bethany Brown 2264 2
“Latinx”: What does it mean, and how is it pronounced? Zachary Currie 7093 1
“Packaging” your job application with a cover letter Julie Lachance 2377 2
“Proper French”: The origins of international pronunciation Stéphane Bélanger 104 2
“That” is a tricky one Josephine Versace 16291 6
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