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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 667 4
10 interesting facts on translation and translators Marc-André Descôteaux 66747 11
10 practical tips to enrich your French vocabulary Lorrayne G. Camper 22247 9
2018: An important year for the Council of the Network of Official Languages Champions Debbie Beresford-Green and Stéphan Déry 6510 0
2SLGBTQI+ allyship in language: Words matter Giancarlo Cerquozzi 2146 3
3 stylistic differences between English and French Ève Lyne Marchand 9593 2
4 differences between English and French writing conventions Ève Lyne Marchand 3688 4
4 simple tips for writing an effective speech Stanley Igboanugo 3799 3
4 tips for simplifying your PowerPoint presentations Ève Lyne Marchand 2951 4
4 ways French has influenced the English language Chad Emery 84698 16
5 festive songs and their origins Ève Lyne Marchand 2322 4
5 places to visit to practise your second language Lucie Séguin 5044 0
5 reasons why reading aloud isn’t just for children Julia Sandford-Cooke 17710 7
5 tips to improve your email writing skills Catherine Haggerty 214025 64
5 tools to discover in the Language Portal Fatima Rizzo 12222 4
7 careers for the literature major Fatima Rizzo 8586 0
7 proverbs and expressions that Granny used to use Ana Conan 4947 0
7 wonders of literary language Nadia Helal 8458 1
8 French words I miss in English: Untranslatable words chez les Anglais Lauren Shapiro 7373 7
A brief guide to inclusive writing resources Barbara McClintock 4204 1
A certain je ne sais quoi Annie-Josiane Sessou 1260 0
A conversation with Patrick Chan and Caroline Savoie, spokespersons for the 2019 Rendez-vous de la Francophonie Marc-André Descôteaux 6218 1
A historical overview of the “grammar-translation” method for teaching foreign languages Alejandro Hernández Jaramillo 25740 2
A knack for languages and a nose for wine Alexandre Faster 1643 0
A simple “Bonjour” can change everything Pascale Bourque 7205 2
A tale of two translation-related residencies Lynne Bowker and Veronica Cappella 1075 0
Adapted books for persons with a disability: Copyright law terminology Barbara McClintock 2323 0
Add a little poetry to your life Nathalie Rondeau 738 0
Alexis Normand: Fransaskoise, and proud of it! Marie-Claude Picard 1054 1
An ode to libraries Caroline Gadenne 994 0
Anacoluthon: A stylistic error Ève Lyne Marchand 3074 2
Are you a multilingual speaker? Haiyi Yan 13293 4
Australian English in a nutshell Line Lalande 19385 6
Award-winning titles for Asian Heritage Month Josephine Versace 3744 0
Back to the pen: Writing letters by hand Lina Peralta 3880 5
Be daring: Speak in your second language Caroline Bowden 6156 4
Behind the scenes at Parliamentary Debates Katey Thompson 5009 7
Bend and build bilingual brain power: Add some yoga to your French-immersion classroom! Lisa Trout 95 0
Bilingual Service Centres: Serving Franco-Manitobans for 15 years Bilingual Service Centres of Manitoba 3729 0
Bilingualism: A gift from my father Michael Vandergrift 1927 1
Bonjour my friend!: Promoting Canada’s linguistic duality Marc-André Descôteaux 3103 1
Building bilingual brains: The importance of French second-language education in Canada Rianna Crawford 5142 0
Canadian authors who lull my children to sleep Marise Guay 1102 0
Canadian, British and American: It’s all English, but the spelling is different Virginia St-Denis 29177 1
Celebrate Halloween with a twist! Marise Guay 791 0
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Official Languages Act: Personal testimonies Françoise Giboureau, Carole Melanson and Robert Beaumier 4379 2
Challenges Chinese students encounter when studying Shakespeare Haiyi Yan 1931 2
Changing times, changing vocabulary Charles Slowey 2116 1
Christmas: More than a holiday! Sophia Désir 415 2
Chuchotements d’éveil: A writing workshop like no other Nathalie Rondeau 2837 0
Cométique: Beyond the cosmetics of a street Josée Marie-Lise Robillard 872 0
Comic books and graphic novels: A primer Ève Lyne Marchand 3553 0
Comparative revision: An essential step Marie-Christine Payette 6095 0
Condo dreaming in Quebec Barbara McClintock 2701 0
Condo terminology for those who dream of buying a condo Barbara McClintock 6219 1
COVID-19 and learning a second language: Embracing the unknown Maria Kalsatos 1846 0
Creating a bilingual lexicon: A collaborative approach Christiane Arsenault 4277 0
Cree language facts for editors of English and French Arden Ogg and Dorothy Thunder 5838 1
Cryptocurrency vocabulary: Genesis of a terminology project Xavier Darras 4310 1
Cultural revitalization: Drawing on the past for a better future Kevin Lewis 11983 7
Dictionaries and Indigenous languages Julia Fischer 7220 7
Discover the world of sign language interpretation Frank Folino and Mélanie Guay 2980 0
Discovering multilingual translation: Part 1 – Working with multiple languages Ève Lyne Marchand 157 0
Discovering multilingual translation: Part 2 – Learning multiple languages Ève Lyne Marchand 106 0
Discovering the Atikamekw language Ève Lyne Marchand 2095 0
Doubling down on the letter “w” Amanda Kenney 894 7
Editing matters: Helping your text to shine Anne Louise Mahoney 10799 3
Elisapie: A woman who cherishes tradition Sophie Martin 2667 2
Embracing the singular “they” as a gender-neutral pronoun Christopher Tate 28869 24
English’s lexical siblings Ashley Barnes 513 2
Esperanto: A fair international language Nicolas Viau 8739 5
Even in a headwind, never give up on your dream Mélanie Guay and Julie Morin 1913 0
Even though I’m tiny, I’m mighty Mélanie Guay and Julie Morin 2338 0
Explore and Destination Clic: Two language immersion programs Mélanie Roy 5868 0
Five new words for tech buffs Marc-André Descôteaux 7173 0
Five ways to achieve total immersion in a language without leaving your house Brandon DeRiggs 4144 1
Food for thought: Exploring the origins of culinary terms Marc-André Descôteaux 155286 30
Four tips for writing short, simple poetry Maria Magdeleina Lotfi 6499 4
Francization in Laval: The state of the issue Samuel d’Haese 6426 2
Franco-Ontarians: A formidable force to be reckoned with Arwa Ahmed 2048 0
Francophone identity and community support: Why they’re important! Marie Anich 1270 0
French in Canada: Some interesting facts you may not know Katharine Snider McNair 35315 10
From Vancouver to Jonquière Tolga Yalkin 2960 1
From “the three Rs” to machine translation: A new kind of literacy for the digital age Lynne Bowker 5010 3
Garihanna Jean-Louis: Cultivating her roots and spreading her wings! Sophia Désir 93 0
Gender-inclusive writing: A unifying force Language Portal of Canada team 527 0
Gender-inclusive, non-binary, and gender-neutral language in English writing Natalie Kouri-Towe and Danielle Bobker 5397 8
Geographical names and the mysteries they hold: The case of the Lairet River Steeves Gourgues 3259 1
Grammatical gender in the Cree language Arden Ogg and Dorothy Thunder 9155 3
He pūkoʻa kani ʻāina (A coral reef grows into an island): Building our Indigenous language capacity Candace Galla 4287 2
Here’s to 15 years of promoting Canada’s official languages! Language Portal of Canada team 152 2
How birdsong changed my life Ted Cheskey 167 3
How my love of words shaped my life Ana Conan 10010 3
How to capitalize holiday greetings Josephine Versace 31974 2
How to deliver bad news Sheila Ethier 10315 9
How to evaluate using the sandwich method Anvita Saxena 31158 10
How to pronounce the French “u” and “r” sounds Emily Power 9935 1
How word origins can help you keep “-onym” words straight Natalie Ballard 4481 0
I dance with words Annie-Josiane Sessou 1985 2
I speak, therefore I am Pascale Bourque 8021 1
Improving the way you learn a language Valdiceia de Oliveira 3890 3
In praise of old-fashioned language classes Caroline Gadenne 2800 4
Inclusion and exclusion: A risk in bilingual education in Canada Monica Tang 3911 0
Indigenous geographical names and the power they hold Jean-Luc Fournier 8124 1
Indigenous language resources: My treasure chest Mélanie Guay 5152 2
Indigenous languages: The road ahead Gina Wilson 5767 11
Innu: A rapidly transforming language Jérémie Ambroise and Mélanie Guay 5127 0
Interlingua: An international language Martin Lavallée 15101 5
Introducing the improved Language Navigator! Mélanie Guay 1308 0
Jessica Coon: Linguistic superstar Julie Morin and Denise Ramsankar 8199 2
jimchab and his passion for the Francophone culture Mélanie Guay and Julie Morin 10450 0
Kicking the em dash habit Line Lalande 18518 9
La Francophonie is about tourism, too! Réseau de développement économique et d’employabilité 2407 1
Language as inspiration Joanne Leclair 1115 0
Language learning made (almost) effortless Guest blogger 376 2
Language proficiency: An essential skill for anyone immigrating to Canada Daniela Faillace 311 2
Language: A bridge between people Yvette-Monique Gray 3420 14
Language: A window into seeing and appreciating the world Samson Young 2571 11
Latin: The not-so-dead language you use every day Mary van Amelsvoort 13365 4
Laugh and learn with holiday songs Marise Guay 4184 0
Learning a language with joy, gratitude and persistence Min Ji Kim 6439 1
Learning a second language: Being deaf won’t stop me Maryse Allain 4297 0
Learning French without “dropping the potato” Patrick McKenna 2387 2
Learning to write: It’s child’s play! Marise Guay 2002 1
LeFLOFRANCO: The art of juggling with languages Sophia Désir 1308 0
Let’s celebrate our passion for languages this summer Nicolas Viau 2748 0
Let’s take a butcher’s at cockney rhyming slang Line Lalande 18190 2
Let’s talk Agile Ève Lyne Marchand 2930 6
Let’s talk noun strings! Lindsay Bach 739 11
Linguistic duality according to Raymond Théberge, Commissioner of Official Languages Mélanie Guay and Julie Morin 5672 0
Linguistic insecurity: My brilliant friend Isabelle Mondou 2472 2
Literacy connections through food storytelling Lisa Trout 1467 2
Live, laugh and learn in French Laetitia Walbert 3155 4
Living and working in French in the National Capital Region Catherine Larose 5938 1
Long live the passive voice Geoff McGuire 4700 1
Machine translation literacy and an ethics of collective care Lynne Bowker 3387 4
Make an impression with stylistic devices Ève Lyne Marchand 7276 1
Making letters and emails gender-inclusive Josephine Versace 275439 33
Maritime-isms Natalie Ballard 12805 2
Meet the spokespersons for the 2018 Rendez-vous de la Francophonie Nicole Dugré 5146 0
Micheline Marchildon: A natural ally of the Francophonie Marise Guay 287 0
Misconceptions about multilingualism Raina Schnider 7012 1
More about plain language Elva Keip 1387 3
Moving? Changes to Quebec co-ownership rules Barbara McClintock 3109 2
Multicultural Book Club: An ambitious task Nazila Khalkhali 15598 2
My 2 hats, and false ideas about linguistics Raina Schnider 5430 2
My English language journey: Learning, improving and still having fun! Daniela Faillace 2753 13
My love affair with English poetry Claudia Rathjen 1257 1
My love for translation, interpretation … and Acadia Sandy Harquail 7281 0
My view on the main challenge in learning a new language Samson Young 172 0
Nourishing minds: The role of food education in second language classrooms Lisa Trout 168 0
Novice editors, reach up the value ladder Tom Vradenburg 3724 0
Obscurité totale Marie-Claude Hickey 863 4
Online vs. in-person language learning: Which works better? Nadia Helal 1751 2
Passing on a love for words Monya Doryani 848 1
Plain language: It’s not just for children Elva Keip 2014 1
Playing with the letter “c” Claudia Rathjen 304 3
Projects BY and FOR official language minority communities Arwa Ahmed 1562 0
Promoting real and active bilingualism Jean-Pierre Blais 3957 1
Readability formulas, programs and tools: Do they work for plain language? Gael Spivak 9544 10
Reading and writing: Festive fun Marise Guay 293 1
Reflections on an Anglo-Gatinois childhood Arwa Ahmed 1737 0
Reflections on flavours and words Annie-Josiane Sessou 738 0
Revitalizing Indigenous languages in Canada Steeves Gourgues 7018 1
Roots nourished by the past yet firmly grounded in the present Marise Guay 140 0
Salutations and complimentary closes made simple Natalie Ballard 164341 8
Second-language immersion: A year in Vancouver Mélanie Roy 4748 0
Serving up environmental studies (or history, or visual arts, or just about anything) with a side of language skills Lynne Bowker 2798 0
Speaking in a foreign language: How to encourage people to practise Valérie Amyot 379 1
Speech therapists, a.k.a. “word doctors” Sonia Routhier 2274 0
Standard spelling in Cree Arden Ogg and Dorothy Thunder 7133 1
Strengthening intergenerational ties through reading and writing Marise Guay 57 0
Taking the plunge into your second language Steven MacKinnon 2345 1
Teaching both English and French as a second language in Quebec Julie de Belle 3488 8
Téléfun: Case study of an informal language partners program Mélanie Rivet 2927 0
Ten good reasons to learn French Mélanie Roy 10341 5
The advantages and disadvantages of a global language Alexandre Chemla 202059 8
The advantages of artificial intelligence in the literary arts Bytchello Prévil 344 3
The art of writing effectively for the web Kimberley Bouchard 2488 0
The august origins of August: A month and so much more! Sophia Désir 1857 7
The benefits of being trilingual in Montreal Nadia Helal 13717 3
The call to volunteer Suzelle Lavallée 2119 0
The Canadian Francophonie: 21 years of celebration Philippe Daoust 5498 4
The CEGEP English Exit Exam: Know what to expect and how to succeed Nadia Helal 19216 6
The charm of language Zhang Hui 4914 12
The cot-caught distinction in Canadian and American English Rishi Gopinath 392 1
The evolution of gender in the English language Sophie Martin 6682 4
The Francophone minority: Living in French in British Columbia is possible Jade Turcot-Plante 10743 1
The French invasion of English André Racicot 4038 1
The French legend of King Arthur Steffan Landry 5400 2
The French spoken in New France Steeves Gourgues 5614 2
The gift of bilingualism: Raising my kids with English and French Lindsay Bach 276 3
The gift of expressing myself in both languages Jill Barber 1663 0
The gift of language Shelina Adatia 10093 2
The good writer: Three tips to transform your writing style from good to great Charmaine Emanuel Ralph 3922 0
The importance of writing Clarisse Bondoma 1914 0
The ISO plain language standard: For most languages and cultures, and for all sectors Gael Spivak 3512 4
The language (and art) of stand-up comedy Nadia Helal 5630 2
The language of climate change Francis Pedneault 2877 2
The language of music Pascale Bourque 5374 2
The language of tweets and hashtags: A bilingual mini-glossary of social media terms Chantal Potvin 53073 5
The odd case of autrefois acquit and autrefois convict: How an obscure form of legal French influenced Canadian legal terminology Frédérique Bertrand-Le Borgne 3199 1
The Official Languages Hub® makes its debut on the Portal Mélanie Guay 3671 0
The Our Languages blog turns 1 Karim Adam 2933 0
The role of French immersion programs in the vitality of British Columbia’s linguistic duality Alex Hughes 5803 4
The round ball and its double identity Marise Guay 5353 0
The singular “they” is gaining acceptance Gael Spivak 110096 8
The top 5 free terminology research 2.0 tools Olivier Doré 11935 3
The writing residency: An extraordinary experience Nathalie Rondeau 710 0
To baby talk or not to baby talk Amy Warr 7994 4
Translation and technology: Into the deep (learning) Desmond Fisher 289 3
Translation and technology: Where things stand Desmond Fisher 6888 2
Translation: It’s not just for translators! Lynne Bowker 2887 3
Translation: Let’s trust the professionals Alexandra Martin-Roche 22505 5
Tricky-to-translate terms and expressions Barbara McClintock 6918 2
Troublesome verb pairs Josephine Versace 7541 0
Two students, one cause Zachary Blanchard-Séguin 3378 0
Unconventional ways to learn a language if you’re stuck at home and on a budget Courtney Anderson 2099 1
Update on the words “Inuk” and “Inuit” Language Portal of Canada team 6091 0
Using unbiased language: It’s not a slippery slope Gael Spivak 190 0
Using verbs with flair! Lina Scarpellini 1929 4
Valentine’s Day: Sweet nothings Sophia Désir 431 5
Views on bilingualism from 5 Canada 150 Ambassadors Marc-André Descôteaux 8612 2
Watch out for these irksome idioms Sheila Ethier 297 0
Wendat kwatatiahtah! (Let’s speak Wendat!): The resurgence of a language Steeves Gourgues 3416 1
What bilingualism means to me Stéphan Déry 22561 8
What do puffins, parrots and clowns have in common? Josée Marie-Lise Robillard 866 2
What Gallicisms are and why we use them Fatima Rizzo 15824 3
What language do you dream in? Lina Peralta 6767 1
What’s my level of French? Caroline Gadenne 4162 0
What’s the easiest language to sing in? Ève Lyne Marchand 2178 4
What’s up with "you" Sheila Ethier 37978 5
Why Canada needs a language museum Katharine Snider McNair 5387 0
Why Canadian spelling is different Sheila Ethier 192314 72
Why I love learning French Jennifer S. 6761 4
Why we spell the way we do: Part 1 Anne-Marie Tugwell 3396 4
Why we spell the way we do: Part 2 Anne-Marie Tugwell 1993 2
Would a rose by any other name smell as sweet? To cliché, or not to cliché: that is the question Desmond Fisher 4529 2
Writing a summary Elva Keip 2710 2
Writing about people with hearing loss: A primer on terminology Melanie Sexton 5664 1
Writing as an organizational communication tool Yasmina El Jamaï 1331 0
Writing: Smothering the creative flame Hélène Massé 1804 2
Yes, you can be gender-inclusive and use plain language! Chantal Turcotte 341 2
“Hot” summer quizzes Fanny Vittecoq 7325 4
“I” before “e” except after “c” ... or maybe not Bethany Brown 1886 1
“Latinx”: What does it mean, and how is it pronounced? Zachary Currie 6407 1
“Packaging” your job application with a cover letter Julie Lachance 2203 2
“That” is a tricky one Josephine Versace 15005 6
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