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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 773 4
10 interesting facts on translation and translators Marc-André Descôteaux 67156 11
10 practical tips to enrich your French vocabulary Lorrayne G. Camper 22581 9
2018: An important year for the Council of the Network of Official Languages Champions Debbie Beresford-Green and Stéphan Déry 6540 0
2SLGBTQI+ allyship in language: Words matter Giancarlo Cerquozzi 2317 3
3 stylistic differences between English and French Ève Lyne Marchand 10521 2
4 differences between English and French writing conventions Ève Lyne Marchand 5218 5
4 simple tips for writing an effective speech Stanley Igboanugo 4172 3
4 tips for simplifying your PowerPoint presentations Ève Lyne Marchand 3167 4
4 ways French has influenced the English language Chad Emery 87367 17
5 festive songs and their origins Ève Lyne Marchand 2495 4
5 places to visit to practise your second language Lucie Séguin 5086 0
5 reasons why reading aloud isn’t just for children Julia Sandford-Cooke 17850 8
5 tips to improve your email writing skills Catherine Haggerty 214964 65
5 tools to discover in the Language Portal Fatima Rizzo 12290 4
6 smart habits for faster language learning Elena Kapshutar 357 0
7 careers for the literature major Fatima Rizzo 8680 0
7 proverbs and expressions that Granny used to use Ana Conan 5265 0
7 wonders of literary language Nadia Helal 8609 1
8 French words I miss in English: Untranslatable words chez les Anglais Lauren Shapiro 7752 7
A brief guide to inclusive writing resources Barbara McClintock 4364 1
A certain je ne sais quoi Annie-Josiane Sessou 1276 0
A conversation with Patrick Chan and Caroline Savoie, spokespersons for the 2019 Rendez-vous de la Francophonie Marc-André Descôteaux 6267 1
A few of my favourite English words Claudia Rathjen 462 2
A few tips for using AI when writing Yann Fortier 849 6
A historical overview of the “grammar-translation” method for teaching foreign languages Alejandro Hernández Jaramillo 26242 2
A knack for languages and a nose for wine Alexandre Faster 1677 0
A simple “Bonjour” can change everything Pascale Bourque 7231 2
A tale of two translation-related residencies Lynne Bowker and Veronica Cappella 1127 0
Adapted books for persons with a disability: Copyright law terminology Barbara McClintock 2372 0
Add a little poetry to your life Nathalie Rondeau 779 0
Alexis Normand: Fransaskoise, and proud of it! Marie-Claude Picard 1139 1
An interview with Mehdi Cayenne: Reflecting on moments of Francophone joy Mélanie Guay 96 0
An ode to libraries Caroline Gadenne 1032 0
Anacoluthon: A stylistic error Ève Lyne Marchand 3375 3
Are you a multilingual speaker? Haiyi Yan 13484 4
Australian English in a nutshell Line Lalande 20163 6
Award-winning titles for Asian Heritage Month Josephine Versace 3813 0
Back to the pen: Writing letters by hand Lina Peralta 3952 5
Be daring: Speak in your second language Caroline Bowden 6216 4
Behind the scenes at Parliamentary Debates Katey Thompson 5159 7
Being able to speak 4 languages: It’s great … but not always Sabrina Désir 564 1
Bend and build bilingual brain power: Add some yoga to your French-immersion classroom! Lisa Trout 135 0
Bilingual Service Centres: Serving Franco-Manitobans for 15 years Bilingual Service Centres of Manitoba 3743 0
Bilingualism: A gift from my father Michael Vandergrift 2021 1
Bonjour my friend!: Promoting Canada’s linguistic duality Marc-André Descôteaux 3128 1
Building bilingual brains: The importance of French second-language education in Canada Rianna Crawford 5308 0
Canadian authors who lull my children to sleep Marise Guay 1164 0
Canadian raising: A feature that differentiates Canadian and American English Rishi Gopinath 1088 3
Canadian, British and American: It’s all English, but the spelling is different Virginia St-Denis 34596 2
Celebrate Halloween with a twist! Marise Guay 847 0
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Official Languages Act: Personal testimonies Françoise Giboureau, Carole Melanson and Robert Beaumier 4415 2
Challenges Chinese students encounter when studying Shakespeare Haiyi Yan 2022 2
Changing times, changing vocabulary Charles Slowey 2147 1
Christmas: More than a holiday! Sophia Désir 758 2
Chuchotements d’éveil: A writing workshop like no other Nathalie Rondeau 2873 0
Cométique: Beyond the cosmetics of a street Josée Marie-Lise Robillard 897 0
Comic books and graphic novels: A primer Ève Lyne Marchand 3614 0
Comparative revision: An essential step Marie-Christine Payette 6230 0
Condo dreaming in Quebec Barbara McClintock 2755 0
Condo terminology for those who dream of buying a condo Barbara McClintock 6401 1
COVID-19 and learning a second language: Embracing the unknown Maria Kalsatos 1885 0
Creating a bilingual lexicon: A collaborative approach Christiane Arsenault 4333 0
Cree language facts for editors of English and French Arden Ogg and Dorothy Thunder 6039 1
Cryptocurrency vocabulary: Genesis of a terminology project Xavier Darras 4385 1
Cultural revitalization: Drawing on the past for a better future Kevin Lewis 12436 7
Dictionaries and Indigenous languages Julia Fischer 7519 7
Discover the world of sign language interpretation Frank Folino and Mélanie Guay 3096 1
Discovering multilingual translation: Part 1 – Working with multiple languages Ève Lyne Marchand 267 0
Discovering multilingual translation: Part 2 – Learning multiple languages Ève Lyne Marchand 167 0
Discovering the Atikamekw language Ève Lyne Marchand 2205 0
Doubling down on the letter “w” Amanda Kenney 2155 7
Editing Indigenous writing: A nuanced partnership Suzanne Methot 300 0
Editing matters: Helping your text to shine Anne Louise Mahoney 10907 3
Elisapie: A woman who cherishes tradition Sophie Martin 2890 2
Embracing the singular “they” as a gender-neutral pronoun Christopher Tate 29081 24
English’s lexical siblings Ashley Barnes 1044 2
Esperanto: A fair international language Nicolas Viau 9039 5
Even in a headwind, never give up on your dream Mélanie Guay and Julie Morin 1932 0
Even though I’m tiny, I’m mighty Mélanie Guay and Julie Morin 2504 0
Explore and Destination Clic: Two language immersion programs Mélanie Roy 5986 0
Five new words for tech buffs Marc-André Descôteaux 7197 0
Five ways to achieve total immersion in a language without leaving your house Brandon DeRiggs 4398 1
Food for thought: Exploring the origins of culinary terms Marc-André Descôteaux 155904 30
Four tips for writing short, simple poetry Maria Magdeleina Lotfi 6542 4
Francization in Laval: The state of the issue Samuel d’Haese 6473 2
Franco-Ontarians: A formidable force to be reckoned with Arwa Ahmed 2242 0
Francophone identity and community support: Why they’re important! Marie Anich 1519 0
French in Canada: Some interesting facts you may not know Katharine Snider McNair 36287 10
From Vancouver to Jonquière Tolga Yalkin 2999 1
From “the three Rs” to machine translation: A new kind of literacy for the digital age Lynne Bowker 5118 3
Garihanna Jean-Louis: Cultivating her roots and spreading her wings! Sophia Désir 191 0
Gender-inclusive writing: A unifying force Language Portal of Canada team 582 0
Gender-inclusive, non-binary, and gender-neutral language in English writing Natalie Kouri-Towe and Danielle Bobker 5817 8
Geographical names and the mysteries they hold: The case of the Lairet River Steeves Gourgues 3291 1
Grammatical gender in the Cree language Arden Ogg and Dorothy Thunder 9453 3
He pūkoʻa kani ʻāina (A coral reef grows into an island): Building our Indigenous language capacity Candace Galla 4343 2
Here’s to 15 years of promoting Canada’s official languages! Language Portal of Canada team 214 2
How birdsong changed my life Ted Cheskey 228 3
How my love of words shaped my life Ana Conan 10066 4
How reading became my gateway to language, community and belonging Daniela Faillace 255 0
How to capitalize holiday greetings Josephine Versace 33544 2
How to deliver bad news Sheila Ethier 10471 10
How to evaluate using the sandwich method Anvita Saxena 31487 10
How to pronounce the French “u” and “r” sounds Emily Power 10039 1
How word origins can help you keep “-onym” words straight Natalie Ballard 4545 0
I dance with words Annie-Josiane Sessou 2007 2
I speak, therefore I am Pascale Bourque 8059 1
Improving the way you learn a language Valdiceia de Oliveira 3962 3
In praise of old-fashioned language classes Caroline Gadenne 2848 4
Inclusion and exclusion: A risk in bilingual education in Canada Monica Tang 3980 0
Indigenous geographical names and the power they hold Jean-Luc Fournier 8465 1
Indigenous language resources: My treasure chest Mélanie Guay 5197 2
Indigenous languages: The road ahead Gina Wilson 5974 11
Innu: A rapidly transforming language Jérémie Ambroise and Mélanie Guay 5647 0
Interlingua: An international language Martin Lavallée 15670 5
Intervening in the House: A usage unique to Canada’s Parliament? Desmond Fisher 678 2
Introducing the improved Language Navigator! Mélanie Guay 1330 0
Jessica Coon: Linguistic superstar Julie Morin and Denise Ramsankar 8272 2
jimchab and his passion for the Francophone culture Mélanie Guay and Julie Morin 10492 0
Katherine Plouffe: Forging connections through French as a second language Amanda Kenney 40 1
Kicking the em dash habit Line Lalande 18986 9
La Francophonie is about tourism, too! Réseau de développement économique et d’employabilité 2450 1
Language as inspiration Joanne Leclair 1184 0
Language learning made (almost) effortless Guest blogger 625 3
Language proficiency: An essential skill for anyone immigrating to Canada Daniela Faillace 491 2
Language: A bridge between people Yvette-Monique Gray 3515 14
Language: A window into seeing and appreciating the world Samson Young 2644 11
Latin: The not-so-dead language you use every day Mary van Amelsvoort 14424 6
Laugh and learn with holiday songs Marise Guay 4242 0
Learning a language takes attitude: The right attitude! Vidya ShankarNarayan 692 2
Learning a language with joy, gratitude and persistence Min Ji Kim 6466 1
Learning a second language: Being deaf won’t stop me Maryse Allain 4413 0
Learning French changed my life in all the best ways Patrick McKenna 383 2
Learning French without “dropping the potato” Patrick McKenna 2502 7
Learning to write: It’s child’s play! Marise Guay 2039 1
LeFLOFRANCO: The art of juggling with languages Sophia Désir 1685 0
Let’s celebrate our passion for languages this summer Nicolas Viau 2773 0
Let’s take a butcher’s at cockney rhyming slang Line Lalande 20396 2
Let’s talk Agile Ève Lyne Marchand 3194 6
Let’s talk noun strings! Lindsay Bach 1049 11
Linguistic duality according to Raymond Théberge, Commissioner of Official Languages Mélanie Guay and Julie Morin 5738 0
Linguistic insecurity: My brilliant friend Isabelle Mondou 2818 3
Literacy connections through food storytelling Lisa Trout 1584 2
Live, laugh and learn in French Laetitia Walbert 3193 4
Living and working in French in the National Capital Region Catherine Larose 5966 1
Long live the passive voice Geoff McGuire 4740 2
Machine translation literacy and an ethics of collective care Lynne Bowker 3432 4
Make an impression with stylistic devices Ève Lyne Marchand 7375 1
Making letters and emails gender-inclusive Josephine Versace 278010 33
Maritime-isms Natalie Ballard 14758 4
Meet the spokespersons for the 2018 Rendez-vous de la Francophonie Nicole Dugré 5165 0
Micheline Marchildon: A natural ally of the Francophonie Marise Guay 336 0
Misconceptions about multilingualism Raina Schnider 7139 1
More about plain language Elva Keip 1503 3
Moving? Changes to Quebec co-ownership rules Barbara McClintock 3178 2
Multicultural Book Club: An ambitious task Nazila Khalkhali 15676 2
My 2 hats, and false ideas about linguistics Raina Schnider 5475 2
My English language journey: Learning, improving and still having fun! Daniela Faillace 2942 16
My love affair with English poetry Claudia Rathjen 1359 1
My love for translation, interpretation … and Acadia Sandy Harquail 7453 0
My relationship with sign language and Deaf culture Nadia Helal 302 1
My view on the main challenge in learning a new language Samson Young 237 0
Nourishing minds: The role of food education in second language classrooms Lisa Trout 294 1
Novice editors, reach up the value ladder Tom Vradenburg 3750 0
Now we’re talking Patrick Osborne 245 1
Obscurité totale Marie-Claude Hickey 891 4
Online vs. in-person language learning: Which works better? Nadia Helal 2460 2
Passing on a love for words Monya Doryani 862 1
Plain language: It’s not just for children Elva Keip 2122 1
Playing with the letter “c” Claudia Rathjen 378 3
Projects BY and FOR official language minority communities Arwa Ahmed 1640 0
Promoting real and active bilingualism Jean-Pierre Blais 4060 1
Readability formulas, programs and tools: Do they work for plain language? Gael Spivak 10739 10
Reading and writing: Festive fun Marise Guay 320 1
Reflections on an Anglo-Gatinois childhood Arwa Ahmed 1769 0
Reflections on flavours and words Annie-Josiane Sessou 783 0
Revitalizing Indigenous languages in Canada Steeves Gourgues 7508 1
Roots nourished by the past yet firmly grounded in the present Marise Guay 229 0
Salutations and complimentary closes made simple Language Portal of Canada team 168880 11
Scots: Language or dialect? Ashley Barnes 839 0
Second-language immersion: A year in Vancouver Mélanie Roy 4853 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 486 2
Speech therapists, a.k.a. “word doctors” Sonia Routhier 2331 1
Standard spelling in Cree Arden Ogg and Dorothy Thunder 7355 1
Strengthening intergenerational ties through reading and writing Marise Guay 116 0
Taking the plunge into your second language Steven MacKinnon 2454 1
Teaching both English and French as a second language in Quebec Julie de Belle 3579 8
Téléfun: Case study of an informal language partners program Mélanie Rivet 2955 0
Ten good reasons to learn French Mélanie Roy 11641 7
The advantages and disadvantages of a global language Alexandre Chemla 214384 9
The advantages of artificial intelligence in the literary arts Bytchello Prévil 714 6
The art of writing effectively for the web Kimberley Bouchard 2535 0
The august origins of August: A month and so much more! Sophia Désir 2598 7
The benefits of being trilingual in Montreal Nadia Helal 13809 3
The call to volunteer Suzelle Lavallée 2148 0
The Canadian Francophonie: 21 years of celebration Philippe Daoust 5544 4
The CEGEP English Exit Exam: Know what to expect and how to succeed Nadia Helal 20329 7
The charm of language Zhang Hui 4986 12
The cot-caught distinction in Canadian and American English Rishi Gopinath 1147 1
The evolution of gender in the English language Sophie Martin 9423 4
The Francophone minority: Living in French in British Columbia is possible Jade Turcot-Plante 11003 1
The French invasion of English André Racicot 4156 1
The French legend of King Arthur Steffan Landry 5474 2
The French spoken in New France Steeves Gourgues 5970 3
The gift of bilingualism: Raising my kids with English and French Lindsay Bach 451 3
The gift of expressing myself in both languages Jill Barber 1700 0
The gift of language Shelina Adatia 10121 2
The good writer: Three tips to transform your writing style from good to great Charmaine Emanuel Ralph 3978 0
The importance of writing Clarisse Bondoma 1941 0
The ISO plain language standard: For most languages and cultures, and for all sectors Gael Spivak 4180 4
The language (and art) of stand-up comedy Nadia Helal 5715 2
The language of climate change Francis Pedneault 2917 2
The language of music Pascale Bourque 5521 2
The language of tweets and hashtags: A bilingual mini-glossary of social media terms Chantal Potvin 53367 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 3312 3
The Official Languages Hub® makes its debut on the Portal Mélanie Guay 3709 0
The Our Languages blog turns 1 Karim Adam 2943 0
The role of French immersion programs in the vitality of British Columbia’s linguistic duality Alex Hughes 5915 4
The round ball and its double identity Marise Guay 5385 0
The singular “they” is gaining acceptance Gael Spivak 110318 8
The top 5 free terminology research 2.0 tools Olivier Doré 12117 3
The writing residency: An extraordinary experience Nathalie Rondeau 777 0
To baby talk or not to baby talk Amy Warr 8137 4
Translation and technology: Into the deep (learning) Desmond Fisher 518 4
Translation and technology: Where things stand Desmond Fisher 6938 2
Translation: It’s not just for translators! Lynne Bowker 2958 3
Translation: Let’s trust the professionals Alexandra Martin-Roche 22642 5
Tricky-to-translate terms and expressions Barbara McClintock 7005 2
Troublesome verb pairs Josephine Versace 7724 0
Two students, one cause Zachary Blanchard-Séguin 3394 0
Unconventional ways to learn a language if you’re stuck at home and on a budget Courtney Anderson 2171 1
Update on the words “Inuk” and “Inuit” Language Portal of Canada team 8178 0
Using social media to improve your language skills Federica Minozzi 443 3
Using unbiased language: It’s not a slippery slope Gael Spivak 251 0
Using verbs with flair! Lina Scarpellini 1968 4
Valentine’s Day: Sweet nothings Sophia Désir 520 5
Views on bilingualism from 5 Canada 150 Ambassadors Marc-André Descôteaux 8642 2
Watch out for these irksome idioms Sheila Ethier 379 0
Wendat kwatatiahtah! (Let’s speak Wendat!): The resurgence of a language Steeves Gourgues 3818 1
What bilingualism means to me Stéphan Déry 22652 8
What do puffins, parrots and clowns have in common? Josée Marie-Lise Robillard 936 2
What Gallicisms are and why we use them Fatima Rizzo 16449 4
What language do you dream in? Lina Peralta 6795 1
What’s my level of French? Caroline Gadenne 4352 0
What’s the easiest language to sing in? Ève Lyne Marchand 2789 4
What’s up with "you" Sheila Ethier 38092 5
Why Canada needs a language museum Katharine Snider McNair 5448 0
Why Canadian spelling is different Sheila Ethier 203085 85
Why I love learning French Jennifer S. 6816 4
Why we spell the way we do: Part 1 Anne-Marie Tugwell 3484 4
Why we spell the way we do: Part 2 Anne-Marie Tugwell 2149 2
Words that seem interchangeable … but aren’t Elva Keip 549 0
Would a rose by any other name smell as sweet? To cliché, or not to cliché: that is the question Desmond Fisher 4571 2
Writing a summary Elva Keip 3706 2
Writing about people with hearing loss: A primer on terminology Melanie Sexton 6648 2
Writing as an organizational communication tool Yasmina El Jamaï 1380 0
Writing in fragments: The art of language in flashes Nathalie Rondeau 200 0
Writing in your second language: Subordination and articulation in French Mary Varcoe and David Lacroix 605 2
Writing: Smothering the creative flame Hélène Massé 1847 2
Yes, you can be gender-inclusive and use plain language! Chantal Turcotte 488 2
“Hot” summer quizzes Fanny Vittecoq 7376 4
“I” before “e” except after “c” ... or maybe not Bethany Brown 2243 2
“Latinx”: What does it mean, and how is it pronounced? Zachary Currie 7059 1
“Packaging” your job application with a cover letter Julie Lachance 2353 2
“That” is a tricky one Josephine Versace 16244 6
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