The Twin Cities metro is home to one of the largest Somali populations in the country. Now, Minneapolis Public Schools is launching a new course that spotlights the Somali language and culture. "I ...

Mahad has a master's degree from St. Cloud State, where he studied applied linguistics and curriculum design. He's now working with Somali language experts to create elementary immersion curriculums ...

Create an account or log in to save stories. CATHY WURZER: This is a Somali lullaby from an elder in Minnesota that Marian Hassan recorded for a new project she's working on. She spent her career ...

Ahmed Jama (left) and Munira Ahmed are two of about 40 students in the St. Cloud school district taking a yearlong Somali language course for native speakers. The two Tech High School students say ...

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — In a landmark move, Normandale Community College in Bloomington became the first community college to offer a full five-course Somali Area Studies Program. Classes began for the ...

NORTH MANKATO, Minn. (AP) - A diverse set of foreign languages are taught at area colleges, but until last month they didn’t include one of the languages most frequently spoken in the region. Students ...

NORTH MANKATO — A diverse set of foreign languages are taught at area colleges, but until last month they didn't include one of the languages most frequently spoken in the region. Students in various ...

There was a bigger push this summer to get the word out, and 16 students enrolled in a class that started by teaching the fundamental elements of the language and will advance to basic grammar by the ...