Despite our ubiquitous talk of globalization, cultural diversity, cultural awareness and multiculturalism in general, language learning in higher education is in steady decline. Early in 2019, the ...

Language skills like reading, writing, listening, and speaking are essential for effective communication in English and are ...

As a student I learned only a smattering of words in my high school German classes. I’m not alone. Less than one percent of Americans master a foreign language in the classroom. And like, I suspect, ...

Suppose you decided to start learning a new language—let’s say Italian. In the beginning stages of your language-learning journey, the Italian speech you’ll hear will likely sound like a stream of ...

With university classrooms and language schools closed because of the pandemic, language students must find new ways to practise and improve. In recent years, an increasing number of applied linguists ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- So far, my favorite sentence in Dutch is “Ik fiets vaak:” I bike often. I’m also a big fan of “heel veel,” which means very much. I learned both from Duolingo, the addictive ...

To help you hit your short and long-term language goals, we've tested a variety and selected the best language learning apps ...

If your children have begun learning a foreign language in school, it’s a good idea to help them develop their fluency with supplemental materials. While there’s a lot to be said for learning language ...

Most of us assume that learning another language is very difficult. You need special skills to remember both vocabulary and grammar rules and, at the same time, must be able to converse fluently with ...

Can your brain attune itself to a foreign language before you're born? A UdeM-led team of neuropsychology researchers has found that it can. A few weeks of prenatal exposure to a new language is ...