Most people understand the many health benefits of working out. Weight training after 50 helps prevent muscle loss, strengthens the heart, and revs the metabolism. But your arms and abs aren’t the ...

Language learning is often a daunting prospect. Many of us wish we had learned a language to a higher level at school. But ...

This article was written for our sponsor, Participate Learning. While learning a new language can be challenging at any age, studies have shown the earlier a person learns a new language, the easier ...

Yale’s commitment to language learning is reflected in the distributional requirements — students must gain proficiency in a second language to graduate. Language significantly shapes our thought ...

Language learning is a fascinating and intricate process that has intrigued scholars and researchers for centuries. It is not only a means of communication but also a window into the complex workings ...

Learning a new language brings a whole range of interesting benefits, but how can they be applied to academic goals? The truth is there are plenty of ways that picking up a second language can help a ...

A detailed article on the benefits of multilingualism (or of knowing multiple languages) from the BBC estimates that around 60 percent of the world's population know at least two languages, while that ...

Heading out on a nature walk near their Carbondale, Colorado, home, Rachel Mulry and her three kids review some words: verde (green), naranja (orange), rojo (red). The family is learning Spanish ...

Every year for countless years, I've had "improve my French" at the top of my annual goals. And that's where it stayed, until yet another lockdown sealed us into our homes in early 2021 and I ...

Imagine a near future in which people no longer learn language. Instead we stream it, much like many of us, today, stream music or movies, on demand to our computers. But in the future, we would ...

I was talking to a friend about plans for her pre-schooler. Their home language is English, but my friend’s father is French, and I wondered if she was enrolling her child in the local French ...