If pupils only have to put up with a language for three years and then they can drop it, then why bother trying? Additionally they know that "everyone speaks English", so why should they try and learn ...

This “whole-to-part” approach suggests that children have an inherent bias toward holistic learning, challenging the traditional view that language is usually acquired by assembling smaller ...

Given the growing number of people who turn to ChatGPT when studying a foreign language, pioneering research by UPF reveals ...

Language mindset theory — pertaining to learners’ beliefs about their aptitude for learning and using languages — can be differentiated into three types of views: General language ...

The DigiTala project investigated high school students’ perceptions of automated assessment and a web-based test of oral language skills ... on the speaking tasks as well as tell about their views on ...

How does speech from other children influence an infant’s ability to learn language? Federica Bulgarelli, assistant professor in the departments of Learning and Instruction and Psychology, has been ...

Nichols requires schools to provide English instruction to students who cannot access learning due to language barriers. However, a recent executive order declaring English the official language ...

(Singapore has three other official languages: English, Malay and Tamil.) Views on the importance of language to national belonging vary by age, education and ideology. In many countries, older people ...