Ramadan began, Heba Khaldi discovered that her monthly Fulbright stipend would be delayed. As a Fulbright Foreign Language ...

IN my June 29 column, I called on the government to be sensitive to linguistic minorities. I likewise suggested that the ...

While prior studies of language acquisition have focused on schools, we show the overwhelming influence of out-of-school learning. We identify the causal effect of subtitling in a ...

The first rule of discussing language policy in India is to leave any expectations of a calm conversation at the door. With ...

Not every student dreams of engineering or medicine—and that’s perfectly okay. Today’s evolving world demands diverse talent, ...

How are foreign languages learnt and second languages acquired? Many answers to these questions remain hypothetical in relevant research, though some reliable findings are also available. An overview.

A foreign language learner can explore careers in fields such as teaching, tourism, journalism, research, the airline industry, translation, government services, interpretation, customer service ...

But research suggests that people who learn a second language later than early childhood are more likely to have this sensory-switching ability than those who are natively bilingual.

Key findings • Regular viewing of international (non-English language) TV shows and movies has increased by 24 per cent among 18 to 64-year-olds in the UK, US, Australia and Canada in the last four ...

The long-held idea that language learning is better before adulthood is up for debate. Adults have a number of advantages when it comes to learning a second language, and it comes with major benefits.