Trujillo, Peru. Photo (C) Carl Beuke 2012. Dr Paul Pimsleur was a psychologist who devised the Pimsleur ‘speak and read’ series of language lessons. He died in 1976, but lessons using his system ...

For more than two years, Dulcie Shoener of Milwaukee has done daily German lessons on her smartphone. To some, that might sound like self-imposed homework, but Shoener, a language lover and the copy ...

Kateřina Chládková has received external funding from the Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Science Foundation, and the Czech Ministry of Education. She consults for and co-develops the Mooveez ...

If you stumble when you need to talk to someone in a language that isn't your native language, do you think: "I just don't have the knack for languages" or "Maybe I am not cut out to learn another ...

My experience learning German has been long and complicated. I was first exposed to the language at a language immersion camp when I was 7 years old, but I really started taking my learning seriously ...

A new study suggests that everyday multilingual habits—from chatting with neighbors to revisiting a childhood language—may help preserve memory, attention, and brain flexibility as we age. An ...

"Learning another language opens up whole bodies of literature, understanding of music, access to more educational and travel possibilities, and entire new networks of friends. "Though Tucson is ...

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.

LEARN ABOUT ALL LANGUAGES. AND TO LONDON IN A FEW CLICKS. IN CELEBRATION OF INTERNATIONAL DAY OF MULTILINGUALISM, STUDENTS AT THE GEORGE JUNIOR GLOBAL STUDIES SCHOOL ZOOMED THIS MORNING WITH STUDENTS ...

With a new year approaching and new resolutions in mind, learning a language is one of those items that often appears on many personal lists. Travel experts and language institutions regularly publish ...

Xijia Zhang is affiliated with the University of Alberta. Kimberly Noels works for the University of Alberta. She receives funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.