Recent studies on how language learning occurs are beginning to chip away at some long-held notions about second-language acquisition and point to potential learning benefits for students who speak ...

Language learning is often a daunting prospect. Many of us wish we had learned a language to a higher level at school. But even though adults of all ages can do well in acquiring a new language, ...

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 ...

Even the smartest machines can't match young minds at language learning. Researchers share new findings on how children stay ahead of AI—and why it matters. If a human learned a language at the same ...

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 ...

Your host in Osaka, Japan, slips on a pair of headphones and suddenly hears your words transformed into flawless Kansai Japanese. Even better, their reply in their native tongue comes through ...

With summer activities canceled and social distancing the order of the day, kids are probably getting more screen time than most parents find reasonable. Since school reopenings will be delayed in ...

Nina Greenwood is a passionate educator, founder and CEO of Happy Plum Language Learning, an Ed-Tech startup based out of Harvard i-lab. As the CEO and founder of an innovative edtech startup, I’ve ...