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

Knowing another language opens doors for kids and adults alike. But most educators agree that childhood is the ideal time for language learning. While their brains don’t actually work like sponges and ...

Researchers from the University of Waterloo recently conducted a study, published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, to explore the association between multilingualism and dementia risk. To do so, ...

Researchers from the University of Waterloo recently conducted a study, published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, to explore the association between multilingualism and dementia risk. To do so, ...

In his spare time, an otherwise ordinary 16-year old boy from New York taught himself Hebrew, Arabic, Russian, Swahili, and a dozen other languages, the New York Times reported last week. And even ...

Introducing young children to multiple languages before age six offers significant long-term brain development benefits. This early exposure, facilitated by parents speaking all known languages, ...

Hola! Hallo! Ciao! Bonjour! Now you know how to greet people in Spanish, German, Italian and French. Interested in learning more? Babbel is an app that can teach you up to 14 languages through ...

Learning new languages physically changes your brain and increases your cognitive abilities. But what really happens in the brain, and does speaking many languages really make you smarter? There are ...