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 ...

Learning a new language can be a gratifying and life-changing journey. It can open up a world of potential, whether you’re ...

Translation tech has improved a lot. So why learn a language? Make life harder (and better): Learn another language. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) EMILY KWONG, BYLINE: I want you to show up at the airport in ...

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 ...

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 ...

First and foremost, let’s talk benefits: learning a new language can change your life in more ways than one. It’s pretty common knowledge that you look more attractive to employers if you’re bilingual ...

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 ...

Many, if not most, have toyed with the idea of learning another language. Many students in America were required to study a second language in school, but I’d argue this is the reason most Americans ...

Everyone knows that picking up a second language grows more difficult with age. And in a new study, scientists have pinpointed the age at which your chances of reaching total fluency plummet: 10.

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 ...