Hola. Bonjour. Konnichiwa. Although most of us are aware of what these foreign greetings mean, there is a natural mental barrier that swiftly comes up when we see these words. Oh dear God, no. Please ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...