Krupa Padhy uncovers how we really learn foreign languages – in a dual challenge involving both Portuguese and Mandarin.

Learning a new language is still fun and useful, despite Google Gemini helping with real-time translations when needed. Thankfully, studying a new language is more accessible than ever, thanks to apps ...

Netflix (and its rivals) are amplifying international film and TV on a scale never before seen – but how can we get the most ...

Being able to follow and contribute to a live group conversation is the gold standard of language learning. Zinkevych/iStock via Getty Images Your host in Osaka, Japan, slips on a pair of headphones ...

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.

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 ...

It was almost surreal to use an AI as my French-speaking partner ...

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, fear ...

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 ...

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.

“A different language is a different vision of life.” Federico Fellini, Italian film director. This quote succinctly expresses why everyone should learn another language. When you learn another ...