Language learning apps like Duolingo are useful, but they have their limits. They're ideal for getting started with a new ...

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 ...

You may think you’re proficient in another language, but are you really? People are using their phones more and more to learn new languages. I see folks glued to their devices, answering ...

"There are many things ChatGPT can do — faster, better, cheaper. But there are some things it resolutely cannot. Chief among ...

Heading out on a nature walk near their Carbondale, Colorado, home, Rachel Mulry and her three kids review some words: verde (green), naranja (orange), rojo (red). The family is learning Spanish ...

Brenda Amparan leads her first graders in Spanish at Pueblo Elementary School in Scottsdale, Ariz., on Sept. 16, 2025.

Have you ever tried to learn another language? If so, you know how tough it can be. Now imagine trying to learn another language everyone already expects you to know. SACHA PFEIFFER, HOST: Have you ...

Lauren: Learning a new language seems like a big challenge in the beginning, and that’s because it is. Many of us started our language learning in the classroom, where we’re taught through ...

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.

The English language is no exception. With roots in many other world languages, English includes a number of spelling, ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Design by Erin Shi. Buy this photo. I’m standing at a restaurant in southern France, near ...

Wouldn’t it be fun if the research that won the Ig Nobel prize for weird science were all that it seems? The latest award – ...