Learning Chinese Stimulates Both Temporal Lobes
New evidence suggests that studying Chinese and learning to write Chinese characters may train a whole array of cognitive abilities not developed by learning...
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ICE Returns Ancient Texts to Iraq
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has returned 3,800 ancient artifacts, including cuneiform tablets, cylinder seals, and clay bullae, to the Republic of Iraq....
Losing Your Language in Prison
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With languages it’s often said that if you don’t use...
Early Language Key to School Success
Kim Echart of the University of Washington News reports on a new study which shows that early use of words and grammar determine...
Writing By Example
Isabel Haller-Gryc recommends using mentor texts to scaffold writing for English learners
Writing is a struggle for many people, but it is especially difficult for...
Music & Language Lead to Efficient Brain
A new study reveals that bilinguals and trained musicians utilize fewer resources in their brains while doing tasks involving memory. This means that it’s...
Reports of OELA’s Demise Hopefully Exaggerated
Advocacy groups are denouncing a proposed merging of the federal Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) into the Office for Elementary and Secondary Education...
Danish Language Classes Supplement Denmark Tax Cuts
A new tax deal set by the Danish government will place stronger conditions for entry to social welfare programs and payments for foreign citizens....
New App, Color Game, for Language Evolution
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History in Jena, Germany and the Mint Minds and Traditions Research Group (a...
Babies Like the Sound of their Own Voices
Although infants do appreciate the coos of their parents, they seem to prefer to hear sounds from other babies, according to a new Canadian...
The Eyes Tell All
MIT study shows eye movements reveal linguistic fluency
Tracing the eye movements of someone as they read in a second language may be able to...
Access to Books Improves Learning
Yet another study has shown that increasing access to books improves student outcomes
“Reaching Families Where They Are: Examining an Innovative Book Distribution Program,” published...
Massive Study Confirms Teens’ Grammar Expertise
After years of research suggesting that the “critical period” to learn ends before the age of 10, an enormous new study of well over...
