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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Lozenges Help Refugees Learn Swedish
Owners of the Swedish throat lozenge Läkerol, famed for its slogan “Makes People Talk,” are putting their money where their mouths are by creating...
Citizens of the World
Beth Marshall believes that awareness of global citizenry is the true goal of language education
“Why would you want to be a teacher?”
is a question...
Airbnb Boosts Study Abroad in China
In a move that U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said should inspire other businesses, Airbnb—the multibillion dollar, homesharing company—has committed $80,000 a year...
Democrat Nixes Florida Spanish Debate
A planned, televised U.S. Senate debate between Republican incumbent Marco Rubio and Democratic candidate, Rep. Patrick Murphy, has been canceled because Murphy would not...
Russian for Chinese Pilots
Chinese fighter pilots will have to learn Russian in order to fly their new, state-of-the-art, Russian-made Sukhoi Su-35 multirole fighter aircraft to be delivered...
Interactive Story Brings Life to Endangered Languages
When people speak a language it keeps it from going extinct. That is the motivation behind the new interactive animated language site My Grandmother’s...
Canadians Love Bilingualism
According to a national survey, the vast majority of Canadians support bilingualism and the objectives of the nation’s Official Languages Act (OLA). Nearly 90%...
Obama Launches English for All
The U.S. Department of State and Peace Corps have launched English for All, a new initiative highlighting the U.S. government’s commitment to helping people...
Duolingo Chatbots Aid Language Learning
The popular language-learning tool Duolingo that has long-offered free software for learners of all levels recently added a new feature to its arsenal: chatbots....
Nearly Half of Americans Think Next President Should be Bilingual
A survey performed by One Hour Translation, the world's largest online translation agency, shows that 52% of U.S. respondents think that speaking English is...
U.S. Senate Moves to Promote Study Abroad
Senators Say Study Abroad Prepares U.S. Students to Compete Globally
U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Dick Durbin, D-Ill., have re-introduced legislation that creates a...
Native American Linguist Wins $625,000 ‘Genius Grant’
The MacArthur Foundation announced the 2016 MacArthur Fellows today, commonly known as the “genius grants,” and this year’s class includes Native American linguist Daryl...
