Italian cardinal Joseph Caspar Mezzofanti was said to have spoken more than 38 languages fluently at the time of his death in 1849, a skill that would have been imminently useful in today's globalized ...

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As communicators, we’re always looking for new ways to improve the way we write, speak and, well, communicate. Maybe we follow writing blogs to find tips or even watch YouTube videos on how to improve ...

Many faculty members and students come from all over the world to participate in research at the Second Language and Bilingualism Lab (SLAB) — their interests in second language acquisition sparked ...

All children are born with the same kind of brain wiring, so at the outset, we are all equally adept at learning any possible human language. For a newborn, any language is, in principle, as easy or ...

WASHINGTON — A new study on how well students learn second languages from teachers with accents suggests Arizona may be making a mistake by trying to remove heavily accented Hispanic teachers from ...

CHARLOTTE — Students across the country are facing a huge learning curve as many are in class only online this fall. Imagine how hard it would be for your child if the class was in a foreign language?

How do you say "protect me against dementia" in Hindi? It might be worth learning. A new study shows how bilingualism can ward off cognitive decline and dementia. Scientists in India and the United ...