Since 2003, the number of GCSE entries in German has fallen from 125,663 to this year’s 35,913.
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Reshaping your study habits with four essential techniques could reignite your progress and help you push past your current level.
Spanish has two ways of saying “be”, which forces language learners to see the world in a whole new way.
In some languages, spelling matches pronunciation, while in others (like English) this is far from true.
There isn’t much lesson time for international languages.
If you’re lucky enough to be able to teach your child several languages, don’t hesitate!
As your bond deepens and matures, your language skills should similarly progress.
Machine translation can seem alarmingly good – but it’s still no substitute for human language knowledge.
The Welsh government has taken steps to ensure that the Welsh language plays a more prominent role in welcoming refugees and migrants.
The language and speech technology has been developed to provide linguistic accuracy and is grounded in teaching principles.
Young Latinos in the US often navigate a contradictory landscape: Their parents see them as not Latino enough, while teachers and peers view them as not American enough.
There’s more to effective teaching than just implementing school policies.
There is a history of languages being graded harshly.
We acquire languages in a intuitive process that involves little effort; we learn them through the conscious assimilation of grammatical rules and usage.
Try to figure out why learning a language is important to you.
The US is home to more international migrants than any other country. But even though immigration is an actively debated topic, immigrants are poorly understood.
Although English to speakers of other languages (Esol) is treated like any other subject, it can offer far more to those learners.
The number of students studying languages in UK universities has plummeted in recent years but some creative thinking may help to reverse that trend.
A new, extensive database of language grammars from around the world indicates an alarming trend of global language loss.
It depends on whether you are learning as a baby or not.
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Professor of Linguistics, University of York
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Honorary Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics, University of Southern Queensland
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Lecturer in Languages Education, University of Sheffield
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Chair- Curriculum Studies, Stellenbosch University
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Senior Lecturer in TESOL/English, University of South Wales
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Course Leader of Insessional English (EAP), University of Bath
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Professor, department of linguistics, University of Maryland
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Associate Professor in Applied Linguistics, University of South Australia
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Reader, Department of Language and Linguistics, University of Essex
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Language and Linguistic Science, University of York
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Reader in German and Cultural Studies, Royal Holloway University of London
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Senior Lecturer in Education, The University of Queensland
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Chair of Applied Linguistics, University of Southampton
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Deann of Research and Innovation, Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Cardiff University
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Professor of ESOL/Bilingual Education, University of Florida
