The decline of language learning has left Britain bereft of cultural exchange with Europe.
Academic rigor, journalistic flair
Articles on Language learning
Displaying 81 - 100 of 106 articles
Will Hélène really learn English better if you call her Helen?
More Indians are fluent in the hybrid of Hindi and English than they are in English.
We really might get gradually worse at learning a new language as we age, says a new study.
As a Muslim woman, why I think the prime minister’s plan to teach Muslim women English is oppressive.
Irregular verbs, crazy spelling and the difficulty of being polite. English is tough.
Children don’t learn all aspects of language from their parents, but invent a language structure themselves.
What does it take to teach an AI how to read natural human languages?
There is a new potential coloniser on South Africa’s linguistic block. From 2016, Mandarin will be taught in schools – and this will see African languages bumped even further down the pecking order.
Bilingual children’s progress in learning vocabularly depends on their parents.
For language learners, the two-way immersion program has shown high success rates. What makes the program so effective?
Unless young children are totally immersed in a foreign language, they actually learn it better when they’re a bit older.
There are two functions of language: communication and access to knowledge. Each must be pursued as an objective in its own right rather than being lumped together.
After being in decline for a decade, a new policy could kick-start language learning.
Language experts review how one of the world’s most popular language learning apps measures up against traditional teaching.
Bilinguals think differently depending on the language they’re operating in.
Speaking more than one language isn’t just about getting better job propspects or superior brain power.
There has been a 16% decline in the number of first degree language students since 2007.
New technology has the habit of making certain professions redundant. Power looms put cotton workers out of job, leading to the rise of the Luddites. Word processors put an end to the typing pool. Now…
There is increasing evidence that bilingualism can affect how the brain works. Older, lifelong bilinguals have demonstrated better cognitive skills in tasks that require increased cognitive control. These…
Top contributors
-
Professor of Linguistics, University of York
-
Lecturer in Languages Education, University of Sheffield
-
Honorary Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics, University of Southern Queensland
-
Senior Lecturer in TESOL/English, University of South Wales
-
Course Leader of Insessional English (EAP), University of Bath
-
Chair- Curriculum Studies, Stellenbosch University
-
Professor of Hispanic and Latin American Studies and Director, Institute of Modern Languages Research, School of Advanced Study, University of London
-
Chair of Applied Linguistics, University of Southampton
-
Associate Professor in Language, Literacy and TESL, University of Canberra
-
Senior Lecturer, Department of Language and Linguistic Science, University of York
-
Doctoral Researcher in Educational Studies, Goldsmiths, University of London
-
Associate professor in Psycholinguistics in Bi-/Multilinguals, University of Reading
-
Senior Lecturer in Academic Professional Development, Arden University
-
Postdoctoral researcher, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
-
Reader in German and Cultural Studies, Royal Holloway University of London
