Suppose you decided to start learning a new language—let’s say Italian. In the beginning stages of your language-learning journey, the Italian speech you’ll hear will likely sound like a stream of ...

The acquisition of language is a multifaceted process that extends well beyond deliberate instruction. Recent studies indicate that implicit learning—whereby individuals unconsciously absorb the ...

Human beings are born with innate reflexes that come from deep within our primitive brain. As the prefrontal cortex develops within the first year of life these reflexes disappear from the central ...

Language learning is often a daunting prospect. Many of us wish we had learned a language to a higher level at school. But even though adults of all ages can do well in acquiring a new language, ...

Thor Sawin has received funding for teacher development projects through the State Department Fulbright Specialist and English Language Specialist program, as well as the US Air Force and LCC ...

Language has always been humanity's bridge-connecting people, cultures, and ideas across the world. But in an age defined by technology, the way we learn languages is changing faster than ever.

Jessica Mary Bradley currently receives funding from the British Academy / Leverhulme Trust in collaboration with Wellcome. Abigail Parrish does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding ...