Most of us assume that learning another language is very difficult. You need special skills to remember both vocabulary and grammar rules and, at the same time, must be able to converse fluently with ...

If you’ve watched all of Netflix, played every board game in your possession, and baked more bread than you can possibly consume, consider spending some of your newfound free time learning (or ...

Heading out on a nature walk near their Carbondale, Colorado, home, Rachel Mulry and her three kids review some words: verde (green), naranja (orange), rojo (red). The family is learning Spanish ...

Adults learning another language often tend to continue using the intonation of their native language. This causes them to ...

Gearing up for a trip? Here's how to say "hello" in different languages spoken around the world. When traveling, even a basic knowledge of the local language can help you connect with people and ...

One of the greatest dangers posed by the government’s curriculum review is that it will result in children abandoning ...

This week I’m taking an exam to get officially certified as a functionally fluent Greek speaker. I’m nervous I’m not going to pass even though I’ve been living in a Greek-speaking country for nearly a ...

When the protagonist in the British cult sci-fi novel "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" sticks a creature called a Babel fish in his ear, it translates all alien speech for him. Can artificial ...

Short Wave hosts Maddie Sofia and Emily Kwong dissect the "critical period hypothesis," a theory which linguists have been debating for decades — with the help of Sarah Frances Phillips, a Ph.D.

Learning a new skill as an adult can be daunting, especially something as difficult as gymnastics. One adult gymnastics class shows there are serious benefits to adult learning. Some things are easier ...