Tag: language
Parallel Learning Lines
Languages Develop Simultaneously But Independently in Young Bilinguals
A new study of Spanish-English bilingual children by researchers at Florida Atlantic University published in the journal Developmental...
“The Emergence of Culture Out of Anarchy”: Self-Organization in the English...
The English language has progressed over time without a...
Apple’s Siri Learns Shanghainese in Ongoing Race to Dominate Voice-Assist
Last week we saw the release of Google Assistant, an electronic assistant that...
Congress Advised of Critical Need to Boost Language Study
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS) delivered its final report on...
Portland Study Points to Reading Gains From Dual-Language Programs
A new study from Rand Education and American Councils for International Education in conjunction with the Portland Public Schools has examined the effects of...
Fable Learning’s enhanced e-books inspire reading
With a collection of award-winning e-books, Fable Learning’s digital content is specially designed to engage Pre-K–8 students in learning and discovery. Educators rely on...
Student Feedback on Travel in Germany
“I loved my time in Germany and will always look back at it with fond memories. I studied abroad at the Goethe Institut Mannheim...
Adopt an Emoji, Save a Language
The Unicode Consortium, a non-profit organization dedicated to developing the computing industry standard for digital writing systems, is allowing people to adopt an emoji or any Unicode...
Even Lost Languages Rewire Brain
Research also demonstrates brain's plasticity and ability to adapt to new language environments
In a paper published in December's Nature Communications, researchers from Canada's McGill...
How Learning Languages Affects Our Brain
As travel experiences go, there are few things as satisfying as ordering a meal in a foreign language. But while the practical and social...
