Some of the best free Android apps that can teach you a new language have lessons with real tutors, community feedback, and ...

The long-held idea that language learning is better before adulthood is up for debate. Adults have a number of advantages when it comes to learning a second language, and it comes with major benefits.

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 ...

While kids can pick up new languages at a rapid clip, we adults often struggle to remember the word for fork three months into French class. Historically, this age-related mismatch in language ...

All children are born with the same kind of brain wiring, so at the outset, we are all equally adept at learning any possible human language. For a newborn, any language is, in principle, as easy or ...

University of Tasmania provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. People learn a second language for many reasons, including work, to better understand the world, an interest in the culture ...

“The meteoric rises of Asian languages indicate that global interest… is more than a passing fad”, said Duolingo in a report last year after revealing that all five of the fasting growing languages on ...

Learning a language can’t be that hard — every baby in the world manages to do it in a few years. Figuring out how the process works is another story. Linguists have devised elaborate theories to ...