To some, that might sound like self-imposed homework, but Shoener, a language lover and the copy chief for Reader’s Digest ...

A new study suggests that bilingualism can improve cognitive and social skills in children with autism. Multilingual children ...

More broadly, I investigate whether learning a second language can change the way we perceive the world in the same way that our native language can. The previous results come from an experiment ...

Going to college and earning a degree or proficiency certification is one way to learn a new language. But there are also cheaper options to help boost your job prospects and earning potential.

What it takes to learn a second language. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, about 20 percent of the U.S. population speaks another language other than English, compared to 59 percent of ...

Analysis: First language loss is where people may lose aspects of their native language when they learn a second one. You have probably heard all the positives about learning a se ...

You’ve probably heard that it’s extremely difficult for adults to learn a second language. You may even have proof: You tried it yourself, and it didn’t work. But maybe that’s because you took the ...

Later-Life Learning. Evidence for the benefits of learning a second language as a hobby in your 60s is weaker. Research by Dr. Antoniou and colleagues found that while Chinese adults 60 and up ...

Science-based approaches encourage teaching language and literacy hand-in-hand, complementing and building off one another based on each child’s development and progression. This focus is effective ...

Here are six reasons why you should learn a second language: 1. Boosts brain power. When learning a second language, your brain is rewired with a new, foreign system of rules, structures and lexis.