Apr. 3, 2025 — Fluency in a foreign language is often thought to be about speaking quickly and using advanced vocabulary. However, researchers reveal that speakers who use common, everyday ...

New research shows that a child's ability to regulate behavior—an aspect of executive function—is closely tied to how they understand and learn language.

Language learners often assume that using rare, complex vocabulary will make their speech sound more fluent. Research ...

A new study led by Dr. Kateřina Chládková of the Faculty of Arts at Charles University reveals that adults can quickly tune ...

The World Economic Forum’s list of the most in-demand job skills is updated every few years to reflect shifts in the world of work. I consistently use this list to reflect on my chosen teaching ...

It appears that just one staffer remains from the Office of English Language Acquisition, or OELA, after the Trump administration announced last week it would cut the Education Department staff in ...

One of the really important thingsabout language learning is that it's funand that it involves play. And we find that a great way of doing thatis by introducing stories and translation.

But how did we learn to speak? How do we know what to say and when to say certain things? Language Acquisition is something that can often be misunderstood, simplified, or even forgotten. Yet from the ...