Language learning is often a daunting prospect. Many of us wish we had learned a language to a higher level at school. But ...

OPINION: In 8th grade, my school gave us the option to learn a second language. My teachers explained the practical benefits, such as enhancing college applications, resumes or traveling without ...

Yale’s commitment to language learning is reflected in the distributional requirements — students must gain proficiency in a second language to graduate. Language significantly shapes our thought ...

Learning a second language changed my life. Since I started my journey with Spanish, I’ve immersed myself in new cultures, customs, ideas and beliefs that were different than anything I have ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Design by Haylee Bohm. In the state of Michigan, students are required to take two years of the ...

Lauren: Learning a new language seems like a big challenge in the beginning, and that’s because it is. Many of us started our language learning in the classroom, where we’re taught through ...

A new study suggests that everyday multilingual habits—from chatting with neighbors to revisiting a childhood language—may help preserve memory, attention, and brain flexibility as we age. An ...

Medically reviewed by Shaheen Lakhan, MD, PhD, FAANMedically reviewed by Shaheen Lakhan, MD, PhD, FAAN Every night, no matter how exhausted I am, I carve out at least 5 to 10 minutes for a quick ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Tracy Brower writes about joy, community and the future of work. If you speak a second (or third or fourth...) language, you ...

I was talking to a friend about plans for her pre-schooler. Their home language is English, but my friend’s father is French, and I wondered if she was enrolling her child in the local French ...

I wouldn't exactly say the French has been going well. A few decades after I left behind my high school language requirement (and the middling grades that accompanied it), I decided recently it was ...