Learning a new language later in life can be a frustrating, almost paradoxical experience. On paper, our more mature and experienced adult brains should make learning easier, yet it is illiterate ...

The power of the Swedish language is demonstrated by the fact that it makes it onto this list despite having such a small number of speakers compared to the other languages on this list. It is spoken ...

Thanks to the rise of language learning apps, such as Duolingo, the number of people learning a second – or third – language ...

In an increasingly diverse Japan, more and more young people come from non-Japanese backgrounds. Ensuring that they get the training they need to succeed in the Japanese language, at higher levels of ...

If you are trying to learn a new language but are finding it tricky to build up skills outside of reading and writing, worry not as you are definitely not alone. Many people do not realize that ...

This article was featured in One Story to Read Today, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a single must-read from The Atlantic, Monday through Friday. Sign up for it here. My mother used to ...

Other than Italy, Italian is mainly spoken in Vatican City and Switzerland. Italy is undoubtedly a prime location for children looking for career opportunities in food or fashion, and learning the ...

Kateřina Chládková has received external funding from the Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Science Foundation, and the Czech Ministry of Education. She consults for and co-develops the Mooveez ...