One of the World's 7,000 Languages Dies Every 3 Months. Can Apps Help Save Them?
Students work on the development of Duolingo's Navajo language course at San Juan High School on October 1, 2018 in Blanding, Utah....

President promulgates law leading to Latvian language switch in schools
President Raimonds Vējonis on April 2 announced he had signed laws approved by Saeima that will see a gradual swicth to Latvian-language...

How the French Are Celebrating Their Language
To the eternal annoyance of many American travelers, France is a country that cares enormously about its language. The national pride is...
Why do we see similarities across languages? Human brain may be responsible
An estimated 7,099 languages are spoken throughout the world today. Almost a third of them are endangered -- spoken by dwindling numbers...

Why Learn Languages? Ask the Experts at ACTFL!
Today in Nashville, more than 7,000 language educators are gathering for the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages...
Learning a Second Language Linked to Synesthesia
People with synesthesia experience the sensory world in a unique way — for example, they "taste" words or "hear" colors. Now, new...

The Unoriginality of Orwell’s Critique of Language
I had always imagined that the ideas Orwell so tediously overstates and disingenuously defends in his megafamous 1946 essay“Politics and...

Want to be better with money? Learn a new language
Your choice of language may be affecting how good you are at saving money Most of us believe that in the future we'll earn more, save...

Are you using the English language correctly? Take the Oxford University quiz that reveals the phras
Professor of English and Literature at Oxford explains common mistakes The phrases include 'the proof is in the pudding' and 'off your...