Adults learning another language often tend to continue using the intonation of their native language. This causes them to ...

I teach English as a second language to three immigrant women one night a week as a volunteer for the Literacy Council of Montgomery County, in Maryland, so I have a personal interest in the recent ...

While kids can pick up new languages at a rapid clip, we adults often struggle to remember the word for fork three months into French class. Historically, this age-related mismatch in language ...

The long-held idea that language learning is better before adulthood is up for debate. Adults have a number of advantages when it comes to learning a second language, and it comes with major benefits.

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Many of us wish we could learn another language. It seems young kids have no problem picking up a second or third language but for adults, that changes. At the Star of the North ...

The Okotoks Public Library has launched new Literacy Launch Kits, a program designed to support adults looking to improve their English comprehension and writing skills. Library director Sarah Gillie ...

In the modern era, technology has become a cornerstone of adult education, especially in the realm of language learning. Tools like the Versant assessment demonstrate how digital innovations can measu ...

July 2 (UPI) --Children are remarkably efficient language learners -- they absorb new words, sentence structures and syntax much faster than teenagers and adults. But why? While most studies probing ...

PALM BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A recent study conducted by teams at the University of Maryland and Walter Reed Medical Center showed language learning advantages with tVNS (transcutaneous Vagus ...

There are a lot of excuses for not learning a second language, especially as an adult. Many of us know the oft-repeated adage that children under the age of 7 are best-equipped to pick up a new one.

Heading out on a nature walk near their Carbondale, Colorado, home, Rachel Mulry and her three kids review some words: verde (green), naranja (orange), rojo (red). The family is learning Spanish ...

When Ahmed arrived in the United States from Somalia seven years ago, he’d never been to school. He could read the Quran in Somali, but he didn’t know a word of English or even how to read the ...