Learning a foreign language is a non-trivial endeavor. From in-person classes to app-based games, being fluent in an unfamiliar tongue takes significant time and dedication. Many different learning ...

This article was originally featured in The Conversation. Kyle Mahowald is an assistant professor of Linguistics, The University of Texas at Austin College of Liberal Arts; Anna A. Ivanova is a PhD ...

The study of second language speech fluency has advanced significantly in recent years, drawing attention to both the cognitive and linguistic mechanisms underlying fluent speech production. This area ...

It doesn’t seem fair. You struggle for years trying to learn a new language while a child can come back from a summer in another country having completely mastered it. Children are built for language ...