There’s a common assumption that if someone starts learning a language when they are very young, they will quickly become fluent. Many people also assume that it will become much harder to learn a ...

While a young language learner can more easily acquire a native accent, adults retain the ability to learn new languages well into later life. Anyone can continue to learn and refine their vocabulary ...

More than a thousand people now carry the Bhutanese Sign Language app in their pockets. What began as a digital initiative ...

Studycat addresses growing demand for safe, play-based language apps as families seek independent speaking practice in ...

A group of children have learned sign language to allow them to communicate with family and friends thanks to a £10,000 grant ...

Krupa Padhy uncovers how we really learn foreign languages – in a dual challenge involving both Portuguese and Mandarin.

My philological studies have satisfied me that a gifted person ought to learn English (barring spelling and pronouncing), in 30 hours, French in 30 ...

Netflix (and its rivals) are amplifying international film and TV on a scale never before seen – but how can we get the most ...

The East Flemish horse trainer Mieke Lannoo has taught her horse Happy to understand 12 signs from the SMOG (Speaking with Gesture Support) sign language system. SMOG is composed of simplified signs ...

Love Language joins a SXSW line-up that includes Boots Riley’s I Love Boosters, Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick’s Family Movie ...

How a discontinued legacy sparked a modern language built to last for decades — Ring emerged after Microsoft canceled ...