Many faculty members and students come from all over the world to participate in research at the Second Language and Bilingualism Lab (SLAB) — their interests in second language acquisition sparked ...

The critical period for language acquisition: Evidence from second language learning. Child Development , 49, 1114–1128. "Life as a bilingual" posts by content area .

Learning a second language is a staple of Boston University’s College of Arts and Sciences experience — and a requirement for any CAS major. But with such a policy comes a responsibility and ...

Some people seem to pick up a second language with relative ease, while others have a much more difficult time. Now, a new study suggests that learning to understand and read a second language may ...

Learning a second language is easier for some adults than others, and innate differences in how the various parts of the brain "talk" to one another may help explain why, according to a study ...

According to the most current U.S. Department of Education statistics regarding second-language learning, Spanish overall was the most in-demand language in 2009, with French coming in second ...

There are polyglots who swear by translation as an aid for learning. There are others who think translation is the enemy of second-language acquisition. The point here is not that there are no rules.

Learning and enrichment programs can keep team morale alive and well. Going virtual can have a flattening effect, in which one meeting appears no different than the next.

The language learning forum has been organised by the New Zealand Chinese Language Week Trust, in partnership with the University of Auckland and the New Zealand Association of Language Teachers ...

Learning a second language is a staple of Boston University’s College of Arts and Sciences experience — and a requirement for any CAS major. But with such a policy comes a responsibility and ...