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 ...

Second language acquisition (SLA) and processing constitute a vibrant area of research that spans cognitive psychology, linguistics, and educational sciences. Researchers in this field investigate how ...

This study reports on the impact of 11 West European first languages on the acquisition of Dutch. Using data from nearly 6,000 secondlanguage learners, it was found that the mother tongue had a rather ...

The acquisition of vocabulary in a second language is a multifaceted process, encompassing both explicit instruction and incidental learning. Contemporary research highlights the importance of digital ...

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 ...

Second Language Research, Vol. 34, No. 1, Special issue: Neurolinguistics and the Language Classroom (January 2018), pp. 103-123 (21 pages) The topic of this article is the link between research on ...

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. Learning a second language is ...

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 be ...

Learning a second language is not necessarily required or expected of students in America -- but virtually everywhere else in the world, it is. What factors determine what second languages Americans ...

Post written by François Grosjean. We are many who feel that education should help children and adolescents acquire a second or third language while retaining their first language. Education should ...