Many successful people in history spoke multiple languages. Other languages are crucial assets in business and diplomacy. “There are so many benefits to language learning that go beyond the purely ...

The idea that we have brains hardwired with a mental template for learning grammar—famously espoused by Noam Chomsky of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology—has dominated linguistics for almost ...

Due to the Chancellor's statement about COVID-19 and campus events, ALTEC is postponing this workshop. Please RSVP below to be notified of the new date and location. Come join Merete Leonhardt-Lupa ...

The Nebraska Department of Education is honoring 36 students with the distinguished world language scholar award. These ...

Language learning is often a daunting prospect. Many of us wish we had learned a language to a higher level at school. But even though adults of all ages can do well in acquiring a new language, fear ...

How are foreign languages learnt and second languages acquired? Many answers to these questions remain hypothetical in relevant research, though some reliable findings are also available. An overview.

The focus of this section is on strategies to support resettled refugees’ acquisition of the language of the receiving community (often referred to as the target language). Some of the principles and ...