Centenary College hosts Summer Culture and Language Program for 19th year
For the 19th year, Centenary College is running an intensive Summer Culture and Language Program for international students to learn American culture and the English language. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:24:19 GMT

Gazette.Net: Montgomery students learn the language, along with the lessons
Yuly Cano, 20, has almost mastered English. When speaking, she sometimes forgets a word. When listening, she sometimes needs words repeated. Cano, whose native language is Spanish, said her last three years since her family moved here from Peru have been a challenge. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:22:50 GMT

Man proposes via language-learning app Duolingo
(Credit: Duolingo) We've seen some pretty creative marriage proposals , but we never would have thought of proposing via a language-learning app. Flavio Esposito, on the other hand, seems to like thinking outside the down-on-one-knee box. The Italian man's American girlfriend was using Duolingo to learn Italian, so he got in touch with the Duolingo team to come up with a surprise. Related ... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:28:49 GMT

Thinking of Home Makes It Harder to Learn a Foreign Language
Reminders of one's homeland can hinder the ability to speak a new language. The findings could help explain why cultural immersion is the most effective way to learn a foreign tongue, and why immigrants who settle within an ethnic enclave acculturate more slowly than those who surround themselves with friends from their new country.         Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:22:19 GMT

EF Education First Launches Research Project on Language Learning with Harvard Graduate School of Education Faculty
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --  Why do students from certain countries learn English more easily than students in other places? Why do the most effective strategies for teaching ... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:00:00 GMT

Kids should learn computer code instead of foreign language
IT AGENCY owner Yvette Adams believes Australian children should be taught computer coding in school in preference to language, because that will be the language of the future. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:21:45 GMT

'Kids should learn computer code, not a foreign language'
IT AGENCY owner Yvette Adams believes Australian children should be taught computer coding in school in preference to language. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:14:52 GMT

Trying To Learn a Foreign Language? Avoid Reminders of Home
sciencehabit writes "Show a native-born Chinese person a picture of the Great Wall, and suddenly they'll have trouble speaking English, even if they usually speak it fluently. That's the conclusion of a new study, which finds that reminders of our home country can complicate our ability to speak a new language. The findings could help explain why cultural immersion is the most effective way to ... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:54:54 GMT

Listen, listen, listen
LISTENING is a natural way to learn a language, and more so for the English Language, where you hear the variety of speakers in their element. Just listen, and you could learn and enjoy all that the English Language can offer and more. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:30:00 GMT

What language is your baby speaking?
Your linguistic guide to baby babbling Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:21:00 GMT