Language is one of the most resilient components of culture. Though many languages have disappeared over the course of ...

Ancient written languages emerged as a revolutionary development in human history, allowing civilizations to record important ...

Thanks to the rise of language learning apps, such as Duolingo, the number of people learning a second – or third – language ...

Linguistics is one of the degrees most often dragged through the mud for being "useless," but The Lord of the Rings, one of ...

Would you sacrifice one person to save five? Such moral choices could depend on whether you are using a foreign language or your native tongue. A new study from psychologists at the University of ...

When elementary and secondary schools and colleges around the country open for the fall semester, millions of students will not be studying a foreign language. Not necessarily for lack of interest.

Learning a second language during childhood can prove to be a fun and fruitful experience for children. Though it has been ...

Enrollment by college students in foreign language courses dropped a record 16.6% between fall 2016 and fall 2021, according to the Modern Language Association’s (MLA) most recent census, released ...

Undergraduate students are required to meet a foreign language requirement for their baccalaureate degree. The policy requires proficiency to be demonstrated at an intermediate-level comparable to the ...

Schools across the country, regardless of location or size, have reported difficulty in hiring teachers—particularly those with specialized skills, like special education teachers. Also on the list?

In order to fulfill the language core in a modern foreign language other than the ones offered in the department, you must submit one of the following to the Associate Chair: You will then need to ...