What happens in the brain when we try to learn a language can tell us a lot about what drives us to learn it in the first place. Lauren Razavi unpacks the science   “Where’s your name from?” I wasn’t expecting to be the subject of my interview with John Schumann, but the linguistics professor […]

Let’s read through a Spanish article about coronavirus and pick up some new vocabulary I hope everybody is safe and well and not struggling too much with the coronavirus situation. I thought I would take a topic you’re probably all sick of by now and turn it into something we can use to learn a […]

Foreign language learning leads to cognitive benefits in students, experts say Twelve students of varying backgrounds sit down for dinner at two long tables in the kitchen of a Foreign Language Student Residence apartment north-east of the BYU campus. Some are STEM majors; others study humanities. A few have family in Utah; others come from […]

Todos sabemos que la motivación, la constancia y el esfuerzo son fundamentales para el aprendizaje de un idioma. Pero el dominio de una lengua extranjera no es solo cuestión de adquirir una serie de normas y conocimientos. El uso de un idioma es una destreza, más afín al aprendizaje de un instrumento musical o el […]

The UK government has warned people planning a foreign holiday that “no travel is risk-free” at the moment, and says they should factor in the risk of having to self-isolate for 14 days upon their return. It follows a decision at the weekend – which caught many holidaymakers by surprise – to reintroduce quarantine for […]

Apprendre une langue étrangère, c’est pratique pour voyager, mais cela serait également bénéfique pour le moral… et la santé ! De nos jours, les langues étrangères sont très souvent requises lors d’entretiens d’embauche, mais elles sont aussi un atout certain pour tous les amateurs de voyage qui souhaitent découvrir de nouvelles cultures. Mais saviez-vous qu’apprendre […]