In today’s world of advanced technology, having the ability to communicate in more than one language can be a real boon. Most Malaysians would have grown up in bi- or multilingual families, which ...

A study entitled "Novelty, Challenge, and Practice: The Impact of Intensive Language Learning on Attentional Functions" suggests that one week of learning a new language affects students' ...

My father decided to start learning French when he was 57. He hired a tutor to meet with him twice a week and diligently completed his homework before every lesson. Before long, he was visiting the ...

A chara, – Peter McGuire’s article (Education, March 27th) deals with the issue of the bilingual advantages accruing to children who learn a second language. Similar benefits accrue to adults.

Language skills can boost resilience, agility, and collaboration across global operations. If you have ever been caught in ...

I was talking to a friend about plans for her pre-schooler. Their home language is English, but my friend’s father is French, and I wondered if she was enrolling her child in the local French ...

Too many Aussie kids are graduating without the gift of learning a second language, experts say, but one Sydney school is punching above its weight in producing bright bilingual students. Professor ...

Is speaking more than one language a good thing? May 1, 2013 — -- It was once thought that learning a second language too early could inhibit a child's acquisition of a primary language. However, ...