Traditional approaches to adult language teaching often use resources such as textbooks and generic learning materials that are less than inspiring for learners. New research shows using popular song, ...

Translation tech has improved a lot. So why learn a language? Make life harder (and better): Learn another language. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) EMILY KWONG, BYLINE: I want you to show up at the airport in ...

Duolingo is expanding its educational offerings to include math and music alongside its popular language courses. The new additions notwithstanding, language education remains Duolingo's primary focus ...

For many, the Spanish class you took in high school wasn't enough to really learn the language. You showed up to class, took the notes, aced the test — but you just weren't able to master it. Perhaps ...

As a psychologist as well as a linguist, I am fascinated by the idea of how music and language can shape our brain, and how our brain attunes to musical and speech sounds differently. I study this ...