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America’s fastest growing foreign language is from south India
No, it's not Hindi. One Indian community is growing like no other in the US. Between 2010 and 2017, the number of native Telugu speakers in t... (2020)
Want to be more rational? Multilingualism might be the answer | World Economic Forum
We make more measured decisions when thinking in another language, but we're also less likely to be accurate, researchers say. (2019)
Learning Language in Chunks - The New York Times
How we learn languages in canned phrases, and what that means for the teaching of English. (2019)
500 Days of Duolingo: What You Can (and Can’t) Learn From a Language App - The New York Times
Free language learning apps often promise the world — but don’t expect fluency from one. Here’s what to expect before you sign up. (2019)
Opinion | Why It’s So Hard to Learn French in Middle Age - The New York Times
I knew I’d never sound like a native. But shouldn’t I be much better than this? (2019)
Kenya will start teaching Chinese to elementary school students from 2020
Mandarin will be taught as a foreign language alongside French, Arabic, and German. (2019)
This is how tiny changes in words you hear impacts your thinking || Fast Company
In a fascinating look at language, a Professor George Lakoff lays out how political parties can sway supporters with tiny tweaks in word choice. (2018)
Duolingo Suddenly Has Over Twice As Much Language Learning Material
The free app’s new leveling-up design lets enthusiasts start developing advanced skills even when they are just starting out. (2018)
The scientific, efficient way to learn languages: "spaced repetition" | Quartz
Before your trip abroad, you hit the flashcards hard. You memorized how to say essential words and phrases like "hello," "where is the bathroom," a... (2018)
Language Learning for the Dispassionate
How to keep going when you're not feeling it (2018)
How many languages are there in the world?
7,099 languages are spoken today, but just 23 languages account for more than half the world’s population. Roughly a third of languages are now ... (2016)
My Forgotten Language | Discover Magazine
How the brain can lose — and reclaim — an abandoned mother tongue. “I don’t remember my first language anymore, or at least not most... (2018)
How many words do you need to speak a language? - BBC News
The vocabulary required to be understood in another tongue may not need to be vast. (2018)
How our brains cope with speaking more than one language - BBC Future
Speaking a second or even a third language can bring obvious advantages, but occasionally the words, grammar and even accents can get mixed up. (2022)
Consolidation in English language travel: how Covid-19 has changed the market supply
The Covid-19 pandemic has forced many English language schools to close or temporarily stop offering their services to international students in th... (2021)
The way it makes her feel - Renata Flores, a Peruvian singer, embraces her Quechua heritage
Catchy lyrics in the idiom of the Inca Empire | The Americas (2021)
Computing for deaf people - The race to teach sign language to computers
Paying attention to what deaf users actually want is vital | Science & technology (2021)
Behind the painstaking process of creating Chinese computer fonts | MIT Technology Review
More than 40 years ago, designers drew and edited thousands of characters by hand to make it possible to type and print in Chinese. (2021)
Language learning startup Toucan raises $4.5M – TechCrunch
Toucan, a startup that helps users learn a new language while they browse the web, is announcing that it has raised an additional $4.5 million in s... (2021)
Why the French love to complain - BBC - Travel
In France, a complaint is an appropriate and frequent conversation starter – but the appropriateness of when, to whom and about what to complain is... (2021)
Lingoda, an on-demand online language school with live instructors and Zoom classrooms, raises $68M – TechCrunch
A startup out of Berlin that’s built and grown a successful online language learning platform based around live teachers and virtual classrooms is ... (2021)
Music and language - Grime and UK drill are exporting multicultural London English | Britain | The Economist
It has helped English rappers create a distinctive sound (2021)
Could VR Be the Missing Piece in Meaningful Language Instruction? | EdSurge News
In the early ’80s—when Euan Bonner was just five or so—he and his dad would tinker with their Commodore 64, copying code from magazines into the PC... (2021)
Fluent Forever raises $4.9M for its language learning system
Fluent Forever, a startup that uses a novel learning system to help its users master a new language faster, has raised a $4.9 million funding round... (2020)
The Long Linguistic Journey to 'Dagnabbit'
This piece of pseudo-profanity is what's known as a taboo deformation—a word we say when we don't want to say the word. (2018)
How Y’all, Youse and You Guys Talk - The New York Times
What does the way you speak say about where you’re from? Answer all the questions below to see your personal dialect map. (2020)
Why Do Canadians Say 'Eh'?
The story behind Canada’s most distinctive verbal tic. (2017)
How to Learn the Basics of Any Language in Four Steps
Four ways to learn basic fluency in any language for your next vacation so you can better interact with locals, get around, and not get ripped off. (2014)
How I learned 1500 Chinese Characters in a Month - Heisig Method Review
Before you stands a very long article in which you'll find my review and results after spending 31 days with a book called Remembering Simplified H... (2020)
Sitzfleisch: The German concept to get more work done - BBC Worklife
Angela Merkel has it in abundance – how do you cultivate this crucial skill? (2020)
Why being bilingual is good for your brain | BBC Ideas
What does bilingualism do to the brain? And are there benefits to being bilingual? Turns out there are lots of upsides. 🧠Made by Black Lab FilmsSub... (2023)
Counting to 100 in French with a NYC Cabbie
"THERE'S FOUR NUMBERS, FOR JUST ONE NUMBER" SCHOOL FRIENDLY VERSION: https://youtu.be/vx2Ru0J6I9Q Cool Camera Guy: https://www.youtube.com/user/Tri... (2019)
Y Combinator - VIPKID Cindy Mi and Qi Lu Share Advice for Entrepreneurs Building Global Companies
Y Combinator Published on Jan 16, 2019 Cindy Mi is the founder and CEO of VIPKID. VIPKID is a 1-on-1 teaching platform where children in China le... (2019)
How did English evolve? - Kate Gardoqui | TED-Ed
What is the difference between "a hearty welcome" and "a cordial reception"?... (2018)
Where did English come from? - Claire Bowern | TED-Ed
When we talk about ‘English’, we often think of it as a single language... (2018)
One Simple Method to Learn Any Language
Scott Young & Vat Jaiswal | TEDxEastsidePrep, Published on Apr 24, 2015 While few of us will ever take on the ambitious challenge of learning four... (2017)
Audio Of The Week: Luis von Ahn, Founder and CEO of Duolingo – AVC
Luis von Ahn is a terrific entrepreneur and computer scientist. He is the founder of our portfolio company Duolingo. In this podcast he talks about... (2018)
Preply - Online language tutors
Looking for a tutor? Preply is the best platform for private online lessons with a flexible payment system and affordable prices. Book your first l... (2022)
Use YouTube to improve your English pronunciation
With more than 30M tracks, YouGlish gives you fast, unbiased answers about how English is spoken by real people and in context. Use YouTube to im... (2019)
The world's largest ranking of countries and regions by English skills -- EF
The 8th edition of the EF English Proficiency Index ranks 88 countries and regions by their English skills. (2018)
SuperMemo - Want to remember everything you'll ever learn? Surrender to this algorithm.
Learn a new language at your convenience and remember it for good! Just submit to the SuperMemo algorithm. We provide you with the technology that ... (2018)
DuoLingo: Learn a language for free
Duolingo is the world's most popular way to learn a language. It's 100% free, fun and science-based. Practice online on duolingo.com or on the apps! (2018)