Can the eccentricities of grammar in one’s native language subconsciously affect the way speakers perceive the world? The linguistic relativity hypothesis asserts that this is the case, that the ...

Luther Burbank High School senior Emili Carrillo is finding ways to learn English — but lately, school isn’t making that easy. The 17-year-old moved from Mexico nearly four years ago with her dad, and ...

Lynmara Colón, Ph.D., is director of student opportunity and multilingual learners in the Prince William County schools in Virginia: In the mosaic of American education, English learners add vibrant ...

Lauren: Learning a new language seems like a big challenge in the beginning, and that’s because it is. Many of us started our language learning in the classroom, where we’re taught through ...

“What do you want your teacher to know about you?” Esther considered the question, sitting in a small room with Ms. Odette, the interpreter who was working with her to complete her learning profile—a ...

While kids can pick up new languages at a rapid clip, we adults often struggle to remember the word for fork three months into French class. Historically, this age-related mismatch in language ...

The long-held idea that language learning is better before adulthood is up for debate. Adults have a number of advantages when it comes to learning a second language, and it comes with major benefits.

Pearson's Brendan Milkey on how AI is reshaping language learning, why English still matters in an age of AI tools, and what enterprise skilling looks like.

This week’s new question-of-the-week is: What are effective assessment strategies for multilingual learners? Assessment is a key element of teaching—we need to know where our students are in the ...