Learning a new language is more than just acquiring the ability to communicate in another tongue; it’s a profound journey that expands your cognitive horizons, fundamentally altering the way your ...

Learn how to read and use body language to improve communication, confidence and connection at work, with the latest online ...

Using dialogic book sharing, adults become active listeners and encourage children to assume a progressively more active role in storytelling. Adults follow the child’s lead, encouraging them to ...

US special-operations forces are shifting their focus from counterterrorism to great-power competition. Language skills will only get more important as those operators work with more foreign partners.

For years there has been a debate in the field of linguistics over whether there is a critical period in a child's development that allows them to better learn new languages. The earlier the better ...

Rhythm may not come naturally to some people. A new study suggests those people might not be great talkers either. Scientists studied a group of high school students,and found those who were better at ...

Scientists have long posited that there is a “critical period” for language learning, but new research suggests that the time frame stretches on much longer than previously thought. The study, from ...

Research has revealed a correlation between being particularly proficient in tool use and having good syntactic ability. A new study has now shown that both skills rely on the same neurological ...

Researchers have found that piano lessons have a specific effect on kindergartners' ability to distinguish different pitches, which translates into an improvement in discriminating between words. Many ...