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An Infant's Brain Maps Language From Birth, Study Says

According to a new study from McGill University’s Department of Psychology and Montreal’s Neurological Institute highlighted in a recent article in Time Magazine, it appears that infants l...

READ MORE | 12 Jan 2021

The Need for Altruism in Language Learning

New in the ‘Life as a Bilingual’ series on the Psychology Today blog, Helping Others Become Bilingual highlights the need for ‘linguistic altruism’ in second language lear...

READ MORE | 12 Jan 2021

This Science Fiction Novelist Created a Feminist Language From Scratch

A new article on Lithub, This Science Fiction Novelist Created a Feminist Language From Scratch, discusses the power of languages as a uniting force to bring about social change. But Elgin’s Nat...

READ MORE | 12 Jan 2021

New Bien-dire video

Check out our new video that helps to explain the features and benefits of Bien-dire, the audio magazine from France for intermediate to advanced learners of French....

READ MORE | 23 Jan 2024

New Bien-dire video

Check out our new video that helps to explain the features and benefits of Bien-dire, the audio magazine from France for intermediate to advanced learners of French....

READ MORE | 12 Jan 2021

How Language Problems Bedevil the Response to Crises

The feature ‘How language problems bedevil the response to crises’ from The Economist stresses that in their response to crises, interpreters must work out quickly both linguistic and cult...

READ MORE | 12 Jan 2021

The Mystery of People Who Speak Dozens of Languages

In a world which often dismisses multilingualism, there’s hope yet! ‘The Mystery of People Who Speak Dozens of Languages’ from The New Yorker highlights the ‘thriving online co...

READ MORE | 12 Jan 2021

How Learning a New Language can Stave off Dementia

Good news scientifically confirmed! In episode 1 of series 8 of the popular BBC series on health, Trust Me, I'm a Doctor, Dr Michael Mosley and his team conduct a four-week experiment on a group of...

READ MORE | 11 Sep 2018

New Bien-dire Initial video

Check out our new video that helps to explain the features and benefits of Bien-dire Initial, the audio magazine from France for beginner to intermediate learners of French....

READ MORE | 6 Jun 2018

New Bien-dire Initial video

Check out our new video that helps to explain the features and benefits of Bien-dire Initial, the audio magazine from France for beginner to intermediate learners of French....

READ MORE | 23 Jan 2024