So, yes, reading still matters, even when listening is an option. Each activity offers something different, and they are not interchangeable. The best way to learn is not by treating books and audio ...

Words are windows into the brain. The words that we choose—and how we say them—speak volumes about our personalities and even ...

“Retreat” is screening at TIFF starting Sept. 6, and Evans, a debut filmmaker who is deaf and communicates through British ...

Today we’re doing “guess the spoken language” challenge, where I try to guess what language is being spoken. As a polyglot I have studied dozens of languages, perhaps as many as 50, which has given me ...

With globalization accelerating, English remains the dominant language worldwide, increasingly essential in international business, technology, and education. Its widespread usage across continents ...

Scientists record 9,000 hours of languages spoken in Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa as free-access training data for AI models. More than 2,000 languages spoken in Africa are being neglected in the ...

In 2022, Chinese television viewers who tuned into the Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics likely noticed something different about the coverage. For the first time, several major TV channels had ...

João Caixinha, the coordinator for the Portuguese Language Programs and Education Affairs in the USA/Camões Institute, noted that Portuguese is not only one of the most widespread languages in the ...

IOWA, USA — The U.S. Census can help shed light on what makes the United States the United States, but more importantly, what makes us who we are. Part of what makes us who we are is the language we ...

Aztec and Mayan—two names often linked together in history, but are they really the same? In this video, we explore the fascinating differences and similarities between these two ancient languages.