Over the past several years, there has been an increased research output in the field of language acquisition and its effects on the brain. This is especially true with regards to the effects of ...

Third language acquisition (L3A) has emerged as a distinct field within language research, exploring the cognitive and linguistic processes involved in learning an additional language after the first ...

The songbird is among the classical species studied as a model for understanding the neurobiology of language. It uses song and vocalization to communicate information for its survival. The songbird’s ...

Boris Vazquez-Calvo is principal investigator of two funded research projects: (1) SEGUE: Social Media and Video Games in language learning and teaching of student teachers (ref.: B1-2021_33, ...

Seven educators and one former student on how learning another language can change lives Bilingual education for me has been a validation of my language, culture and identity that I did not receive as ...

Heading out on a nature walk near their Carbondale, Colorado, home, Rachel Mulry and her three kids review some words: verde (green), naranja (orange), rojo (red). The family is learning Spanish ...

It's well established that children have an easier time learning second languages.

Two concepts – acquisition and learning – play key roles in the study of language. Although there are people who use the two terms interchangeably, in reality they embody two different processes in ...