People might feel more comfortable making mistakes if they’re interacting with AI chatbots. But they will miss the nuances that come from conversing with real people.
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Learning another language is not a miracle cure for aging, and it cannot guarantee protection against Alzheimer’s disease. But it does have various other benefits.
Many Americans associate Yiddish strictly with Eastern Europe. But its horizons are much broader than that, especially amid today’s revival.
Combined A-level entries in French, German and Spanish rose slightly in absolute terms in England, Northern Ireland and Wales.
From pidgins to Tolkien and Esperanto, humans have created entirely new languages for many different reasons.
Schools can teach Welsh, but can they create lifelong speakers? New research suggests the answer is more complicated than policy assumes.
Finding a reason to learn that comes from within ourselves - intrinsic motivation - is key.
Should language teaching describe how a language is used, or how it should be used?
Exaggerating phrases and talking in a sing-song way can actually help, not make it harder, for young children to master speaking a language.
There’s a difference between using a tool to assist you, and using one to replace cognitive effort.
A survey found second-language instructors are using generative AI primarily as an administrative efficiency tool, for work like generating lesson plans.
In today’s classrooms, pens and exercise books are increasingly having to make way for screens and keyboards. Does technology help pupils write as efficiently?
Less formal language learning can encourage us to think more about communication than accuracy.
AI-fueled technologies make communicating in other languages easier than ever, but it still can’t replace the transformative value of learning a new language.
There is no age limit to our ability to learn a new language.
By listening more closely to the interests and goals of young people in schools, we can start to provide the language teaching they want.
Quebec research suggests some immigrant students may never make it from language-support placements to mainstream classes.
Learning a language gives you unique insights into different cultures, societies and perspectives.
Our brains find it easier to process a familiar accent, meaning irony often gets lost in interpretation.
Reading too early may slow adults’ language learning progress.
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Lecturer in Languages Education, University of Sheffield
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