A new study out of the University of Freiburg suggests that children who are exposed to different accents have an advantage when it comes to language acquisition. For the study, the researchers used a version of the game “Spot It!”...
For a while during high school, I had two groups of friends. One group was ambitious and academically oriented. The other was more athletic, musically inclined, and a bit rebellious. The latter group often played word games and invented their...
Nowadays, there is a lot of pressure on parents to make their children high achievers, starting from an early age. The standards for raising an athletic, charismatic, artistic baby Einstein may have gotten out of hand. However, speaking another language...
While many countries in the world have one de facto official language, there are plenty of countries with multiple official languages. Canada, for example, has two official languages, Belgium has three, and South Africa has 11. Since colonialism led to...
A viral TikTok recently highlighted the importance of medical interpreters in healthcare. In the video, Jen Hamilton, a labor and delivery nurse in North Carolina, shared her experience with a patient who speaks Spanish. “If I get a patient that...
A person with language skills that are still developing can navigate many situations. In a post office, train station or restaurant, there are ways to get by without being fluent. Communication in medical situations is not as flexible. People who...
The 21st Century Multilingual Workplace In an increasingly interconnected world, the expanding ease of communicating with others in situations where language barriers used to exist is exciting. Technology and improved knowledge about language have made such advancements possible. Globalization gives...
At any given time, nearly 60,000 youth are incarcerated in the United States. From a lack of investment in poor neighborhoods and schools to draconian drug laws, bail policies that criminalize poverty, and lack of adequate rehabilitation and reentry services,...
Since the Official Languages Act of 1969, both English and French have been the official languages of Canada. The majority of Canada’s French-speaking population lives in Quebec. The province follows the Charter of the French Language and uses French as...
Memes, the viral pictures and videos shared widely on social media, might offer more than just a chuckle. They could be one of the most effective ways to incorporate humor into language learning. A new study by Dr. Peter Neff,...
With a name as ostentatious as Orofacial Myofunctional Disorder, you may be thinking: why should I care about this rare, surely complicated disorder that nobody has ever heard of? And why is ALTA publishing an article about them? Reason Number...
Prey, a prequel to the Predator franchise, made history as the first movie entirely dubbed in Comanche, the native language of the Comanche Nation. After premiering at San Diego Comic-Con, Prey started streaming on Hulu on Friday, August 5, 2022....
Learning a second language has so many benefits that it’s hard to count them all. The chances of earning money with languages in business, companies and the public sector are also increasing. Speaking another language “pays off” for your brain...
The University of Alaska Southeast (UAS) plans to offer free language classes for Tlingit (or Lingít), Haida, and Tsimshian this fall. The non-credit classes are intended to help revitalize these Alaska native languages, which are endangered due to assimilation programs....
Stephen Hawking was a larger-than-life figure, studded with superlatives for his incredible contributions to the field of theoretical physics. But Hawking was perhaps just as well known for something else: he was severely disabled by a degenerative illness known as...
French government workers are banned from using certain English gaming terms. Government officials, including teachers, must now use French terms like “jeu video de competition” for “eSport” and “joueur-animateur en direct” for “streamer” according to reporting from The Guardian. The...
In a diverse and globalized world, many organizations provide additional compensation to employees who have the skills to communicate with clients and partners in more than one language. This pay incentive for a specific skill – in this case a...
Movie stars have the Oscars and musicians have the Grammys – but linguists have the Linguapax Award. The non-governmental group Linguapax International recognizes individuals and groups working to promote the preservation of linguistic diversity, language revitalization, and multilingualism. Promoting multilingualism...
In the aftermath of Covid, there has been increasing talk of a ‘lost generation’ of children, whose education, nutrition, and well-being were severely damaged by two years of coronavirus, with potentially lifelong, irreversible effects. But is it alarmist to suggest...
“Pardon, could you please repeat that, I don’t quite understand?” How many times have you said or thought this while on call, in meetings, or directly communicating with a stranger or your boss as a foreigner? So sad. But wait…...
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