Learning a new language requires a lot of time, but not necessarily a lot of money. Whether you're traveling to a foreign country or studying for a class, these are the best free language learning ...

A massive new analysis of over 1,700 languages shows that some long-debated “universal” grammar rules are actually real. By using cutting-edge evolutionary methods, researchers found that languages ...

But whether it is the "most difficult language in the world" is another story. The reason we are bad at English is not because we lack talent. It is because the distance is too great. I will explain ...

A friend once told me that she could tell I “grew up with a lot of love.” She said it on one of those frigid Michigan winter nights, where icicles adorned the bare oak trees. I don’t remember whether ...

Language difficulty is not a fixed measurement. It depends heavily on your native language, your exposure to other languages, and the specific aspects of the target language you’re trying to learn.

Ananya Gautam ’29, a Crimson Editorial editor, lives in Canaday Hall. Harvard students might have four-year plans more rigid than ever — but a universal language requirement deserves a slot. Coming ...

From tape recordings to apps, language classrooms have long adapted to new technology tools, but artificial intelligence represents a new, fast-growing arena for teachers to get a handle on. The ...

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said in an X post, "We've now knocked 9,500 truck drivers out of service for failing to speak our national language — ENGLISH!" The trucking industry is reportedly ...

A new study suggests that everyday multilingual habits—from chatting with neighbors to revisiting a childhood language—may help preserve memory, attention, and brain flexibility as we age. An ...

Why is it so easy to hear individual words in your native language, but in a foreign language they run together in one long stream of sound? Researchers from UC San Francisco have begun to answer that ...

An ad hoc committee will evaluate the different approaches that exist to assess foreign language proficiency and that the State Department's Foreign Service Institute (FSI) could potentially use to ...