In just eight weeks, University of Delaware alumna Kiara Cronin went from not speaking any Swahili at all to testing at an intermediate proficiency level — a feat anyone who’s ever attempted to learn ...

In Europe, nine out of 10 students study a foreign language. In the United States, only one in five does. From 1997 to 2008, the number of American middle schools offering foreign languages dropped ...

Language apps have turned daily study into a game, but the gap between tapping through multiple-choice drills and actually holding a conversation is still painfully obvious the first time you freeze ...

When Allen Jay Elementary School began its dual-language immersion program in English and Urdu, school officials initially considered translating the curriculum used for the school’s similar program ...

Learning a foreign language is a non-trivial endeavor. From in-person classes to app-based games, being fluent in an unfamiliar tongue takes significant time and dedication. Many different learning ...