Children who grow up speaking two languages develop strengths that shape the way they learn and connect with others. Bilingualism is often seen only as a practical skill for communication, but ...

Does language influence a person's way of thinking? In 2013, an interesting study was published in the American Economic Review (AER). It found that people's saving habits differ depending on the ...

UT assistant professor Maria Arredondo conducts an experiment to identify whether or not bilingual children are more efficient learners. Wearing a cap with instruments that map brain activity, a child ...

Infants who are raised in bilingual homes learned two similar-sounding words in a laboratory task at a later age than babies who are raised in homes where only one language is spoken. This difference, ...

How do babies learn language? Irene Zaccari, CC BY-NC-ND Any adult who has attempted to learn a foreign language can attest to how difficult and confusing it can be. So when a three-year-old growing ...

As April marks National Bilingual and Multilingual Learner Advocacy Month, a new children’s book is helping make language learning fun and accessible for young readers. Author and creator Mike Alfaro, ...