Learning a new language is more than just acquiring the ability to communicate in another tongue; it’s a profound journey that expands your cognitive horizons, fundamentally altering the way your ...

Health systems have a lot to gain from clinician education around effective communication with non-English-speaking patients. In 2013, more than 61 million people in the US reported speaking a ...

Is the human species forsaking the very attribute that catalyzed our evolution from tree-dwellers to global conquerors? The sophisticated instrument that enabled us to adapt, innovate, and thrive – ...

A neuroscientist and speech pathologist, led a study that uncovered how neural networks in infants influence their language learning skills in early childhood. From inside the womb and as soon as they ...

Thanks, New Mexican, for the book-review editorial (“Expanding language beyond English benefits brains,” Our View, July 12) on the value of speaking or reading more than one language. Not only is this ...

Learning a new language brings a whole range of interesting benefits, but how can they be applied to academic goals? The truth is there are plenty of ways that picking up a second language can help a ...

Adding to the deep body of research associating mental acuity with a lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease, a study published online on July 8 by the journal Neurology suggests that people who possess ...

For a growing population of workers in Reading and Berks County, poor English language skills are an impediment to higher paying jobs. “Limited, low English language proficiency is a significant ...