A recent study suggests that people in multilingual countries age more gracefully. But this may have more to do with wealth, ...

The school year has begun, which for many young children means they have entered a brand-new environment and sometimes are faced with a whole new language to learn. Brain science tells us that ...

Prof. Linda du Plessis notes how the rise of multilingualism is embraced both by national and multinational organisations and how it is a powerful tool in a globalised society.

For the 15th consecutive year, Buffalo Public Schools and the Hispanic Heritage Council of Western New York celebrated El Dia del Niño (Day of the Child) on April 30 by inviting community members into ...

During a recent campaign-style speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), former President Donald Trump added a new twist to his usual anti-immigrant discourse by suggesting that ...

On International Mother Language Day, we are pleased to release our publication titled “Multilingualism at the United Nations”. This is the second volume of the “Why it Matters” series that focuses on ...

On South Goulburn Island, a small, forested isle off Australia’s northern coast, a settlement called Warruwi Community consists of some 500 people who speak among themselves around nine different ...

For a considerable time already there has been discussion within scientific circles about whether knowing and using multiple languages could possibly have positive effects on the human brain and ...

In the 2022-23 academic year, 763,660 international students pursued degrees in the UK, representing 26 per cent of the total student population. While these figures from the Higher Education ...

The most frequently cited problems by people who work in multilingual companies were mistakes at work or not getting the job done properly due to language-related misunderstandings, at over 10 percent ...

Growing up in a Marathi-speaking household, I assumed that multilingualism was more of an urban trend. But over the years, my summer trips back to Sindhudurg have changed that perspective. My young ...

It is increasingly threatened as more and more languages disappear. In our increasingly diverse societies, it is essential to ensure harmonious interaction among people and groups with plural, varied ...