Learning a new language often goes wrong with pronunciation and head movements

Adults learning another language often tend to continue using the intonation of their native language. This causes them to ...
The Conversation

Languages are both acquired and learned – so conscious and unconscious effort is needed when picking up a new one

Boris Vazquez-Calvo is principal investigator of two funded research projects: (1) SEGUE: Social Media and Video Games in language learning and teaching of student teachers (ref.: B1-2021_33, ...
The Conversation

Learning grammar is just as important as it always was but the way we teach it has changed

John Munro. has in the past been a chief investigator on ARC-funded projects Many students returning to school this year face a renewed focus on grammar. Just before Christmas, the NSW curriculum was ...
The Santa Barbara Independent

Giving Language a New Form

“Language is a living pattern — something we shape, observe and share.” That idea guides the creative practice of artist and UC Santa Barbara assistant teaching professor Iman Djouini — and it will ...
Scientific American

Evidence Rebuts Chomsky’s Theory of Language Learning

The idea that we have brains hardwired with a mental template for learning grammar—famously espoused by Noam Chomsky of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology—has dominated linguistics for almost ...
BBC

Language, structure and form in Pride and Prejudice - Edexcel

In your exam response, it is important to talk about the effects of language and structural techniques, rather than just identifying them. Pride and Prejudice is a prose novel which reflects the lives ...
WebMD

What is American Sign Language (ASL)?

Sign language is a language you express by using your hands and face instead of spoken words. It’s most commonly used by people in the Deaf community. How many types of sign language are there? There ...