Linguists say languages invented for film, TV and books help university students learn how sound, grammar and sentence ...

A complacent view contrasts the freedom of the US internet with the tight regimentation of the Chinese version. In reality, the two seem to be converging around a model of state and oligarchic control ...

When encountering a foreign language, what excites me more than simply memorizing words or grammar is the moment I discover ...

How many times, since leaving school, have you used a cosine in anger? How often have you needed to know what an oxbow lake is? When did you last write out the periodic table, or conjugate a Latin ...

In movie history, some of the most beloved films have been narratives that are implausible, yet some of the greatest movies ...

The Spanish language is one of the most remarkable examples of how culture, history, and communication can transcend ...

And like other leaders who faced grave danger before, his subjective account of what it felt like to experience danger is helpful in gaining a crucial perspective on leaders, threat perception, and ...

In this report, BIODUN BUSARI examines the harrowing experiences of final-year students haunted by the lecturers supervising their research projects as part of the requirements to graduate. Segun ...

I love playing chess. I am neither a professional player nor a complete beginner.Chess simply makes me happy. It challenges me to think, anticipate, and ...

Blue Fondue's intimate theatre production Je l'aime explores themes of language and identity through a housewarming party setting in private homes across London. Directed by Sophie Larsmon, the ...

Jayatilaka Yesterday, we received the sad news that Professor Thiru Kandiah had passed on. In a letter that he had been crafting to my husband Tissa, but which remained unsent in his drafts folder ...

While she’s not a native speaker and learned Spanish after moving to Park City, Alix Finkel said she can empathize with people who don’t have access to essential resources in their language.