Post written by François Grosjean. The influence of a first language on a second language in the form of interferences (transfers) is well accepted and well documented (see here). But until fairly ...

New longitudinal research from Finland has found that children's early spatial skills and knowledge of written letters, rather than oral language skills, predict competence in math. The study included ...

If you want to master languages, you should pick your parents with care, new research from Norway shows. A good working memory is perhaps the brain's most important system when it comes to learning a ...

Language proficiency assessment encompasses a diverse range of methodologies designed to evaluate an individual’s communicative abilities, from grammatical precision to the dynamic management of ...

Suggested Citation: "Appendix C: Commissioned Paper on a Proposed Framework for Integration of Health Care Quality Measures Related to Health Literacy, Language Access, and Cultural Competence." ...

The focus of this section is on strategies to support resettled refugees’ acquisition of the language of the receiving community (often referred to as the target language). Some of the principles and ...