Second language writing represents a critical domain where linguistic development and academic proficiency converge. Over recent decades researchers have deepened our understanding of how learners’ ...

This course will survey the field of methodology in second language teaching. Students will examine past and present second language learning and teaching experiences in a variety of contexts. The ...

Many parents have a desire to raise their children to be bilingual or multilingual (that is, speaking more than one language fluently). It seems that everyone has an opinion on the “right” way to ...

But an in-depth look at the science behind how language is developed reveals an interesting parallel between the science of reading and second language learning. In fact, the science of reading can ...

Menu Portfolio Writing Program English for Second Language Students Composition Awards The ESL Composition program offers courses for students who are using English as a second language: US Cultures & ...

This chapter provides a broad overview of the findings from research on bilingualism and second-language learning, including types of bilingualism, linguistic aspects of second-language acquisition, ...

Parents often hear the warning: “If your child doesn’t learn a second language early, they’ll never be fluent.” Adults, meanwhile, are told: “It’s just too late for you to learn now.” These claims are ...

Learning a new language is not a skill reserved for translators. Although the US Department of Labor has estimated a steadily rising 42 percent increase in demand for interpreters, it turns out that ...

Over the past several years, there has been an increased research output in the field of language acquisition and its effects on the brain. This is especially true with regards to the effects of ...

Researchers found that when the adult talked and played socially with a 5-month-old baby, the baby's brain activity particularly increased in regions responsible for attention -- and the level of this ...