At a moment when there are numerous calls for education recovery and transformation, this year’s theme of International Mother Language Day is especially timely: ‘Multilingual education is a pillar of ...
It’s possible to forget your first language, even as an adult. But how, and why, this happens is complex and counter-intuitive. I’m sitting in my kitchen in London, trying to figure out a text message ...
After a couple of firsts for the NYPD in the past few months — first Dominican-American Chief of Patrols, first African American Chief of Detectives — there is one more first for the department to ...
After moving abroad, I found my English slowly eroding. It turns out our first languages aren’t as embedded as we think. Credit...Artwork by PABLO DELCÁN Supported by By Madeleine Schwartz Madeleine ...
Mental health counselors had kinder and less authoritative reactions to statements that used the phrase “person with schizophrenia” instead of “schizophrenic,” a new study finds — an important ...
Learning a second language is crucially important in an increasingly global society, yet surprisingly little is known about why individuals differ so substantially in second language (SL) achievement.
This spring, the University website introduced virtual reality (VR) culture at UNR by underscoring a powerful video and article about Evan Gadda, a person with a disability, and his adventures ...
Leaving Saint Petersburg for Moscow recently, I needed to determine whether our train tickets were for an assigned seat in a specific car, or if it was open seating. Unfortunately, I didn’t know the ...