Some may remember taking foreign language classes during school or in preparation for a new job or some travel. There are over 7,100 spoken languages in the world, according to Ethnologue. While it’s ...

This post was updated May 1 at 10:52 p.m. While most students share gossip in their native languages and with their dearest friends, Leo Kitaen has a different approach. Instead, Kitaen, a first-year ...

John Hersey High School senior Olivia Marunde’s passion for Mandarin was sparked in fourth grade after a grant from the Chinese government brought a pilot language program to her elementary school in ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. In the 1950s, during the early stages of the Cold War, the Eisenhower administration created programs to train thousands ...

There are a dozen terms native Chinese speakers use to describe what English speakers refer to as the “Chinese language.” Each of those terms has its own cultural and sometimes political affiliation.

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Looking to the future, Jennifer Kirchner worries about what the competitive global economy has in store for her 3-year-old daughter Eleanor. One thing is almost certain: It’s ...

Duolingo is one of the most popular language learning apps in the world, providing free access to tons of language courses with an engaging “gamified” experience. It’s already brilliant, featuring on ...