“I was okay with languages but I’m not gonna spend time learning your language,” Trump said at his inaugural Shield of the Americas Summit. "That I won't do" SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty President Donald ...

President Donald Trump addressed the leaders of Latin American countries Saturday at his “Shield of the Americas” summit by telling them he was too busy to learn their language. The summit, held at ...

Krupa Padhy uncovers how we really learn foreign languages – in a dual challenge involving both Portuguese and Mandarin. There was a time when my oversized hardback Collins Roberts French dictionary ...

Readers respond to an article by Gary Nunn who says learning Spanish has never been cooler Gary Nunn misses the point of language learning in seeing it as a numbers game (Spanish is clearly now the ...

A new study suggests that activities like reading, writing or learning languages may reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease by nearly 40%. Researchers examined data of 1,939 people, with an average ...

"Are we going to keep requiring language proficiency for our teams handling international claims?" wondered Nicolas Llorens, head of human resources at Macif, the French insurance company. "I need to ...

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 ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Older adults may find learning new languages challenging, but recent research shows the effort itself provides ...