Immersion is based upon the premise that learning content through a new language builds proficiency in both the content and language. Yet, whatever the model (ranging from 80 to 50% of instruction in ...

Students in Erin Weisenbeck’s first-grade classroom gathered on a rug Tuesday morning in the front of their classroom at Madison Elementary School. Weisenbeck sat before the group with a large book ...

I was walking along, minding my business, when out of the blue, a passer-by said, “Shikamoo” — the respectful Swahili greeting used by young people when addressing elders, which literally means "I ...

I was talking to a friend about plans for her pre-schooler. Their home language is English, but my friend’s father is French, and I wondered if she was enrolling her child in the local French ...

Learning a foreign language typically requires some level of full immersion, meaning you spend a significant amount of time interacting with the target language in order to make the sort of ...

Learning a second language can be a challenge, but it's a little easier when you learn that new language while you are young. That's why language immersion programs are becoming more popular in North ...

Stephen Garner (left) and Huey Kolowich (right). The two formed the basis for UniLex after returning from their missions. (Courtesy of Stephen Garner). BYU is a community with many international ties.

While a young language learner can more easily acquire a native accent, adults retain the ability to learn new languages well ...

Under the morning sun, I climb the steep cobblestone streets of the Albaicín. It’s my second day volunteering in music classes at the local primary school. Upon entering Colegio Público Gomez-Moreno, ...