Recent research in orthography and second language (L2) speech processing has increasingly demonstrated that the written form of a language plays a pivotal role in shaping the way learners acquire and ...

This matters because intonation (the rise and fall of speech that conveys emotion, emphasis, and intent) can flip meaning ...

Can the eccentricities of grammar in one’s native language subconsciously affect the way speakers perceive the world? The linguistic relativity hypothesis asserts that this is the case, that the ...

The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) defines dyslexia as a brain-based type of learning disability that specifically impairs a person's ability to read (see here). The ...

Lauren: Learning a new language seems like a big challenge in the beginning, and that’s because it is. Many of us started our language learning in the classroom, where we’re taught through ...

The Miami University Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology (SPA) is committed to helping students develop superior critical thinking and clinical skills through an integration of academic ...

Learning a new language brings a whole range of interesting benefits, but how can they be applied to academic goals? The truth is there are plenty of ways that picking up a second language can help a ...

At the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, companies harbored hopes of returning to normal within a couple of weeks or months. Nearly eight months into the pandemic, it appears that a return to near ...

The long-held idea that language learning is better before adulthood is up for debate. Adults have a number of advantages when it comes to learning a second language, and it comes with major benefits.