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.

Their results suggest learning a new language as an adult actually reroutes brain networks, igniting shifts that can have long-term implications on memory and cognitive function. As skills improve ...

Alisa Takeuchi, who teaches English as a second language at Garden Grove Adult School, said her students often “feel it is their time to learn English themselves after years of raising their ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Many of us wish we could learn another language. It seems young kids have no problem picking up a second or third language but for adults, that changes. At the Star of the ...

Her beats included English-language learners, bilingual education, immigrants, dropouts, achievement-gap issues, and charter and private schools. She was the author of the blog Learning the Language .

You've likely heard that learning a new language is easier for children than it is for adults. But all hope is not lost for grown-ups looking to expand their linguistic knowledge. While a recent ...

T here are a lot of excuses for not learning a second language, especially as an adult. Many of us know the oft-repeated adage that children under the age of 7 are best-equipped to pick up a new ...

English is the main thing, because it could open more opportunities for jobs or for whatever they need,” he said. Adults who want to take one of the classes offered by District 79 can learn more ...

The Fort Wayne Community Schools board approved Monday an $85,000 state grant that not only benefits English language ...

Children learn language faster than adults. New research suggests children benefit from neurological advantages, but also from the way adults talk to them.