Spencer Michels reports on America's growing interest to learn Arabic since September 11th. The terrorism attacks and the war in Afghanistan have prompted many Americans to try to learn more about ...

In an age where connectivity is widespread and knowledge is readily available, the landscape of language learning has changed considerably. Gone are the days when we had to trawl through dictionaries ...

Here’s something lovely and unexpected — “The Little Prince” published in Arabic transliterated into Hebrew, as well as in Arabic itself. Al-Amir Lehzir is accompanied by a CD of the Arabic narration.

In Somaya Sallam’s kindergarten classroom at Bellevue’s Ardmore Elementary, 40 minutes of every day are dedicated to learning Arabic language, music and culture. About 75 students, which includes ...

When you move to another country as an adult, the language flows around you like a river. Perhaps a child can immediately abandon himself to the current, but most older people will begin by picking ...

French President Emmanuel Macron's government is mulling providing Arabic courses in more public schools as an alternative to private schools often connected to mosques, which teach the language by ...

Learning Arabic will be easier and more fun for non-Arab children following a change in the style of text books they use throughout schools in the UAE. The move follows complaints from parents and ...

English is the global lingua franca, a language widely used among those who speak different languages. Language is a bridge to communicate well. Spanish is the easiest to learn for someone who speaks ...

How do we learn what a word is? How do we come to know the difference between words, and how they fit into the categories of grammar? Some of that knowledge comes from explicit instruction. The people ...

Explore what makes a language difficult to learn, from writing systems to grammar, with expert insights tailored to English speakers.

Israeli public schools require students to study Arabic, but the instruction is often either poor or doesn’t stick, and most Jews retain none or very little of it. An increasing number, though, are ...