The idea that we have brains hardwired with a mental template for learning grammar—famously espoused by Noam Chomsky of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology—has dominated linguistics for almost ...

A new study uses deep linear networks to prove that language undergoes iterated learning to become structured and learnable.

New research from the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa, has significant implications for understanding both ...

The effect of variability on learning is recognized in many fields: learning is harder when input is variable, but variability leads to better generalization of the knowledge we learned. In this ...

Writing is a deeply personal act. From process to deadlines, no two people approach writing in the exact same way. Take, for instance, environment. While some people prefer to write in complete ...

Many successful language-learning apps are built around a simple idea of making learners guess a word based on a picture, even before they learn the answer. This design isn't just for fun, but a ...

(Today’s post is the last post in a three-part series. You can see Part One here and Part Two here) This week’s question is: What are the best instructional strategies for vocabulary development? We ...

WASHINGTON, JULY 14, 2021 – Children learn more and are more likely to stay in school if they are first taught in a language that they speak and understand. Yet, an estimated 37 percent of students in ...