Bilingualism and second language acquisition (SLA) represent dynamic areas of research that elucidate how individuals acquire, develop and maintain proficiency in more than one language.

Pragmatic competence—the ability to navigate the subtleties of social and cultural language use—remains a pivotal area in second language acquisition research. This aspect of language proficiency ...

Over the past several years, there has been an increased research output in the field of language acquisition and its effects on the brain. This is especially true with regards to the effects of ...

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 ...

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.