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fromArs Technica
1 day ago
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Project Hail Mary is in theaters-but do the linguistics work?

Grace and Rocky's rapid communication in Project Hail Mary raises questions about the complexity of language acquisition between different species.
fromPsychology Today
9 months ago
Parenting

The Underappreciated Importance of Talking

Talking is a complex process that enhances thinking and attention, contrary to its perceived simplicity.
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fromArs Technica
1 day ago

Project Hail Mary is in theaters-but do the linguistics work?

Grace and Rocky's rapid communication in Project Hail Mary raises questions about the complexity of language acquisition between different species.
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fromThe Local France
2 weeks ago

Ask the expert: When is the best time to start learning French?

Learning French before moving to France is essential because immersion after arrival is significantly more difficult than expected, as the nervous system enters survival mode while managing multiple life changes simultaneously.
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

Listen to Your Mother: What Children Learn by Eavesdropping

What makes me even crazier is that I know they can listen. I know this because they do all the time, mostly when they aren't supposed to. I can't tell you how many times I've been having an adult conversation with my husband and/or friends and my two children-who haven't listened to a word I've said all day-suddenly have very thoughtful and detailed questions
Parenting
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

The risks of AI in schools outweigh the benefits, report says

It found that using AI in education can "undermine children's foundational development" and that "the damages it has already caused are daunting," though "fixable." Because generative AI is still young ChatGPT was released just over three years ago the report's authors dubbed their review a "premortem" intended to study AI's potential in the classroom without a postmortem's benefits of time, long-term data or hindsight.
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Psychology
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

Why Knowing Your Limits Can Be Your Major Advantage

Biological limits on language acquisition constrain accent change; progress and strength come from working within those constraints and focusing on controllable abilities.
Psychology
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

I see sounds as shapes. Synaesthesia has given me an extraordinary ability for languages

Auditory-visual synaesthesia produces vivid visual imagery from sound, facilitating exceptional language learning but complicating everyday tasks like driving with loud music.
Parenting
fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago

We're raising our kids to speak three languages, and it's not as hard as people think.

Raising children trilingually requires consistent, clear strategies such as one parent, one language, reinforced through books, travel, and everyday play.
Education
fromeLearning Industry
8 months ago

The ESL Edge: What AI Can And Cannot Do For English Learners In Business Contexts

AI is reshaping corporate language training but often falls short in effectively supporting ESL employees.
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fromwww.thelocal.de
10 months ago

How I made sure my German-born children were bilingual in English

As an English-speaking parent in Germany, I know I'm in a relatively privileged position compared with friends whose native languages range from Swedish to Hebrew to Swahili, but it's still far from a straightforward process.
Parenting
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