Thursday, May 1, 2025

Research News

What’s the point of polite-isms?

Trinity College London reveals gap between recognising the importance of politeness strategies and implementing them in classroom settings. A new survey has uncovered significant challenges in teaching politeness strategies to...

Fluency sounds smoother with simple language, study shows

Researchers find that using everyday phrasal expressions boosts fluency perception more than rare phrases in foreign language speech.

Teach your children well

First language literacy skills enhance second language learning. Early enhancement of reading skills in Spanish translates to improved English...

Never too old to start

Language learning protects against dementia. Language learning improves cognitive function, especially cognitive flexibility, in the over 65s, according to...

An island of growth

How Malta's recovery outperformed all other destinations in 2023. Malta’s post-pandemic recovery is one of the remarkable success stories...

Study shows Brexit’s negative impact on UK language learning

The British Council’s annual language trends report has found that Brexit may be reducing the perceived value of foreign language courses. The study says that...
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