For adults, communicating in our first language feels easy and natural. Yet learning language is a complex process that is influenced by several factors. When young children are beginning to learn ...

Unlike traditional bilingual books, which print side-by-side translations that learners can rely on as a crutch, FabuLingua’s ...

Dr. Kathryn Hirsh-Pasek will present the latest research on how children acquire language through their environment at the UC Davis MIND Institute this afternoon.

Children at a younger age learn languages at a much faster pace than teens or older people. The explanation for this learning advantage lies in the differences in the way that people speak to ...

Regardless of the language they are learning to speak, young children learn vocabulary in fundamentally the same way, according to a study by researchers at the National Institute of Child Health ...

A new study reveals an often-overlooked process in language learning: children frequently begin by grasping whole phrases and only later identify the individual components within them. This ...

Using a headcam, scientists recorded the world from a baby’s point of view. Now they have trained AI with those recordings to probe how children learn language.

Even the smartest machines can't match young minds at language learning. Researchers share new findings on how children stay ahead of AI—and why it matters.

Even the smartest machines can't match young minds at language learning. Researchers share new findings on how children stay ahead of AI—and why it matters.