As a result, people tend to favor rational, cost-benefit considerations. Of course, people vary in their levels of foreign-language proficiency. Researchers thus hypothesized that preferences for ...

People Are More Rational When Speaking in a Foreign Language. Rachel Nuwer. July 10, 2012. ... First of all, speaking in a foreign language tends to feel less emotional than one’s mother tongue: ...

As a "language person" myself, one three-letter word is the motivation you need — fun! This YouTube video by Canadian Steve Kaufmann makes that point and is well worth watching.

Only 10% of people in the U.S. speak a foreign language proficiently. In comparison, in Europe, 65% of people can speak a second language other than their native tongue. Although the difference is ...

Your marketable skills in the global economy are improved if you master another language. Foreign language study offers a sense of the past: culturally and linguistically. The study of a foreign ...

Members of the community are encouraged to come practice the language or to simply listen. The tables are a place to engage with the language regardless of skill level. Robert Klose is a UMaine Honors ...

One hesitation I hear time and time again when I talk to people about traveling is, “But I don’t speak the language.” To be sure, a language barrier can be a bit of a problem when traveling ...

Alcohol can help you speak a foreign language more fluently, study shows. However speakers don’t notice improvements in their own abilities. Reading Time: 2 minutes. Why you can trust SCMP.

New estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey shows that many Bay Area cities have more people speaking other languages than English at home.

As a language person myself, one three-letter word is the motivation you need — fun! Several YouTube videos by Canadian Steve Kaufmann make that point and are well worth watching.