The science behind language learning

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I just read the “Science Grows on Acquiring New Language” article in Education Week by Sarah D. Sparks highlighting research about how we learn foreign languages. Researchers think that the “critical period” to learn foreign languages well may be longer than previously thought and that babies exposed to hearing people speak in different languages learn [...]
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'Tweethearts' and 'simples' make it into the dictionary

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New words from celebrities, politics, and TV enter the latest edition of Collins English Dictionary.
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Hard-to-read fonts 'aid learning'

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US scientists find that students can boost recall and learning when given material in harder-to-read fonts.
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British Accent Training Presentations

In answer to Ben and the other readers who have asked about the training presentations:
Head over to : http://www.learningbritishaccent.com/british_accent_video.html where you can find all the presentations currently available.

Thank you!
Alison