The Commission celebrates this year's European Day of Languages, 26 September, for almost a week. The centrepiece will be a conference on Early Language Learning. There will also be the inauguration of the Business Platform on Multilingualism, the premiere of...

BEIJING – Dong Yansheng, creator of the Chinese translation of “Don Quixote,” was inducted into Spain’s Order of Arts and Letters on Tuesday in a ceremony at the Spanish Embassy in Beijing. Spanish Culture Minister Angelese Gonzalez-Sinde praised...

SISIMIUT, Greenland -- Professor Lenore Grenoble stared at the bowl of raw beluga meat and gulped. "So this is mattak?" Grenoble asked, using the Greenlandic word for the Inuit delicacy. An elder eyed Grenoble as she moved a gelatinous slice toward her...

With a vast majority of the world speaking more than one language, it is no wonder that psychologists are interested in its effect on cognitive functioning. For instance, how does the human brain switch between languages? Are we able to seamlessly activate one...

Learning their community language outside the home enhances minority ethnic children's development, according to research led from the University of Birmingham. The research, which was funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, found that attending...