Over the last 50 years, BYU has established itself as a top language university. According to the most recent MLA survey, BYU ranks #1 in both language course offerings and advanced language ...

Initially inspired by anime and manga, Wang enrolled in first-year Japanese. In the two years since, though, her path to fluency has been far from straightforward.

Self-determination theory offered a new model of what a human being is. Behaviorists said motivation comes from outside, while SDT argued that the deepest motivation is intrinsic.

Abstract: Good proficiency in Indonesian is crucial because it can influence the student's success in other subjects. There is a problem in studying Indonesian language, which is the boredom and ...

From brain development to accents, aptitude, and motivation, the real science behind language learning challenges the idea that there’s only one “right” age to start.

Abstract: This paper investigates the motivation for Japanese language learning of students at Thai- Nichi Institute of Technology (TNI), a university that emphasizes Japanese cultural aspects as part ...

ABSTRACT: With the rapid development of digital technology, informal English learning (for example, dramas, social media, language-learning apps and so on) has been an important way besides ...

Bienvenue! If you have ever wanted to learn a language but weren’t sure where to start, the right language learning app can make all the difference. It’s 2025, after all. Anyone can begin learning a ...

Jessica Mary Bradley currently receives funding from the British Academy / Leverhulme Trust in collaboration with Wellcome. Abigail Parrish does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding ...

There’s an old joke widely used among language teachers: What do you call someone who speaks two languages? Bilingual. Someone who speaks three? Trilingual. And someone who speaks only one? An ...