Ivie Hunt was barely 6 last spring and had just finished kindergarten when she shocked the hostess at a Denver Asian restaurant by chatting comfortably in Mandarin Chinese. “Here was this little blond ...

Infants may be more sensitive to non-native speech sounds than previously thought, according to a new study. The findings shed light on the way babies begin to understand language. Infants may be more ...

Nicole Shitolwa, Mandarin Chinese teacher at Crawford International School shows children how to pronounce Mandarin Chinese tones using body movements. [Jacinta Mutura, Standard] The demand for ...

Western businesses have been trying to “get inside” the vast Chinese market since the days of Marco Polo – it’s one of the top prizes of global commerce, and one that continues to inspire a frenzy of ...

New research by neuroscientists revealed that a simple, earbud-like device that imperceptibly stimulates the brain could significantly improve the wearer's ability to learn the sounds of a new ...

It looked like students were playing a game in teacher Yajing Li's classroom at West Orange High School recently. Teams took turns in front of the room, acting out "talking on the phone" or "taking a ...