“I ain’t done nothing wrong…”
Where’s the sense in double negatives?
The use of double negation in English persists despite being counterintuitive, suggests a study by Mora Maldonado and Jennifer...
Does your therapist speak your (first) language?
Psychotherapy or counselling for bilingual speakers is more successful with a bilingual therapist or L1 speaker, according to a review by psychologists Kinga Izsóf...
Singing for English
While listening to songs in English has long been used in classes, research by Dr Dennis Murphy Odo, Associate Professor at Pusan National University...
The shape of words
What shape are the words ‘bouba’ and ‘kiki’, pointy or round? Most Westerners intuitively agree that the first word sounds round and the second...
Language can be music to the ears
You don’t have to be musical to find melody in spoken words
Whether or not they have musical ability, students who rate a new language...
Are chatbots useful teachers or just a passing novelty?
Chatbots can support language learning, but still have several challenges to overcome before they can take the place of teachers or fellow students, according...
