InUnwritten PagesbyCrafted Words·Oct 28Why is human language special?Let's not take language for granted
Léonie, Taiwanese multilingual writer, vegan·Oct 1Slowly, deeply, endlesslyI am becoming increasingly lazy about social media. Slowly is different, though. I will probably keep using this app until the day it shuts…
Meelis Ojasild·Aug 13Why build yet another language learning app?There are literally hundreds if not thousands of apps. And I’m seeing new ones released pretty much every day.
Meelis Ojasild·Aug 12What is even comprehensible input?Everyone talks about it (in language learning) but almost no-one seems to be able to define it. So, what is it?
InLike My AnimebyTom Scullin·Jul 29Your Binge-Watching Habit Might Teach You A LanguageIt is a scenario familiar to any language educator: a student spends years in a formal classroom, meticulously drilling grammar tables and…
Aura Literary·Jul 23The Strange Moment When English Starts Feeling FamiliarMost language learners can easily remember certain milestones. They remember passing an important exam, finishing their first English book…
Adnan Özdemir·Jul 1714. Yüzyıldan 21. Yüzyıla Dil Edinimi: İbn Haldun’un Mukadimesinden Stephen Krashen’e..“Dil melekesini kazanmanın ve o dili kusursuzca öğrenmenin yegane yolu; o dilin seçkin kelamını, şiirlerini, nesirlerini ve hitabet…
Jin Chow·Jul 4In Pursuit of a Dialect Part 4: Annals of Teaching my Daughter Cantonese (Among Other Languages)Leila has finally hit the “I’m copying everything you say” phase in her toddlerhood. Earlier this morning, she gleefully said “Oh shit!”…
NYU Center for Data Science·Jun 12Can AI Learn a Language from a Textbook?Most of the world’s 7,000 languages will never have enough written text online to train an AI translation system. However, linguists have…
