In remote teaching, it’s easy to forget that students are real people. Here’s why connecting early and often with them is vital, and how to [...]

In remote teaching, it’s easy to forget that students are real people. Here’s why connecting early and often with them is vital, and how to [...]

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Mathematicians studied 100 billion tweets to help computer algorithms better understand our colloquial digital communication. Read more

There are about 7,000 languages spoken around the world -- and they all have different sounds, vocabularies and structures. But do they shape the way [...]

Now is the perfect time to take up a new language. Self-motivation and commitment are key to mastering this fun and useful new skill. Read [...]

The closely related Scandinavian languages rub along famously. Read more

We knew this would happen. Just six short weeks ago (although they’ve felt long), we worried that academe’s emergency shift to remote instruction would result [...]

There are good reasons why people feel differently speaking different languages, but it may not be because of the languages themselves. Read more