This video brings together memorable moments from conversations where speaking someone’s native language completely changes ...

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Students at the Arapaho School in Arapahoe, Wyoming, learn using an Arapaho language app. Credit: Joe Amon/The Denver Post via Getty Images The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up ...

We need to stop telling our students to have their essays checked by a native English speaker. It doesn’t help them, sometimes harms them, and perpetuates a false narrative about writing and language.

This video features conversations where speaking German unexpectedly changes the tone of the interaction. What begins as a casual exchange becomes more engaging as familiarity and curiosity appear.

Annie Murphy Paul is the author of the forthcoming book Brilliant: The New Science of Smart. Can an adult learn to speak a second language with the accent of a native? Not likely, but new research ...