Based on their experience training US diplomats, the Foreign Service Institute (FSI) divided all the languages they teach into four distinct categories. The higher the category, the "harder" the ...

Some may remember taking foreign language classes during school or in preparation for a new job or some travel. There are over 7,100 spoken languages in the world, according to Ethnologue. While it’s ...

In this article, we look at the 25 most difficult languages to learn. You can skip our dive into the vast tapestry of human communication in which we focus on some of the hardest languages to master ...

Being able to speak different languages is a coveted skill. It doesn't come easy to everyone, however. I've observed friends and family members learning Italian, Japanese, Spanish, German, Greek, ...

A week or so ago, at the University Presidents Summit on International Education, you honored us with an event delivered with class and style uncommon in executive branch engagements with university ...

There are over 7,000 languages in the world. Quite a few people in the world speak 2-4 languages fluently, usually because they were raised in a multilingual environment. In today’s interconnected, ...

WHEN CONSIDERING which foreign languages to study, some people shy away from those that use a different alphabet. Those random-looking squiggles seem to symbolise the impenetrability of the language, ...

Also see: Total (Onscreen) Immersion A guide to some electronic gadgets that make navigating and learning a foreign language easier. By James Fallows Thoughts on Writing This Column James Fallows on ...