John Hersey High School senior Olivia Marunde’s passion for Mandarin was sparked in fourth grade after a grant from the Chinese government brought a pilot language program to her elementary school in ...

This post was updated May 1 at 10:52 p.m. While most students share gossip in their native languages and with their dearest friends, Leo Kitaen has a different approach. Instead, Kitaen, a first-year ...

Looking to the future, Jennifer Kirchner worries about what the competitive global economy has in store for her 3-year-old daughter Eleanor. One thing is almost certain: It's not going to be easy in ...

There are a dozen terms native Chinese speakers use to describe what English speakers refer to as the “Chinese language.” Each of those terms has its own cultural and sometimes political affiliation.

In the 1950s, during the early stages of the Cold War, the Eisenhower administration created programs to train thousands of professors, analysts and policymakers in Russian language skills. Decades ...

Duolingo is one of the most popular language learning apps in the world, providing free access to tons of language courses with an engaging “gamified” experience. It’s already brilliant, featuring on ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Looking to the future, Jennifer Kirchner worries about what the competitive global economy has in store for her 3-year-old daughter Eleanor. One thing is almost certain: It’s ...