Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Arabic is one of the most spoken languages in the world, with over 400 million speakers.

English is the global lingua franca, a language widely used among those who speak different languages. Language is a bridge to communicate well. Spanish is the easiest to learn for someone who speaks ...

Inside a newly-renovated building in a Pineville shopping center, you’ll hear young children learning in Mandarin, Arabic, Spanish and English. ILIM School, short for the International Language ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Education systems worldwide are experiencing a seismic shift driven by technological ...

Over the past 10 years, data has indicated that learning to read in Arabic is harder and takes longer than learning to read in other languages. A new study on language and the brain from Israel’s ...

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The new system, now being introduced, combines classroom-based assessments in all subjects with centralised diagnostic exams ...

Why does Stanford require its students to study foreign languages? According to the Stanford Language Center, it’s because “Stanford students need to be able to initiate interactions with persons from ...

Spanish remains the language most frequently spoken by English-learners in U.S. schools by a wide margin, with roughly 76 percent of the nation’s 5 million English-learners speaking Spanish, but the ...