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EVERETT — It looked like fun and games. The women, nearly a dozen of them, had words pinned to their backs. “Coffee.” “Bear.” “Tire.” “Toothbrush.” “Cup.” “Pencil.” “Bee.” Their assignment was to ...

The long-held idea that language learning is better before adulthood is up for debate. Adults have a number of advantages when it comes to learning a second language, and it comes with major benefits.

Answer by David Bailey, CEO of Spotnight, on Quora. I’ve learned several foreign languages as an adult. I was able to learn French to conversation fluency in 17 days using the following techniques.

On a weekday afternoon, students from all over the world gather in a classroom in Queens to learn English. Tomas Yucailla Cepeda has been attending since February 2022. “It’s very, very important to ...

Want to earn a trade while learning English or getting a high school equivalency certificate? A pilot program at Dunbar High School is taking a new approach to adult learning by letting students work ...

While kids can pick up new languages at a rapid clip, we adults often struggle to remember the word for fork three months into French class. Historically, this age-related mismatch in language ...

Wood County Adult Learning Center instructors Tanner Hunter, from left, Melissa Everly and Deanna Addis stand in front of the center’s new location in St. Joseph Landing on Friday afternoon. (Photo by ...

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