Older adults may struggle to learn a new language, but classes are a worthwhile exercise

Older adults may find learning new languages challenging, but recent research shows the effort itself provides significant ...
China Daily Global Edition

More than words: Structure is the key to learning a language

Amonjon Bobononov wins the second prize at a Chinese language competition for overseas students at Shanghai Jiao Tong ...

Vietnamese caught in Japan's illegal worker crackdown

For a decade, Vietnamese worker Minh did tough jobs like sandblasting ships and welding steel, helping address rapidly ageing ...
VnExpress International on MSN

Language barriers stymie Vietnamese vocational students in Germany

Despite holding B1 or B2 German certificates, levels three and four on a six-tier scale, many Vietnamese vocational students ...

This Vietnamese town boomed as factories left China. Now it’s asking what’s next?

Once known for its rice fields and the love duets of its centuries-old Quan Ho folk songs, the city just north of Hanoi has ...
Orange County Register

Older adults may struggle to learn a new language but classes are a worthwhile exercise

TOKYO (AP) — I speak decent Spanish, picked up working several decades ago as a news and sports reporter in Spain, Mexico and Argentina. South Carolina measles outbreak grows by nearly 100, spreads to ...
National Geographic news

Learning a second language can protect your brain. Here’s how.

A new study suggests that everyday multilingual habits—from chatting with neighbors to revisiting a childhood language—may help preserve memory, attention, and brain flexibility as we age. An ...
The Baltimore Sun

Older adults may struggle to learn a new language but classes are a worthwhile exercise

TOKYO — I speak decent Spanish, picked up working several decades ago as a news and sports reporter in Spain, Mexico and Argentina. Now I report from Tokyo. After seven years, I still can’t grasp ...