A pilot project at UCSB has 15 Carpinteria High School students conducting original linguistics research in their own community. The students are enrolled in a course called Language in Society, and ...

A 2023 YouGov poll found that only 21% of UK adults can hold a conversation in a language other than their mother tongue. About half of the other 79% regretted not engaging more with languages at ...

Language use and instruction in multilingual classrooms involve strategic deployment of multiple languages to support comprehension, participation and learning. Educators increasingly recognise that ...

The study of linguistic cognition takes you into the heart of the mind. Cognitive linguists examine the language that we use to tell stories, describe feelings and sensory experiences, collaborate ...

From the UK government’s latest post-Brexit language-learning reforms to France’s eternal debates over the supposed linguistic inadequacy of its youth, governments regularly scratch their heads over ...

Can I study abroad as a Linguistics Major or Minor? Yes! Studying abroad is a natural attraction for students interested in languages and enriches the study of linguistics, so students are encouraged ...

Linguistics is the scientific study of human language—its structure and diversity, how it’s learned and understood, and how it shapes cultural practices. As a linguistics major you’ll study all ...