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The conventional wisdom says learning French for Canadian immigration takes years. Ishan Malhi's students have been completing their language requirements in just 4–5 months, while many traditional ...

I’ve always wanted to be fluent in multiple languages, but at 27 years old with just English under my belt, I think I’m falling behind on my polyglot dream. It’s partly my fault — I studied French in ...

These are the unrecoverable moments of anticipation that are the cornerstones of our digital lives. But a new Chrome extension from MIT wants to change that. WaitChatter is an app that tries to teach ...

I spent the majority of this summer at Middlebury College, studying at l’École Française. I had never been to Vermont. I have not been many places at all. I did not have an adult passport until I was ...

Imagine standing in line at a café, ready to order a coffee — but the words just won’t come. That’s the kind of everyday ...

In order to sell their Kirkland-brand products in Canada as well as the US, Costco apparently must label every item in French as well as English. I can't tell you the length of time I've spent staring ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Terry Lamb taught foreign languages in Britain for several decades. He knows it’s not easy to get young people to ...