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Learn English from Tamil: Duolingo announces new feature for Tamil Nadu learners
January 10, 2025 1:13 pm
Tamil speakers can now use Duolingo’s gamified learning platform to enhance their English proficiency.
‘Fun, free, and effective’: Duolingo’s Sean Colombo explains the app’s soaring popularity in India
November 15, 2024 9:31 am
The global VP of engineering at Duolingo reveals that English remains the most popular language among Indians on the app, while Korean is gradually finding a foothold.
Returning home for vacations may help bilingual children retain their family's native language: Study
September 25, 2023 6:22 pm
To understand how fluency changes over generations and how it can be boosted, Chondrogianni and Daskalaki recruited 58 children living in the US and Canada, who were bilingual in Greek and English.
Foster children can easily lose their first language – but giving it a place in daily life can make a big difference
December 28, 2022 4:48 pm
Within a couple of months, they may struggle to recall basic words. Shortly after that, they are likely to need an interpreter to talk to family members. This fundamentally changes the already difficult child-parent relationship, threatening any sense of closeness and familiarity with birth parents or grandparents
'Never too old to learn English,' say Vietnam's grannies
December 05, 2022 3:20 pm
It comes as a growing number of scientific studies show the benefits of learning a language to maintain and enhance cognitive abilities, including for senior citizens.
One word at a time: How quiz-based games can help improve language skills
March 07, 2022 9:08 am
Games such as Wordle and Scrabble have been successful in getting the attention of several users worldwide, but can they be reliable sources of learning? Experts weigh in.
Want to learn Spanish? Check list of top 5 institutes offering Spanish language courses in India
December 09, 2021 9:39 am
Spanish is considered to be one of the most spoken languages in the world. It is an official or national of more than 20 countries. Check which are the best institutes to learn Spanish language skills in India
Boys and girls learn language differently
July 01, 2014 10:16 am
Boys and girls memorise and process words differently, according to a new study.
PPP cadres to teach Bilawal Bhutto Urdu,Sindhi
December 12, 2011 6:09 pm
Having lived most of his life abroad,Bilawal does not have much grasp over Urdu and Sindhi.
New UK student visa rules come into effect
March 05, 2010 12:45 pm
Indian students will need to demonstrate higher English language skills while applying for UK student visas after new requirements into effect this week.
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