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NRF SARChI Chair Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, School of African Languages, Rhodes University If you step into a classroom in South Africa’s Limpopo province during a lesson, you’re very likely to ...

This year’s Luthuli Founders Lecture provides an invigorating call to action, emphasizing the importance of reviving African languages in fostering unity and cultural identity. Join the conversation ...

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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 ...

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Scientists have long posited that there is a “critical period” for language learning, but new research suggests that the time frame stretches on much longer than previously thought. A new study from ...