Language apps have turned daily study into a game, but the gap between tapping through multiple-choice drills and actually holding a conversation is still painfully obvious the first time you freeze ...

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For many, the Spanish class you took in high school wasn't enough to really learn the language. You showed up to class, took the notes, aced the test — but you just weren't able to master it. Perhaps ...

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Heading out on a nature walk near their Carbondale, Colorado, home, Rachel Mulry and her three kids review some words: verde (green), naranja (orange), rojo (red). The family is learning Spanish ...

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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 ...

Evadelia Aldape teaches in a first grade bilingual classroom at H.W. Longfellow Elementary. Longfellow is one of 16 MPS schools with developmental bilingual programs, which are aimed at ...