Language
ALEPH festival to celebrate Hebrew, from ancient roots to modern expressions
Taking place simultaneously in Berlin, London, Stockholm, New York, Boston, and Hollywood, Florida, the festival spotlights Hebrew not only as an ancient language, but as a living, evolving tongue.
What learning a new language can teach you about yourself
From Miami to Beit Shemesh: A doctor’s mission to restore Hebrew pronunciation
Linguistics unlocked: Israeli scientists publish breakthrough research on language development
My Word: A time, a place, and a word for it
I don’t seem to have lived my year on the same page as the Oxford wordsmiths, and perhaps we live in a parallel universe.
Boost your vocabulary throughout your life – not just in school – to become a better reader
Vocabulary is something you have to work on your whole life, stressed Sigmundsson. “We have to work on our vocabulary from birth, throughout our school years, and really our whole lives.”
The history of war idioms and expressions
Let’s take a look at some idioms related to battle and see what they mean and how they originated.
'Dee Inglish Revolooshon': Changing the spelling of the English language - review
A new book describes a revolution in the English language, changing it for sound-based spelling.
Oxford University Press announces Word of the Year 2023
This year's winner means to have "style, charm, or attractiveness; the ability to attract a romantic or sexual partner.”
Reading nursery rhymes and singing to babies can help them learn language
Babies don’t begin to process phonetic information reliably until seven months old – too late to form the foundation of language.
The unexpected benefits of being bilingual - study
Florida research studied between those who speak two languages and those who speak one and found that the bilingual brain may be better at ignoring irrelevant info
Israeli school teaches English through hands-on art
Experimenting with new things was the approach chosen by Oshrit Mor, coordinator of AMIT Hammer’s English program and its Mofet program for gifted students.
How do cities, countries get their nicknames? - explainer
Let’s take a little geographical galavant and see how certain cities came by their metropolitan monikers.
Dozens of interpreters assisting Israeli citizens, residents to overcome language barrier
The Emergency Interpreting Call Center at Bar-Ilan University is providing language interpreting in 10 languages.
