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VR is transforming language instruction as we know it. Exciting breakthroughs capitalize on the rapidly progressing technology to help deliver critical language and sociocultural content and experiences faster than ever before with fewer resources than full immersion experiences.
Researchers Mine Social Media for New Drug Terms
The University of Maryland (UMD) will receive up to $8.58 million from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Targeted Neuroplasticity Training (TNT) program to study the effect of peripheral nerve stimulation on second language acquisition and brain plasticity.
Recently published: "Dhivehi: The Language of the Maldives." “Although the Maldives is in a relatively isolated area, over the centuries it has been a linguistic crossroads, so Dhivehi combines elements originating in both northern and southern India with influences from Persian and Arabic and, more recently, English,” explains CASL author Amalia E. Gnanadesikan, PhD.
