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Chinese is one of the most difficult languages to study, mainly because it uses thousands of characters. However, research shows that breaking characters into bite-sized pieces—known as radicals—may help.
The German & Russian Department’s 2025 Distinguished Alumnus Award lecturer shared how you can expand your world, one adventure at a time.
“My main focus is helping provide medical care to underserved communities,” Zach Valentine, 2025 Schwarzman Scholarship recipient, explained.
As Professor Scott Alvord steps into his new presidential role in the AATSP, he plans to serve teachers all across the US.
Tutors can be expensive and hard to find. However, new research shows that AI may provide a suitable alternative to one-on-one tutoring—at half the cost.
The 2024 Kennedy Center student research fellows unpacked the impacts of colonialism. Now, their findings can help bring peace around the world.
Professor Troy Cox’s new tool helps foreign language students decide what class they should take.
German, Japanese, Russian, Chinese: Four Education Week lectures to bring you closer to these cultures.
BYU’s language fair trades in cotton candy and carousels for speech competitions and spelling bees.
Two German department student instructors reveal what the classroom’s like from a teacher’s perspective.
For decades, author Jorge Luis Borges’s personal notebooks remained hidden—until a team of BYU students, led by Emron Esplin, began transcribing them.
Cantonese may have originated in Canton, China, but to find its earliest form, you have to go to Vietnam—here’s why.