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UChicago language immersion grants inspire ‘a curiosity for the world’ A group of five students on a bridge in front of a pagoda-like building and willow trees.

UChicago language immersion grants inspire ‘a curiosity for the world’

Two College students share their summer experiences abroad through the FLAG program

People are more honest when using a foreign tongue, research finds Phrases in different languages

People are more honest when using a foreign tongue, research finds

Describing certain foods in a foreign language reduces aversion Escargot

Describing certain foods in a foreign language reduces aversion

How the Language You Speak Affects The Way You Think

How the Language You Speak Affects The Way You Think

Prof. Boaz Keysar, doctoral student Sayuri Hayakawa discuss how thinking in a foreign language may make us think more logically


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Federal funding to support UChicago language instruction, graduate education

Federal funding to support UChicago language instruction, graduate education

Cultural diversity pays off, for kids of all ages

Cultural diversity pays off, for kids of all ages

Doctoral student Lauren Howard finds kids who hear multiple languages are more accepting of foreign language speakers


Using a foreign language changes moral decisions Drawing of trolley problem

Using a foreign language changes moral decisions

To avoid stupid mistakes, think in French

To avoid stupid mistakes, think in French


Thinking in a foreign language makes decisions more rational

Thinking in a foreign language makes decisions more rational

Prof. Boaz Keysar finds that communicating in learned language forces people to be deliberate