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Dual language speakers are better able to encode basic language sounds and patterns. A new Northwestern University study provides the first biological evidence that bilinguals’ rich experience with language “fine-tunes” their auditory nervous system and helps them juggle linguistic input in ways that enhance attention and working memory.  Read More »

Learning a foreign language is never easy, but contrary to common wisdom, it is possible for adults to process a language the same way a native speaker does. And over time, the processing improves even when the skill goes unused, researchers are reporting. Read More »

New York Family Magazine editor Eric Messinger turns to Bilingual Buds Founder Sharon Huang  to offer insight about learning in two languages.   Read More »

Speaking two languages rather than just one has obvious practical benefits in an increasingly globalized world. But in recent years, scientists have begun to show that the advantages of bilingualism are even more fundamental than being able to converse with a wider range of people.   Read More »

Dr. Perri Klass highlights babies' incredible knack for acquiring language.   Read More »

New York Times Op-Ed contributor Jonathan Levine comments about China as a destination for job seekers.  Read More »

Bilingual Buds' New York classrooms serve as the setting for a report on the growing popularity of bilingual education.  Read More »

Bilingual Buds NYC was featured in a piece about China's growing influence on US schools. CNBC staff member (and Bilingual Buds parent) Amanda Drury reports.
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With Bilingual Buds NYC as her setting, Newsweek reporter Casey Schwartz explores how the brain's real "super-food" is learning new languages... Read More »