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Children learn language for the first time in a cool way, and the good news is that adults can, too. Find out how!
By Angie Lo
magazine.scienceconnected.org/2023/03/how-...
How Children Learn Language
Science Connected Magazine is an editorially independent, non-profit newsroom producing open-access science journalism and scientific fact-checking for the global public.
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August 1, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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A gene mutation in the brain 200,000 years ago may be responsible for human language, as seen in a controlled experiment on the NOVA1 gene.

By Antarjot Kaur
magazine.scienceconnected.org/2025/04/how-...
How a Tiny Gene Mutation May Have Shaped Human Language
Science Connected Magazine is an editorially independent, non-profit newsroom producing open-access science journalism and scientific fact-checking for the global public.
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July 31, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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Cho-Hang (Jessica) Lei earned her Bachelor of Education at the University of Macau, majoring in English Education before coming to @TeachersCollege and completing her MA TESOL in 2018. Learn more about our alumni: https://buff.ly/400ozTf #altesolalumni
January 6, 2025 at 1:00 PM
🌟 Hyperbole -- it's the most AMAZING thing EVER! 🌟
November 26, 2024 at 12:41 AM
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Optimist: "the cup is half full"

Pessimist: "the cup is half empty"

Conversation analyst: the action accomplished by the turn in which either phrase is formulated, its sequential position, & its accompanying embodied conduct, will determine whether I want to spend more time with you :-)

#EMCA
November 23, 2024 at 6:33 PM
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November 23, 2024 at 4:37 AM
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Are you thinking about applying to the Applied Linguistics and TESOL Program here at Teachers College, Columbia University? Do you have questions? Join us for an informal Q&A Zoom call next Tuesday at 8pm (EST)!
November 22, 2024 at 4:27 PM