Learners say language exchange apps offer natural conversation and cultural insight, but experts caution they work best alongside structured study.

When Samuel Weinmann ’24 was spending a semester at the University’s campus in Prato, Italy, he developed meaningful connections with his classmates and the University’s faculty and staff abroad. He ...

As a Ph.D. candidate at Harvard studying abroad in Pisa, Mary L. DiSalvo, the language Support Manager and IT Liaison for the Language Center, struggled to find Italian language learning partners. She ...

“Language is not a genetic gift; it is a social gift. Learning a new language is becoming a member of the club––the community of speakers of that language.” –Frank Smith Smith’s quotation speaks to ...

Harvard’s Language Exchange Program received a multi-thousand-dollar grant from the Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging to expand the reach of its language-learning platform. The ...