​​Learning a foreign language? Just sing it! 

For most of us, learning a foreign language takes real effort. But teachers say one way to help speed up progress is to sing songs in that new language. Taiwan-born artist Wen-hao Tien is putting this theory to the test in her recent solo show in Boston’s Chinatown. From the language podcast, “Subtitle,” Patrick Cox has our story.    

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