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It is rather surprising that, even today, English grammar continues to be taught in colleges, and students are tested on ...

“Official” is a very English word. It has its roots in the Old French “oficial” and the Latin “officialis,” and now — thanks to a new Trump executive order — describes the status of the English ...

The new question-of-the-week is: What is the single most effective instructional strategy you have used to teach English-language learners? This series is part of a longer series of questions and ...

Key findings of the survey include: Mainstream classrooms are the norm for where English learners spend most of the school ...

English has been the dominant global language for a century, but is it the language of the future? If Mandarin Chinese is to challenge English globally, then it first has to conquer its own backyard, ...

What could the many synonyms in the English language possibly have to do with social disconnection? And what does jargon, a kind of language that nobody likes but can’t stop, won’t stop using, have to ...

STEVE EMBER: This is Steve Ember. SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: And this is Shirley Griffith with the VOA Special English program EXPLORATIONS. Today we present the first of two programs about the history of the ...