For most kids, English class is, at its best, a place where you learn how to communicate and in the process hopefully encounter a few stimulating ideas. Many English teaching higher-ups disagree.

On Sept. 13 faculty and staff at the University of Oregon’s American English Institute received notice that the department would be discontinued at the end of the academic year. A termination letter ...

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The story of American English is how the nation’s different groups have made the language their own — but it’s also about the way it connects Americans. The latest book by the Mexican American author ...

It’s axiomatic among teachers of foreign languages that total immersion is best. For generations, classrooms around the world have temporarily banned the native tongue of students in favor of an ...