Growing up in A Coruña, Spain, in the early 2000s, we were told that learning a second language was just as important as ...

A new study has examined the role of several cognitive functions in young students learning to write English, their second language. The study conducted a battery of cognitive tests, gauged the ...

In fact, there's an episode of 6 Minute English all about them*. Imagine you're at the supermarket and find someone's ...

Emerging research in automated writing evaluation (AWE) has demonstrated its growing utility in language learning contexts through the provision of immediate, personalised feedback to support writing ...

Located in Stokes 418S, the BC Writing Center offers one-on-one conferences to BC undergraduates looking for help with their writing and written assignments. Our specialists (see below) are trained ...

Chosun Ilbo, the No. 1 newspaper, has launched a new service called 'Chosun Membership' on the 15th, keeping pace with the ...

English learners are sometimes an afterthought in 'science of reading' policies. Some educators want to change that.

In recent years machines have learned to generate passable snippets of English, thanks to advances in artificial intelligence. Now they are moving on to other languages. Aleph Alpha, a startup in ...

Rubrics aren’t going away anytime soon, but let’s not pretend they always help students or tackle the biggest problem in student writing. Rubrics give students criteria for how their grade will be ...

Urban students are generally found to speak English at home and among peers and also enjoy watching English programmes and ...

This article was featured in One Story to Read Today, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a single must-read from The Atlantic, Monday through Friday. Sign up for it here. Teenagers have ...