I wouldn’t have thought the importance of the English language in America would be controversial, but our era is full of surprises. My emphasis on English was also a bee in the bonnet of Charles King, ...

As so many people head home for the holidays, it brings up the question of exactly what “home” means to us — not just why individuals are willing to brave the perils of modern holiday travel to get ...

“Official” is a very English word. It has its roots in the Old French “oficial” and the Latin “officialis,” and now — thanks ...

“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 ...

EdSource · How a California professor once coded secrets in music (rebroadcast) Students who were once English learners but are now proficient in English do better on average on California’s ...

IN PREPARATION FOR the summer Olympics in 2008, the authorities in Beijing, the host city and China’s capital, launched a campaign to teach English to residents likely to come in contact with foreign ...

Just how many languages are there in the world? The figures vary: According to the German Economic Institute, there are ...