The New York Times asked taxi drivers of various nationalities their views about New York City's recent decision to stop requiring an English proficiency exam to obtain a taxi driver's license.

As Indian higher education undergoes a transformation through the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, a critical academic question surfaces: Should English be taught as a common foundational course ...

English has been a "fixture" of the curriculum at primary and secondary schools for many years. Students have to learn English as a mandatory subject to graduate and nobody has challenged the policy ...

I refer to Mr Paul Chan’s letter, “Let’s master English, while preserving mother tongues” (July 26), a response to my commentary, “Can English be a Singaporean mother tongue?” (July 15). It is quite ...

Editor's note: Liu Weichao, a deputy to the NPC and principal of Changsha Yali Middle School, proposed that English classes be cut from the curriculum in the primary and middle school. Xu Jin, a ...

Spencer Hazel has received funding from the Danish Council for Independent Research as a member of research projects Language and Interaction in the Globalized Corporation (LINGCORP) and Cultural and ...