A new landmark research publication has claimed that there has been a gradual shift from the “ideal of mother tongue fluency” towards a more contextualised approach, among other findings. The Future ...

All children are born with the same kind of brain wiring, so at the outset, we are all equally adept at learning any possible human language. For a newborn, any language is, in principle, as easy or ...

Explore British vs American English! Learn key vocabulary & pronunciation differences between the two. Perfect for language ...

I am often asked why English is such a difficult to learn for non-native speakers. In fact, how hard it is to learn depends on what your native language is; and this follows as languages are more (or ...

Drawing on 90 years of teaching experience, the British Council is integrating artificial intelligence to give learners instant, personalised feedback and new ways to build confidence in speaking. The ...

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The British are reviled for their colonising mentality much more than the Spaniards, despite the fact that they colonised ...

The British Council has expanded its English language teaching footprint by opening a new Young Learner English Centre at International Hope School Bangladesh, Uttara campus. It has introduced this ...

Michelle Sheehan has received funding for her research and outreach activities from the British Academy, Language Acts and World Making and the Philological Society. According to a recent survey ...

A recent study found that every $1 invested in English upskilling produced a $6 return in the form of increases in local tax revenues, consumer spending, job creation, and business investment. In a ...

Wimbledon School of English has announced the opening of the first British English language centre in Laos, WSE Vientiane, in partnership with Panyathip International School. The agreement between WSE ...