Today, more than 90% of the indexed articles in the natural sciences are published in English. That wasn’t always the case. During Michael Gordin’s childhood, his mother—who grew up speaking French ...

Emma Seddon receives funding from the Economic and Social Research Council. Britain is facing an uncertain future and an uneasy relationship with Europe after Brexit. Among other things, the country’s ...

HeyTutor compiled a list of changes in federal and state attitudes and policies toward English learners in schools from government records, historical archives, and research articles. - Ground Picture ...

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Thirteen years ago, a deadly strain of avian flu known as H5N1 was tearing through Asia's bird populations. In January 2004, Chinese scientists reported that pigs too had become infected with the ...

Expressing ourselves in our own language gives us confidence, expressive resources, cultural references, and an emotional connection—which are diminished when we switch to another language. As ...

Years ago, the Beaverton school district in Oregon participated in a study to determine the right models for improving English learners’ academic achievement. The results, which came out in 2019, ...

“It didn’t matter if the sign said ‘flesh’ or ‘fresh’ or ‘meat,’” recalls Dougill, a professor at Ryukoku University, who has researched the use of English in Japan. “It was just there to catch people ...

Este artículo está disponible en español. Léelo en español. If you look at English learners’ third-grade reading scores in English at Dolores Huerta International Academy, a dual-language immersion ...

THE RISE OF ENGLISH Global Politics and the Power of Language By Rosemary Salomone “Every time the question of language surfaces,” the Italian Marxist philosopher Antonio Gramsci wrote, “in one way or ...

New research suggests that scientific publications may be overlooked in non-English speaking countries. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks about the issue with Princeton Professor Michael Gordin. And now ...

Three elementary-aged students sitting on floor in circle. Learning a different language can be a point of pride, but there is a practical advantage too. Job postings seeking bilingual or trilingual ...