The English language is no exception. With roots in many other world languages, English includes a number of spelling, ...

Language learning isn’t kid stuff anymore. In fact, it never was, a provocative new study concludes. A crucial period for learning the rules and structure of a language lasts up to around age 17 or 18 ...

Learn the common English prepositions IN, ON, and AT. Master these grammar rules to improve your English language skills and avoid frequent mistakes!

Unlike the carefully scripted dialogue found in most books and movies, the language of everyday interaction tends to be messy and incomplete, full of false starts, interruptions, and people talking ...

If you've always wanted to learn a new language, don't let age put you off. People aged over 60 can be independent and ...

Not speaking English is a figurative wall that obstructs millions of immigrants in California from taking full advantage of the opportunities in their new home. Although there are plenty of places ...

The idea that we have brains hardwired with a mental template for learning grammar—famously espoused by Noam Chomsky of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology—has dominated linguistics for almost ...

This article is by Katharine B. Nielson, the chief education officer at Voxy, a language-learning company based in New York City. The renowned Mexican author Carlos Fuentes once remarked that ...

The English language has a lot of weird spelling, grammar, and pronunciation rules. Words that sound and are spelled the same can have two different or even opposite meanings. Tricks like "I before E ...

Senior Lecturer in English Language and Linguistics, University of Westminster The prime minister, David Cameron, wants more Muslim women in the UK to be taught English to reduce segregation between ...