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.

Almost one in 10 U.S. students in grades K-12 — about 5 million children total — are pulling double duty in school, learning English as a second language while absorbing math, science, social studies ...

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 ...

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 ...

Hispanics by a large margin believe that immigrants have to speak English to be a part of American society and even more so that English should be taught to the children of immigrants, according to ...

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 ...

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