Lucy Lu is the Senior Manager, Analytics and Strategic Projects in the Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO). AERO is jointly funded by the Commonwealth, state and territory governments.

There are many sounds in English that don’t exist in Spanish, and vice versa. Take the sound the letter “z” makes in English, or the rolled “r” in Spanish. In the Southside independent school district ...

I love teaching English-language learners and I suspect most other educators feel the same way. Nevertheless, teaching anyone comes with all sorts of challenges, and ELLs are no different. Today’s ...

Google is rolling out a new AI-powered experimental feature in Google Translate designed to help people practice and learn a new language, the company announced on Tuesday. Translate is also gaining ...

Synaesthesia is a neurological condition found to enhance memory and learning. Now, scientists say seeing in colour could help when it comes to learning a second language. Like many synaesthetes, I ...

Internet and many telephones services have been cut in Afghanistan, on the orders of the country's Taliban government. After women and girls over 12 were barred from schools, universities and many ...

At this time of year, children all over Japan endure the pressure of entrance examinations. Over time, a more intense focus on testing their English-language ability has set in, with students ...

President Donald Trump declared, by executive order, that English is the official language of the United States. To enforce that edict, his administration is making it more difficult for kids to learn ...

Major companies and even U.S. state workforce boards are implementing English language training as a benefit for workers, with impressive results around retention, likelihood to recommend the employer ...