Hello and welcome to the new site! As well as a brand new look to our pages we have tried to add some features that you have asked for. Perhaps most popular will be the ability now to download the ...

When I asked my teachers why English has the verb "to be" or why subjects and verbs must agree, I was often dismissed. "That's English," they'd say, or worse, "That's a silly question." I grew up in ...

BBC Learning English is part of BBC World Service and is dedicated to providing free resources for learners of English at all levels. BBC Learning English is a website with videos and podcasts, with ...

Whether teaching a child to read in their first language or a second language, parents play a huge and important role. While learning to read, write, and speak a second language is always a more ...

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.