English is one of the most nuanced, complex languages in existence today. With approximately 372 million speakers in 106 countries, it’s also one of the most widely spoken languages. Whether English ...

I am a freshman in high school and want to improve my writing skills. I excel at math and science and like my Spanish classes, but I have a hard time with the writing assignments in my English class.

A new study reveals that there are positive relations between gaming and English writing skills. The study focused on essays that students wrote in 9th grade as part of the national test in English.

A new study has examined the role of several cognitive functions in young students learning to write English, their second language. The study conducted a battery of cognitive tests, gauged the ...

There are many good reasons for journalists around the world to work and report in English, even if it’s not their mother tongue. Many U.S. and U.K. publications have a bigger budget for international ...

Corrected: An earlier version of this story misstated Steve Graham’s affiliation. He is a professor at Arizona State University. If you want a hint of the gap between students’ writing skills and ...

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Mike Novak explains what might elude many in the fire service: A lack of good written and oral English skills can interfere with achieving optimal results. Emojis and short, incomplete sentences that ...

English teacher Carrie Beth Buchanan sees the effects of students’ growing up in an age when communication is done in an abbreviated text language and where they depend on autocorrect to automatically ...