The Supreme Court has issued a significant clarification regarding the implementation of the Three-Language Formula in Indian ...

English has become the world’s default bridge language, spoken by billions of people who never grew up hearing it at home.

Experts question classifying English alongside overseas languages while Puducherry and Goa raise concerns over changes to ...

Does learning a new language have to come at the cost of your native language? One common phenomenon in English-speaking countries is the loss of mother languages over the course of a few generations.

English serves as a convenient, common language for science. However, this practice poses insurmountable barriers to those whose first language is not English—the majority of people around the world.

These days it's necessary to have at least a basic level of English proficiency in most research contexts. But at the same time, our collective emphasis on English places a significant burden on ...

During the hearing, Justice Joymalya Bagchi questioned the terminology used in the policy, saying, "We don't understand this ...

I am often asked why English is such a difficult to learn for non-native speakers. In fact, how hard it is to learn depends on what your native language is; and this follows as languages are more (or ...

This article was featured in One Story to Read Today, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a single must-read from The Atlantic, Monday through Friday. Sign up for it here. My mother used to ...

If you’re reading this story, the chances are you’ve got a pretty good grasp of English. You’re not alone – an estimated 1.5 billion people speak English today, making it the most commonly used ...

Unsplash Walk into a classroom in certain corners of Europe or Southeast Asia, and you might hear five-year-olds switching ...