Would you change your accent to be accepted, or to gain an advantage? Absolutely! Back in the day when I was a teenager, I endlessly practised a “cockney” accent to get in with a crowd of boys, one of ...

Those with native accents are often unaware of the pervasive bias that those with perceived foreign accents experience. A new study from Sutton Trust indicates that accent discrimination is still a ...

Four years ago, Elizabeth took a "Business English" course to communicate better with her colleagues. But the 35-year-old Taiwanese professional who lives in Singapore said they still ridicule her ...

We all need to learn how to place trust in others. It’s easy to be misled. Someone who doesn’t deserve trust can appear a lot like someone who does – and part of growing up in a society is developing ...