Which EU country speaks the best English as a second language?

English remains the world's international language of communication, yet new research shows that EU citizens' reading and ...
Drexel University

English as a Second Language (ESL) Teaching Certification

A significant demand for well-trained English as a second language (ESL) teachers exists throughout the United States. In areas such as education, business, hospitality and many more, the ...
Entrepreneur

Teach English as a Foreign Language as a Side Hustle

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The Stanford Daily

From the Community | Why study a foreign language?

As fall quarter begins, many students face the question of how to fulfill a foreign language requirement or whether to continue a language already begun. I’ve lived abroad and spent my career in ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education

Foreign-Language Professors Are in Demand, English Professors Less So, Analysis Finds

This academic year is shaping up as another good one for faculty-job seekers in the field of foreign languages, according to a new analysis of employment advertisements conducted by the Modern ...
Nature

Foreign language learning

The Editors at Communications Psychology invite submissions on the topic of foreign language learning. This curated Collection of research articles seeks to bring together high-quality publications ...
Los Angeles Times

Column: It’s time to invest in foreign-language instruction

While traveling abroad earlier this summer, I was struck — as I always am while visiting foreign lands — by the impressive language skills of citizens of other countries. From waiters to hotel clerks, ...
William & Mary

Foreign Language Proficiency Requirement

The Undergraduate Catalog states that all students will have proficiency in a foreign language at the 202/203 level. A foreign language is understood to mean a natural language other than English. You ...
The Economist

Why English-speakers should not give up on foreign languages

ASTON UNIVERSITY in Birmingham is closing the department that teaches languages and translation. The University of Sheffield stands accused of sending its language students on dumbed-down courses to ...
Education Week

Good Luck Learning a Foreign Language in American Schools

There is little evidence that many students achieve much fluency in high school." Jay Mathews Washington Post As a freshman in high school I took French I and after earning a 75, I trudged on to ...
University of California, San Francisco

Why a Foreign Language Sounds Like a Blur to Non-Native Ears

Scientists have thought that when we hear language, the brain processes it the same way, whether it's familiar or foreign. A ...