The Root spoke with one Black scholar who says embracing African American Vernacular English (AAVE) may help teachers connect ...

Unsplash English has become the planet’s default second language, spoken in boardrooms from Amsterdam to Abuja and taught in classrooms from Zagreb to Lagos. Yet fluency doesn’t always ...

Unsplash Walk into a classroom in certain corners of Europe or Southeast Asia, and you might hear five-year-olds switching between their mother tongue and English with the kind of ease ...

Across Africa, millions of children grow up speaking African languages at home but are later expected to learn through ...

Whether at home or at work as a policy strategist and university lecturer, Ashley Williams said she feels relaxed sliding between Black English and standard English. She didn’t feel comfortable ...

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Students in Kenya say mother tongue improves learning, but English still dominates education and work.

When we train teachers to reach English learners, we are actually training them in the absolute highest standard of instruction.

Discover the fascinating story behind the emergence of a new English dialect in South Florida known as "Miami English." ...

Rev. Andrew Jowers argues that silencing children harms their emotional and physical well-being in our society.

MIHS Students in the school’s radio and podcasting program have the opportunity to gain firsthand experience operating ...

Classrooms often fall silent when the teacher poses a question. The pause is not always due to a lack of knowledge. Students ...