Most of us learnt that ‘a’ goes before consonants and ‘an’ before vowels – and most of us were only half-right. This Learning with TOI English Hack explains the real rule: it is not about letters, but ...

When Sebastian Arcos arrived in Miami from Cuba 11 years ago, the telephone ring was enough to start his heart thudding in panic. “I was terrified to pick up the phone, but that was my job,” he ...

Senior Lecturer in English Language and Linguistics, University of Westminster The prime minister, David Cameron, wants more Muslim women in the UK to be taught English to reduce segregation between ...

Over ten percent of the student population in the United States is comprised of English Language Learners. Given that reality, the role of a student’s home language merits discussion. Use of students’ ...

The English-language learning population is the fastest-growing demographic in the Massachusetts public school system. But it's also consistently the worst performing, with the lowest MCAS scores and ...