Washington Square News1d
Review: In ‘English,’ the fight to learn a new language perseveres
In this classroom, only English is spoken. The teacher, Marjan (Marjan Neshat), enforces this rule harshly — if you speak any other language, you get a tally mark. At five tallies, you are asked to ...
Women have finally achieved parity on VCE English reading lists, but there are fewer classics
Analysing over 25 years of VCE lists revealed a rising proportion of works addressing social justice, identity, postcolonial ...
Babies as young as 4 months can tell how the sounds of different languages are made – new research
The findings shake up previous ideas about language learning – and give us an earlier window to help children who might be at ...
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ASER report 2024: Grade 3 students see improvement in reading and arithmetic skills
Status of Education Report (ASER) for 2024 was released on Tuesday, unveiling a remarkable recovery in foundational learning ...
How well do you know English? Test your knowledge with this exam from 1913
Many believe they're proficient with the English language, including its nuanced spelling and grammar, but how well can you ...
World Bank15d
Global Economy Stabilizes, But Developing Economies Face Tougher Slog
New global trade restrictions in 2024 were five times the 2010-19 average. As a result, overall economic growth dropped—from 5.9% in the 2000s to 5.1% in the 2010s to 3.5% in the 2020s. Since 2014, ...
Associated Press15d
World Bank says the global is economy is growing steadily, but not fast enough to help ease poverty
(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File) Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] WASHINGTON (AP) — The global economy is growing steadily ... in the 2000s to 5.1% in the 2010s to ...
Cardiff University15d
School of English, Communication and Philosophy
We offer a range of undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes which combine the highest levels of traditional scholarship with innovative approaches to our core interests in language, ...
Sky15d
BP to cut 4,700 jobs and 3,000 contractor roles from its global workforce
BP has announced it is cutting 4,700 jobs from its global workforce. The energy giant also said it will cut 3,000 contractor roles as part of a cost-saving drive across the company. It comes as ...
Wall Street Journal15d
Renault Group to Launch Seven New Models This Year After Global Sales Rose
The French car maker said Thursday that global sales rose 1.3% on year to 2.26 million vehicles across the group’s brands, boosted by new car launches through the year and as customers bought an ...
Global News16d
McDavid scores twice, Oilers beat Wild 5-3 for 7th win in 8 games
Vasily Podkolzin scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period, Connor McDavid had two goals and an assist, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Minnesota Wild 5-3 on Wednesday for their ...
manilatimes16d
PH ranks above global average in English proficiency
THE Pearson Global English Proficiency Report 2024, released on Wednesday, revealed that the Philippines ranked above the global average when it came to English proficiency. The report showed that the ...