A move to standardise English assessments and learning across all primary schools has been launched. The Isle of Man government this month introduced the English Entitlement and Assessment Framework ...

Lucy Lu is the Senior Manager, Analytics and Strategic Projects in the Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO). AERO is jointly funded by the Commonwealth, state and territory governments.

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’ ...

Students in Europe learn foreign languages in school at a much higher rate than their American counterparts. They also tend to learn more languages throughout their education due to national mandates.

Urban students are generally found to speak English at home and among peers and also enjoy watching English programmes and movies. Furthermore, urban schools have a higher demand for English teachers ...