Chinese students experience many difficulties in developing communicative competence in English in their English as a Foreign Language (EFL) courses in China. This essay provides cultural information ...

From grammar analyses and pattern drills to a communication-centric approach, English teaching methods have evolved over the past decades with researchers striving to find more effective ways to learn ...

Due to the Chancellor's statement about COVID-19 and campus events, ALTEC is postponing this workshop. Please RSVP below to be notified of the new date and location. Come join Merete Leonhardt-Lupa ...

The purpose of language teaching is to provide the ability to communicate, says Leena Nissilä, the new director of the University of Helsinki’s Language Centre The learning of languages in basic ...

In a chilly hall in Loreto Bray, Co Wicklow, a group of Transition Year students are arguing about whether learning Chinese would be a better option than learning Irish. It’s the usual debate about ...

The Central Board of Secondary Education has decided to restore the communicative English and Sanskrit subjects for the students of classes 9 and 10 as per the National Education Policy. As per media ...

Learners of German as a foreign language often have a wide range of prior language skills – whether it be their native language, English or other foreign languages they’ve learnt at school, or ...

Dominic Wyse receives funding from The Helen Hamlyn Trust; the Nuffield Foundation; the Leverhulme Trust; and The Monday Charitable Trust. Alice Bradbury receives funding from the Helen Hamlyn Trust, ...