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Did you just study French for your English exam? Here’s the history your textbook missed
William of Normandy's conquest in 1066 changed England and its language. The Anglo-Saxon King Harold lost, deeply affecting ...
A colonial hangover or a linguistic leg-up? India grapples with the enduring appeal of English
When British traders landed on India’s shores in the 1600s, they arrived in search of spices and silk but stayed for ...
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Ushering Bilingual Education for English Learners Through Uncertain Times
On June 25, 2025, SEAL and New America hosted a webinar with prominent EL and bilingual education leaders to reflect on the ...
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A Shawnee Mission teacher says kids learning English won't get 'fair education' after funding freeze
The Trump administration withheld billions of dollars for schools, including funding that Kansas City area schools rely on to ...
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How the English Language Conquered the World - The New York Times
Along with Afrikaans, English is one of South Africa’s 11 official languages, and even though only 9.6 percent of the population speak English as their first language, it “dominates every ...
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Placement and Testing | English Language Center | RIT
Full-time English language study non-degree applicants: ELC non-degree applicants must take an online English exam as part of the application process in order to place into one of ELC’s six ...
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More US schools teach in English and Spanish, but not enough to help ...
Learning 'English by osmosis' does not work for most students. The USA has a complicated history when it comes to Spanish in public schools. The country does not have an official language, but for ...