Seven years later, children who start learning English in the first grade achieve poorer results in this subject than children whose first English lesson isn’t until the third grade. The researchers ...

The government’s new curriculum guidelines for English-language lessons at junior high schools have been criticized as so difficult that students are growing to detest the subject. At public schools, ...

K-12 educators in the United States are still federally required to support English learners’ acquisition of the English language, regardless of any official national language designation. That’s the ...

DENVER — Escuela Valdez Elementary School is creating bilingual, globally-minded students through its comprehensive dual language immersion program that teaches children from age 3 through fifth grade ...

The number of elementary and junior high schools in Japan teaching classes in foreign languages, mostly English, has soared in the past five years. Experts say more parents want their children to ...

At this time of year, children all over Japan endure the pressure of entrance examinations. Over time, a more intense focus on testing their English-language ability has set in, with students ...

Students think of sentences to type into a learning support system chatbot in Tokyo's Koto Ward in May 2024. (Mainichi/Sahomi Nishimoto) TOKYO -- With the rapid expansion of generative AI, tasks like ...

The evolution of English education in China over the decades mirrors the country's significant cultural and societal transformations. Li Hua is a name familiar to many Chinese students, especially ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — By the end of February, nearly 70% of Taiwan’s elementary and middle schools had fully implemented English instruction in their English classes, according to the Ministry of ...

In contrast to the open hostility toward the United States, North Korea has been doubling down on English education in its public schools under the leadership of Kim Jong Un, according to North Korea ...