In recent years machines have learned to generate passable snippets of English, thanks to advances in artificial intelligence. Now they are moving on to other languages. Aleph Alpha, a startup in ...

Not speaking English is a figurative wall that obstructs millions of immigrants in California from taking full advantage of the opportunities in their new home. Although there are plenty of places ...

Learning English can open up a world of opportunities, from enhancing career prospects to making travel more enjoyable. Luckily, mastering the language has never been easier, thanks to a plethora of ...

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.

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 ...

As more states and districts are embracing the “science of reading,” some educators and advocates have raised the question: Will these methods work for English-language learners? The “science of ...

Often when writing for an audience, we try to use complex words to sound smarter. This train of thought is misleading, though. Complex words and sentences only make our writing unreadable to our ...

Michelle Sheehan has received funding for her research and outreach activities from the British Academy, Language Acts and World Making and the Philological Society. According to a recent survey ...