Lawmakers in New Zealand have passed a bill to make English one of the country’s official languages.

New Zealand’s new English Language Act makes English the country’s third statutory official language alongside Te Reo Māori and New Zealand Sign Language. Government advisers said there was ‘zero evid ...

Passing of bill gives English same status as Māori and sign language but, with it already spoken by 95% of country, critics call it ‘a pointless exercise’ ...

“Official” is a very English word. It has its roots in the Old French “oficial” and the Latin “officialis,” and now — thanks to a new Trump executive order — describes the status of the English ...

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 ...

The Migration Policy Institute found 35 states and the District of Columbia offer native language assessments.

Tatsuya Amano knows how daunting it is to be surrounded by people speaking a foreign language in your workplace. The conservation scientist left his native Japan in 2011 to work in the UK and then ...

Was Prince Charles correct? Are Americans destroying the English language? EPA/Samantha Reinders First of all, nobody’s ruining the English language. And for anyone to call it “our” language is ...

Britain is facing an uncertain future and an uneasy relationship with Europe after Brexit. Among other things, the country’s woeful inability to learn languages has been raised as a key stumbling ...

Not long ago, mastering French was widely viewed as a certain path to academic and professional success in Morocco.