As far back as George Bernard Shaw’s fictional professor Henry Higgins, language experts have argued that low-income students who learn to switch from speaking a dialect to using standard English have ...

Earlier this month, we were discussing on this blog if it would be a good idea to have a YouTube Channel with video lessons from K-12 teachers. Well, check out the “classroom footage” section of a new ...

The course provides students from a range of educational backgrounds/cultures and language settings with the academic language skills needed for final year undergraduate and postgraduate study. It ...

Learning a new language brings a whole range of interesting benefits, but how can they be applied to academic goals? The truth is there are plenty of ways that picking up a second language can help a ...

Learning a second — or third — language is a major advantage, whether you’re in a classroom or applying for a job. The Department of World Languages & Cultures represents a wide variety of languages; ...

The first large-scale, longitudinal study adapted into the regular school curriculum finds that structured music lessons significantly enhance children's cognitive abilities -- including ...

We will publish the information and dates for our 2026 course in autumn 2025. Applications for this course are currently closed. This intensive, week-long course is designed to help teachers deepen ...

Academic writing skills are fundamental to most university courses. Andrew Struan explains how Glasgow has taken a whole-university approach to ensure all students are well equipped to succeed ...

As a French minor who struggles with the language, I often wonder: What will I do with this minor? If I’m not a French professor or an ambassador, is it still worth all the time? Then I remember how ...