After a long decline, the number of pupils taking language GCSEs in Wales rises for two years.

When I started teaching in California’s public schools 30 years ago, it was the beginning of the so-called English-only movement. “Qualified teachers” for multilingual learners were chosen to teach if ...

In many countries where many languages are spoken, English is often the language of teaching and learning in schools. Learners get their knowledge of school subjects through the use of English – be it ...

Speak Like A Local delivers a structured language learning methodology centered on practical communication and memory ...

In November 2025, the British Council hosted the Language, Education and Inclusion Conference in Abuja. The event brought together policymakers, researchers, teachers and development partners from ...

Lots of people say they want to learn a language, but the task itself can be daunting if you don’t know where to start. I remember approaching college eager to learn Italian. Fortunately, Stanford ...

Teaching methods are the broader techniques used to help students achieve learning outcomes, while activities are the different ways of implementing these methods. Teaching methods help students: ...

This week’s new question-of-the-week is: What are effective assessment strategies for multilingual learners? Assessment is a key element of teaching—we need to know where our students are in the ...

Cassandra Volpe Horii was appointed as the new director of Stanford’s Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) and associate vice provost for education on Feb. 7. The Daily sat down with Horii to ...

From the UK government’s latest post-Brexit language-learning reforms to France’s eternal debates over the supposed linguistic inadequacy of its youth, governments regularly scratch their heads over ...