Wendi Pillars, NBCT, has taught for nearly three decades, both overseas and stateside, in military and civilian contexts. She is the author of Visual Impact and Visual Notetaking for Educators. Find ...

These ten strategies will help you sharpen your spoken English skills. Speaking English confidently opens doors to global careers, smooth business interactions, and richer social experiences. Whether ...

Do you translate every Hindi word when speaking in English? If yes, that’s probably why you hold back in conversations. It ...

In this week's New Yorker we learn of two competing schools of language scholars: The stodgy, old-school prescriptivists, who think there should be set rules for speaking and writing English, and the ...

I’m probably the youngest kid ever to be kicked out of first grade. Born in Seattle to immigrant parents, I was kicked out one school day in 1952 for not being able to speak English. My parents wanted ...

People travel a lot these days—and they’re often speaking English when doing it, even if it’s not their first language. If you’re already fluent, you’ve definitely got an advantage talking to someone ...