All international graduate students, whose first language is not English and who intend to be graduate teaching assistants must take the Michigan Tech English Language Assessment. This assessment ...

Susan B. Martin, who directs the English-Language Learning Program for Lewiston, Maine’s school district, thinks the federal No Child Left Behind Act is a good idea. Its application, ...

International scholars who are applying for J-1 Exchange Visitor visas must comply with the U.S. State Department requirements to demonstrate English language proficiency that is sufficient: (1) to ...

CarriersEdge released an online English proficiency assessment for its customers. The program provides visual cues and audio questions to assess the driver’s ability to respond. The assessment is not ...

Photo/Xinhua] The number of people taking the Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK) is expected to reach 750,000 this year, ...

As a fluent English speaker, Indian-trained nurse Deepa was surprised to learn she had to sit a language test to practise in ...

"My daughter has that blank look on her face. I'm wondering if Mallory is really paying attention or truly can't understand what I'm requesting?" "Jake just seems to ramble at times. At other times, ...

Educators are worried about students losing ground while school buildings are closed to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. The so-called coronavirus- or “COVID slide” may be especially ...

In the safety-critical field of aviation, miscommunication and/or misunderstanding can lead to a runway incident or accident, or worse, a midair collision. [Credit: Shutterstock] Language and ...

Successful communication requires a strong foundation in language. While speech intelligibility can impact a listener’s understanding of a spoken message, language deficits can have the same impact ...