Revised 12-06-07 to add the following note to Figure 13: “Puerto Ricans are excluded from the estimates in this figure.” Nearly all Hispanic adults born in the United States of immigrant parents ...

Rob Pensalfini has received funding from a variety of bodies including the Australia Council for the Arts, Arts Queensland, the Brisbane City Council, and the Australian Research Council. He is ...

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 ...

Of course, it's impossible to provide an exact number of words in English, since new words are being added to the dictionary, and falling out of use, pretty much constantly. But what's an approximate ...

The work discussed in this article was made possible through the CASS research centre at Lancaster University which is funded by the ESRC. Brits can get rather sniffy about the English language – ...

There are several strategic benefits to English proficiency. First, English is the language of business, growth, and economic prosperity. The operating language of Deutsche Bank, the Asian Development ...

Imagine living in a nation where you, a member of the majority, are unable to read the label of the medicine you must give your child, the menu at a local restaurant or even the warning signs of the ...

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