In sixteenth century England, Queen Elizabeth I could speak at least nine languages: English, French, Spanish, Italian, Latin, Welsh, Cornish, Scottish, and Irish.

While roughly half the global population speaks at least two languages, only about 20% of U.S. residents can say the same. Dual-language immersion programs, in which academic content is taught in ...

Learning a foreign language is more than just a boost to your CV or handy for travelling. It will make you smarter, more decisive and even better at English, says Anne Merritt.

THERE are many reasons to be grateful for being part of the “Anglosphere”. English is the world’s lingua franca, the language of science, technology, business, diplomacy and popular culture.

Now throw in the fact that management wants them to speak English, the primary language of their customers. This was the challenge for the management of Panda Restaurant Group, the parent company of ...

For parents who want to give their babies the best possible start in life, a recent book offers advice that runs counter to a tendency of some in the United States to seek English language-only in ...

To the Editor: Re “How to Get Kids to Hate English,” by Pamela Paul (column, March 12): Brava, Ms. Paul, for pointing out the disastrous effects of Common Core’s “English Language Arts ...