Patrick van Eyck (SFS ’28) intended to study Russian or Persian at Georgetown University. After three semesters of classes, ...

Probably many readers of The Chronicle of Higher Education watched recently the unforgettable moment in which Luis Urzúa, the last of the trapped Chilean miners, stepped out of the “Phoenix” capsule ...

Language proficiency assessment encompasses a diverse range of methodologies designed to evaluate an individual’s communicative abilities, from grammatical precision to the dynamic management of ...

Pragmatic competence—the ability to navigate the subtleties of social and cultural language use—remains a pivotal area in second language acquisition research. This aspect of language proficiency ...

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is asking the Department of Children and Family Services to expand cultural awareness training for staff, identify translation service gaps and work with ...

Today, Juana Arias-Dominguez, an AP Spanish teacher at Union City High School in New Jersey, shares how to develop oral competency in students learning a language. As a past program leader for the ...

Upper-level CIA officers will now have to speak a foreign language proficiently, after CIA Director Leon Panetta announced today that a foreign-language requirement will be put in place for officers ...

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 ...

As a Chinese and Japanese language teacher, I’ve always had a secret antipathy for sushi and dumplings. It’s not that I don’t like to eat them. It’s just that, in my first experiences teaching these ...

The Experienced Ed Tech Leader Aims to Drive Next Stage of Growth in Language Proficiency Innovation We’re thrilled to ...