In Rob Jenkins’s essay, “We Must Help Our Students Master Standard English” (The Chronicle, In Rob Jenkins’s essay, “We Must Help Our Students Master Standard English” (The Chronicle, April 10), he ...

For years, many academics have questioned the importance — even the justice — of requiring college students to master standard English. The discussion 20 or 30 years ago was about a student’s right to ...

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has expressed concern over the widespread use of non-standard English among candidates in the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination ...

Acquiring the ability to speak fluent English has been a decades-long pursuit for many Japanese toiling to master the ...

Standard English is the form of English that is taught around the world and understood by all speakers of the language. Non-standard English is the informal version of the language, which can change ...

When I recently explained why teaching grammar in primary school still matters, Radio 4’s Today programme invited me to debate the importance of standard English. My opponent was Nevile Gwynne, a ...

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has flagged several areas of concern in the performance of candidates who sat for the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).

Many GCSE English students did not realise that phrases such as "get off of" and "she was stood" were grammatically incorrect. It comes amid fears that the use of social networking websites and mobile ...

This is an open letter to the candidates who will be elected to local school councils all across Chicago. I am an employer with reasonably good jobs that can be filled by students and graduates who ...