english

The perils of our English education

The problem of students underperforming in English is perennial.

INTERVIEW / ‘The language movement did not reject the importance of dialects’: Syed Manzoorul Islam

Professor Islam sheds light on English writing in Bangladesh, its future, and the influence of the language movement on the Bangladeshi psyche.

POETRY / The native lores know

Language trickles down the routes that blood took through Time. They say it’s a linear path, and yet I, a reluctant servant to the wiles of Time, find myself laid out in loops and slopes.

MUSINGS / On the chaos of teaching English

I discover that teaching is more about reading people.

MUSINGS / Notes of a first-time English teacher

As the white hot sun pierced through the soufflé clouds on an afternoon a lifetime ago, my aunt and I leaned back a little too precariously on our rattan armchairs while talking about the allure of academe.

Amit Shah’s ‘people from various states should speak in Hindi, not English’ remark draws flak

India’s Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s remark – on last Thursday – that people from various states should speak in Hindi, not English, and that Hindi should be regarded as an alternative to English, is drawing sharp criticism, Time of India reports.

SATIRE / “English For Today” Wishes It Were More Popular Today

Frustrated, the book has finally voiced its complaint.

Chinese scholars claim English is a Chinese dialect

Chinese scholars from the World Civilization Research Association claim that some European languages, including English, are dialects derived from Mandarin.

What are the IELTS essentials?

IELTS is an immensely popular standardised exam of English language proficiency.

December 22, 2023
December 22, 2023

The perils of our English education

The problem of students underperforming in English is perennial.

February 25, 2023
February 25, 2023

‘The language movement did not reject the importance of dialects’: Syed Manzoorul Islam

Professor Islam sheds light on English writing in Bangladesh, its future, and the influence of the language movement on the Bangladeshi psyche.

February 25, 2023
February 25, 2023

The native lores know

Language trickles down the routes that blood took through Time. They say it’s a linear path, and yet I, a reluctant servant to the wiles of Time, find myself laid out in loops and slopes.

October 5, 2022
October 5, 2022

On the chaos of teaching English

I discover that teaching is more about reading people.

April 28, 2022
April 28, 2022

Notes of a first-time English teacher

As the white hot sun pierced through the soufflé clouds on an afternoon a lifetime ago, my aunt and I leaned back a little too precariously on our rattan armchairs while talking about the allure of academe.

April 10, 2022
April 10, 2022

Amit Shah’s ‘people from various states should speak in Hindi, not English’ remark draws flak

India’s Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s remark – on last Thursday – that people from various states should speak in Hindi, not English, and that Hindi should be regarded as an alternative to English, is drawing sharp criticism, Time of India reports.

August 10, 2021
August 10, 2021

“English For Today” Wishes It Were More Popular Today

Frustrated, the book has finally voiced its complaint.

September 11, 2019
September 11, 2019

Chinese scholars claim English is a Chinese dialect

Chinese scholars from the World Civilization Research Association claim that some European languages, including English, are dialects derived from Mandarin.

January 24, 2019
January 24, 2019

What are the IELTS essentials?

IELTS is an immensely popular standardised exam of English language proficiency.

February 2, 2017
February 2, 2017

Tennis: Maria Sharapova boxes clever as return nears

Maria Sharapova said Wednesday she refused to feel sorry for herself during her doping ban, occupying her time by studying at Harvard, writing a book and even learning how to box.