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.
The perils of our English education
The problem of students underperforming in English is perennial.
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.
‘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.
On the chaos of teaching English
I discover that teaching is more about reading people.
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.
“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.
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.