Celia Bowman-Jeffries remembers the moment the light bulb went off for a little boy who knew no English when she first started working with him. She could see he was incredibly intelligent, but he was ...

Easily the best way to learn a language is by speaking it, and to that end Speak is adding new voice-first lesson content, helping you to practice new words and phrases. Speak is also taking a new ...

Not speaking English is a figurative wall that obstructs millions of immigrants in California from taking full advantage of the opportunities in their new home. Although there are plenty of places ...

The Tampa Bay Times e-Newspaper is a digital replica of the printed paper seven days a week that is available to read on desktop, mobile, and our app for subscribers only. To enjoy the e-Newspaper ...

Languages are typically taught by first exposing you to reading and writing, but native speakers always start learning languages by hearing and talking. Speak has built a platform to teach languages ...

Print publication: Tuesday, June 15 Letter writer Allen Ehl of Mount Hood decries what he claims are the vast amounts of taxpayer money spent on teaching immigrant children how to speak English, and ...

Only 25% of Americans speak a second language. We rest on our laurels as speakers of English, believing that everyone else is learning our language—the language of business. And in many countries ...

Migrants who fail to improve their English could lose the chance to stay in Britain under new plans. Writing in The Times on Monday, U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron launched a new push to better ...