It can be both rewarding and frustrating to read in a second language, especially when the flow of your reading is interrupted by the need to pause, re-read a section, look up a word in a dictionary ...

For students learning a second or foreign language, text is often simplified to ensure that they can comprehend it well enough to understand the core message. Usually, complicated text in a foreign ...

In two letters appearing in The Island of 7 and 10 November, K. Siriweera and George Braine highlight the importance of cultivating the reading habit among students to speed up their language ...

I was talking to a friend about plans for her pre-schooler. Their home language is English, but my friend’s father is French, and I wondered if she was enrolling her child in the local French ...

Experts agree that gradually establishing English as the second language in Vietnamese schools is a challenging yet essential step that the country must take. The Politburo urges all levels to focus ...