English serves as a convenient, common language for science. However, this practice poses insurmountable barriers to those whose first language is not English—the majority of people around the world.
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As English cements its position as the global business language, spoken by an estimated 1.5 billion people worldwide, 70-75% of whom are non-native speakers, a critical gap persists: pronunciation and ...
Kika Hatzopoulou holds an MFA for writing for children from the New School and currently splits her time between London and her native Greece. Her debut YA fantasy, Threads That Bind, is out May 30 ...
These days it's necessary to have at least a basic level of English proficiency in most research contexts. But at the same time, our collective emphasis on English places a significant burden on ...
Alex Dizengof is the co-founder and CTO of Carbyne, a platform that provides rich-media call handling to emergency responders. The audio was distressing to hear: The man calling 911 outside of Marfa, ...
The allure of teaching English abroad is a dream for many adventure-seekers, offering a unique opportunity to immerse themselves in a foreign culture while sharing the gift of language. Vietnam, a ...
These days it’s necessary to have at least a basic level of English proficiency in most research contexts. But at the same time, our collective emphasis on English places a significant burden on ...