“ Native English-speaking teachers (NESTs) preferred”. “Must be a native English speaker with an American or British accent”.

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 ...

Students practice English at a primary school in Dexing, Jiangxi province, in front of an Olympic bulletin board in May. [Photo/China Daily] In my previous blog entry, Native Teachers Wanted... What ...

Researchers at MIT have created a database of annotated sentences written by non-native English speakers, the university announced in a press release Friday, in an effort to improve the ways in which ...

Michael Erard is the author of "Babel No More: The Search for the World's Most Extraordinary Language Learners." Updated January 29, 2012, 7:00 PM Whether or not you think learning a language other ...

We need to stop telling our students to have their essays checked by a native English speaker. It doesn’t help them, sometimes harms them, and perpetuates a false narrative about writing and language.

We already knew that generative AI replicates human biases, but it turns out the tools meant to identify it do, as well. Reading time 3 minutes Programs meant to distinguish chatbot text from human ...

Despite growing calls for diversity, equity and inclusion in science, a new study reveals how deep-rooted disparities ...

In a room full of non-native speakers, ‘there isn’t any chance of understanding’. It might be their language, but the message is often lost. It was just one word in one email, but it triggered huge ...