Self-taught teacher Nevile Gwynne's grammar primer has garnered a cult following, and is about to go mainstream with a new, expanded version. Elizabeth Grice meets him. Nevile Gwynne prefers ...

You’ve heard before how tough it is for non-English speakers to learn the language. There are strange spellings, surprising pronunciations, and random exceptions to nearly every rule. (Why do tough, ...

I’ve published numerous posts over the years in which teachers of many content areas have shared their most effective lessons. In this series, it’s time for teachers of English/language-learner ...

It's a trend that has taken social media by storm and shows no signs of slowing down. "So beautiful. So elegant. Just looking like a wow!" This viral phrase has caught the attention of everyone who ...

A leading private school is giving its pupils compulsory lessons in spelling, punctuation and grammar because so many teenagers struggle to write correct English. Brighton College, in East Sussex, is ...

In order for English language teaching to be attractive or perhaps less boring for children, in recent years the publisher has tried to make attractiveness one of the main criteria for children's ...