In 2005 BBC Learning English produced three radio programmes on pronunciation as part of the Talk about English series. The programmes were made with guest Alan Stanton a materials' writer and ...

We've all been there – we're talking to someone and they say one thing, when we know they mean something else! British people love to play with language, using it deliberately to disguise, misdirect ...

As ubiquitous as colored pencils and alphabet posters, lists of “sight words” have long been a fixture in kindergarten and 1st grade classrooms. These inventories identify some of the most commonly ...

International university students in Hong Kong and New Zealand have reported difficulty with learning and understanding English academic vocabulary. Some academic words occur in everyday language too, ...