Why does Case Western Reserve University have a J‐1 English proficiency requirement? English proficiency for J-1 scholars is a requirement of the Department of State. There is a need for J-1 scholars ...

English is considered the world’s lingua franca. Cities with higher English proficiency are generally more competitive for business, but where does Hong Kong sit among its Asian neighbours? According ...

A survey has revealed that Japan currently ranks fifty-third out of 100 non-English speaking countries and regions for English language abilities. With this fall from last year, Japan now has a lower ...

English learners’ average English-language proficiency scores have remained in decline since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new assessment data from the WIDA consortium. The WIDA ...

The 2021 edition of the EF English Proficiency Index involved an analysis of the results of two million adults who took our English tests in 2020. The worldwide average has not changed significantly ...

In the wake of a seismic shift in how the nation’s most-used English-proficiency test is scored, a growing number of states have lowered their criteria for students to exit English-learner support ...

China’s steady decline in global rankings of English proficiency continues to stoke debate about students’ prospects and potential risks to the country’s international competitiveness. Education ...

A record 33.2 million Hispanics in the U.S. speak English proficiently, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data. 1 In 2013, this group made up 68% of all Hispanics ...

Four-year-olds are crying, putting their heads on their desks or simply refusing to answer the questions during an English proficiency test they’re required to take in transitional kindergarten. The ...

David Feng, a 23-year-old bilingual student, embodies where government officials want Taiwan to be by 2030 to help boost the island’s competitiveness internationally. Feng can communicate fluidly with ...