Language learning is big business. In India, the socio-economic status in society is approximately in line with a person's fluency in English, and for millions, proficiency in this language has come ...

As India positions itself as the world's next big supplier of skilled manpower, one question looms large-can we truly go global without speaking the global language? In a recent talk, Emma from ...

“To even to enquire about taking a language course – it takes a lot of courage,” says Barbara Dick at New York Language Center, and she is well placed to comment. Dick is the executive director of a ...

“Those who speak English will soon feel ashamed,” Home Minister Amit Shah said last month, igniting a heated debate about national identity and social mobility in the polyglot nation of 1.4 billion.

Dr Rishikesh Tewari becomes first English-language writer to receive Oxford's Lifetime Achievement Award. The honour ...