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.

India is actively pursuing a decolonisation agenda, moving beyond English's historical dominance. This initiative, championed by PM Modi, aims to revive indigenous knowledge systems and promote ...

Bengaluru’s ‘language imposition’ debate is back in the online discussions, and this time, it was a Tamil man who allegedly ended up feeling alienated among his ‘Hindi speaking colleagues’. Taking to ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Pronunciation accuracy may not be the most important thing for making non-native English speakers easier to understand, but rather it is their fluency, including fewer pauses, ...

In his 1913 play Pygmalion, George Bernard Shaw wrote: “It is impossible for an Englishman to open his mouth without making some other Englishman hate or despise him.” While Shaw was referring to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I help leaders communicate and collaborate with a global workforce. Mar 09, 2021, 08:16am EST Mar 09, 2021, 08:16am EST This ...