The CEFR organises language proficiency in six levels, A1 to C2, which can be regrouped into three broad levels: Basic User, Independent User and Proficient User, and that can be further subdivided ...

Alex Rawlings was a language teacher's dream. He fell in love with languages when he was eight and learnt Greek, then German, then Dutch. Now, an undergraduate at Oxford, he is the UK's most ...

The 'Kneecap effect' has been credited with boosting Irish language popularity, with 68 per cent of sixth-year students reporting a love and appreciation for the language in a new survey. However, the ...

Towards the end of Dilip Bera's lesson the children form circles to sing and dance to the classic nursery rhyme Ring a Ring o' Roses. But when it comes to "all fall down" the children do it with a ...

“I’m not sure I can crack it,” he said hesitantly. “The subject I’ve specialised in — English Language Teaching (ELT) — isn’t even on the list of prescribed subjects. So, I’m forced to choose ...