One of the challenges for teachers of foreign languages is preparing students for exams which focus on grammar. Many teachers ...

Language proficiency assessment encompasses a diverse range of methodologies designed to evaluate an individual’s communicative abilities, from grammatical precision to the dynamic management of ...

Pragmatic competence—the ability to navigate the subtleties of social and cultural language use—remains a pivotal area in second language acquisition research. This aspect of language proficiency ...

The Center for Language Studies will sponsor a new Certificate in Intercultural Competence that will allow students to formally synthesize their language and experiential learning into a cohesive ...

An interaction between a professor and an Arab student reveals how tricky cultural differences can be in Malaysia’s universities. “Why are you so quiet?” the professor asks, puzzled by the student’s ...

Happy New Year to all! My last column focused on preparing a career-life agenda for 2010 and taking the time to reflect on your 2009 achievements in order to hit the street running in the new decade.

Language proficiency has three key impacts: • Safety: clear understanding of instructions and emergency procedures. • ...