We use language to communicate everything that’s important to us, everything we want others to know. We use language to tell stories that convey the meaning and truth we live by. Language can also be ...

This type of language can be either objective or subjective. Objective language includes making verifiable statements. Some ...

When it comes to communication, words get it done. Words can sell, excite, inflame, prompt sacrifice, mend hearts, and that’s not even the beginning. People remember leaders for their words. The right ...

Language learning is often a daunting prospect. Many of us wish we had learned a language to a higher level at school. But ...

Sign up for The Media Today, CJR’s daily newsletter. Can there be a political writer who has not fallen in love with George Orwell’s 1946 essay, “Politics and ...

Last fall one of Chanea Bond’s ninth grade students told her that he was going to “SOB” next semester. She was confused. A quick Google search didn’t yield a definition that made sense to Bond. So, ...

Category Design is a game of thinking. You are responsible for changing the way a reader, customer, consumer, or user “thinks.” And you are successful when you’ve moved their thinking from the old way ...

Over ten percent of the student population in the United States is comprised of English Language Learners. Given that reality, the role of a student’s home language merits discussion. Use of students’ ...