'Robot' computer to mark English exams in UKSeptember 25th, 2009 LONDON - Computers are to be used to mark English tests set by the parent company of one of England's main exam boards. Pearson, the American-based parent company of Edexcel, is introducing the artificial intelligence-based, automated marking of exam essays in Britain next month.
Toddlers can learn second language at 20 monthsSeptember 9th, 2009 LONDON - Toddlers are able to learn a second language from the age of 20 months, just as they are still learning their own native tongue, says a new study. At that age the tots' minds are developed enough to learn basic language skills but are not sufficiently tuned in to one language ahead of another.
Outspoken pupils perform betterSeptember 4th, 2009 LONDON - A new study has given kids the perfect excuse to throw traditional classroom adage "Sit quietly then teacher will begin" out of the window: Outspoken children learn more. Edinburgh University academics claimed that encouraging youngsters to speak out in class could be a more effective way for them to learn, reports The Scotsman.
20 pct Brit primary school kids fail English examAugust 5th, 2009 LONDON - A new survey has revealed that 20 per cent of Brit primary school kids have failed in their English exam this year, with SATs results falling for the first time since testing began. It was also revealed that about 115,000 pupils will move up to secondary education next month, at least two years behind their classmates.
Two brit schoolgirls accuse teacher's husband of sexual assaultAugust 4th, 2009 LONDON - Two Brit schoolgirls have accused their teacher's husband for sexually assaulting them. When the girls' teacher showed her class a picture of her husband, one of her pupils recognised him as the man who had allegedly sexually assaulted her, Exeter Crown Court heard.
Plain English campaigners call technical jargon new threat to languageJuly 26th, 2009 LONDON - The way text messages are composed using technological jargon and abbreviations is a new threat to clear language, the Plain English Campaign has warned on its 30th anniversary. The organisation likens incomprehensible instruction manuals and the 'text speak' associated with mobile phones and the internet to the hard-to-understand legal language of 'small print'.
English teacher sacked for using real students' names in sex bookMay 28th, 2009 LONDON - Using the names of real pupils in a sexy novel has cost an English teacher her job. Leonora Rustamova, 39, has been suspended for writing the Internet novel 'Stop! Don't Read This', which also describes drug dealing and underage boozing.
Pre-schoolers pick up language faster in classmates' presenceMay 15th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Pre-schoolers pick up language faster in the presence of classmates with better linguistic skills. Of course, they also learn how to speak and understand language by the way their parents at home and teachers at school speak.
'One-millionth word to be added to English language in June'May 7th, 2009 LONDON - Linguistic experts have revealed that the one-millionth word will be added to the English language next month. The experts say since English has become the world's main language, new words are being introduced at the rate of 14.7 a day, reports The Sun.
Mind your language, Amartya Sen tells Mulayam Singh YadavApril 20th, 2009 LONDON - Nobel laureate Amartya Sen Monday criticised Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav's campaign pledge to banish the use of English in Uttar Pradesh, saying such a move would only deepen existing divisions between the haves and have-nots in the state. 'I don't know what Mulayam Singh Yadav has in mind...
English important even to Hindi-speaking poorApril 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - If the Samajwadi Party thought that its anti-English and anti-computer stance will strike a chord with the Hindi-speaking poor, it may have to do a re-think. Many from poorer sections of the society maintain that the language was 'all too important'.
A British school where students speak 64 languagesApril 1st, 2009 LONDON - Students speak 64 languages at one of Britain's most multi-cultural schools with majority of them not speaking English, the native language of the country. our in five children at Woodside High in north London do not peak English as their first language
he Daily Star reports that many arrive at the school gates in Tottenham for the first time with virtually no understanding of our native tongue.
Customers must speak English, says postmaster from Sri LankaMarch 20th, 2009 LONDON - A British postmaster born in Sri Lanka has caused a stir by declaring that he will refuse to serve customers in his shop if they do not speak English. Deva Kumarasiri, who came to Britain from Sri Lanka 18 years ago, runs the Sneinton Boulevard Post Office in Nottingham, central Britain.
Migrant postmaster denies stamps to non-English speaking customersMarch 19th, 2009 LONDON - Customers who cannot speak English will not get stamps. At least that's what an immigrant postmaster would have you believe.
Kylie Minogue to co-host Brit AwardsJanuary 18th, 2009 LONDON - Australian pop singer-songwriter and occasional actress Kylie Minogue is to co-host the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop music awards, also known as Brit Awards. Minogue will take to the stage alongside English actors James Corden and Mathew Horne at London's Earl's Court Feb 18, reports contactmusic.com.
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