Not every academic is a grammar geek. Yet most of us have pet peeves that tend to irk us when we spot them in our students’ work. And we’re spotting them more than ever, thanks to the hit that ...

07:45, Mon, Oct 26, 2015 Updated: 08:02, Mon, Oct 26, 2015 A special course has been developed so teachers can prepare almost 200,000 primary school leavers for a rigorous English test next summer ...

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Dave Robles, an elementary school teacher from New York City, uses rap beats to help his students learn grammar lessons. Keeping kids' attention is a huge challenge for any teacher. At St. Charles ...

I too worship semicolons, as used, beautifully and effectively by Anjana Ahuja in, “Semicolons bring drama; that’s why I love them” (Opinion, May 24). I use them profusely in my formal as well as ...