Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Geneva Smitherman ended up in speech therapy in her freshman year at Wayne State University in the 1950s, when she failed a test ...

Oxford University Press and Harvard University are collaborating to create the Oxford Dictionary of African American English (ODAAE). Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Director of Harvard University's Hutchins ...

Lack of infrastructure, a poor corporate culture and bad governance. French-speaking countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are, in recent years, lagging behind their English-speaking neighbours.

African American English (AAE) is a variety of English spoken primarily, though not exclusively, by Black Americans of historical African descent. Because AAE varies from white American English (WAE) ...

Is Nigeria’s English as bad as President Ruto says? The data suggests quite the opposite. Nigeria is a leader on the continent, outperforming nearly 22 other African nations. Here is the full list of ...

South Africa’s education authorities are reviewing the school curriculum. Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has confirmed that the review will feature a focus on “decolonisation” reflecting the ...

In this article, we will take a look at the top 12 English speaking countries in Africa. English is becoming the most spoken language globally, and it seems like everyone is learning it nowadays.

Being a native English speaker is one of the major, often overlooked, advantages of contemporary working life. For a number of professions, technical expertise isn’t enough unless it’s accompanied by ...