English might have been born in England and raised to global dominance by the United States, but a growing number of countries are now producing English speakers who rival, and in some measurable ways ...

AI fluency is emerging as a new essential skill beyond traditional English mastery. The focus on speaking and writing perfect English is slowly fading as even if you can't do it, AI can do it for you.

Abstract: In this paper, we propose a spoken English fluency scoring using Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) to learn feature extraction and scoring model jointly from raw time-domain signal input.

iBendito — no, it’s not the latest Apple product from Puerto Rico, but rather a playful nod to the beloved phrase “ay bendito,” which captures the spirit of Puerto Rico’s humor and resilience. At a ...

EF Education First has published its 2025 English Proficiency Index, ranking 123 countries and regions based on how well non-native speakers use English in practice. The results, drawn from millions ...

Have you ever called into a customer service line and known you were talking to someone 3,000 miles away? That distance is about more than physical separation; it can mean an inability to connect and ...

Discover the seven African countries where English is widely spoken, based on EF Education First’s English Proficiency Index ...