AFTER talking about vocabulary and grammar, we now turn this week to the phonology of Philippine English, or the distinctive pronunciation of English in the Philippines. Certainly, when a Filipino ...

PHILIPPINE English is one of the earliest varieties to ever be investigated. The late Prof. Braj Kachru's first article on Indian English titled "The Indianness of Indian English" was published in ...

Last month, a group of educators, scholars and other prominent individuals filed a petition in the Supreme Court questioning the policies of the government which mandate the use of English as medium ...

LAST year, around New Year’s Day, I drew up a language and linguistics agenda for the Philippines for 2025. I thought of ...

Philippine English is a variety of English with differences in vocabulary and use. Some words are taken from Tagalog, so they are unfamiliar to speakers of other varieties of English. Sometimes the ...

FILIPINO English-language influencer Alvin Santos (@pepe_word_smith) recently documented his IELTS test experience at the British Council, where he highlighted a security guard’s correct usage of ...

In the Philippines, English language courses come with poolside classrooms, field trips to the beach, and instructors doubling as tour guides. English is widely spoken in the former American colony, ...

MANILA, Philippines, Jan. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Pearson (FTSE: PSON.L), the world's lifelong learning company, today released results from test takers in the Philippines as part of the Pearson ...