When Siddhartha Jayanti sat down to write the first computer science paper in Telugu, an Indian language with approximately 100 million speakers, he realized he first had to solve a problem that had ...

A new study finds that science and social studies classes may also help young students learn English, even when those classes include difficult and technical vocabulary. The paper is published in the ...

English is considered the language of international science. But our new research reveals how important scientific knowledge in other languages is going untapped. This oversight squanders ...

English is now considered the common language, or 'lingua franca', of global science. All major scientific journals seemingly publish in English, despite the fact that their pages contain research ...

Some science words have slightly different meanings in and outside the laboratory. You might hear someone talk about the gravity of a situation. They’re not talking about the force that makes apples ...

Despite growing calls for diversity, equity and inclusion in science, a new study reveals how deep-rooted disparities continue to shape who gets to contribute to science. We surveyed 908 environmental ...

This week’s question is: What are the best ways to teach the Next Generation Science Standards to English Language Learners? In addition to having to learn a new language and adapt to a new culture, ...

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The decline of Latin and the rise of global English – science’s search for a lingua franca If you’re a working scientist and you can’t read this sentence, you’re in trouble. English isn’t the only ...

Over one-third of new conservation science documents published annually are in non-English languages, despite assumption of English as scientific 'lingua franca.' Researchers find examples of ...