English through the news

Rachel and Pasha, 40, welcomed their daughter, whose full name is Maven Aria Riley Kovaleva, on 15 December, two weeks after her due date. Prior to her arrival, the couple eloped to Las Vegas in May last year, shortly after announcing that they were expecting a baby. … [Read more...] about Rachel Riley shares exciting news after celebrating special milestone with Pasha Kovalev

The implications are profound: This may partially explain where some early stereotypes about gender and work come from. Children as young as 2 exercise these biases, which cannot be explained by kids’ lived experiences (such as their own parents’ jobs, or seeing, say, many female nurses). The results could also be useful in combatting algorithmic bias. … [Read more...] about These are the most gender-biased languages in the world (hint: English has a problem)

The rule had been seen to favor bigger clubs with more depth in their squads. A maximum seven substitutes will be allowed on the bench but only three can be brought on when the new season begins around Sept. 12. … [Read more...] about English Premier League reverts to maximum 3 substitutions

Hanoi (VNA) - The US sending Peace Corps Volunteers to teach English in Vietnam will contribute to promoting the comprehensive partnership between the two countries as well as educational cooperation and people-to-people exchanges, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang has said. At a regular press conference on August 6 in Hanoi, Hang explained that Vietnam and the US on July 10 officially signed an agreement on English teaching of the Peace Corps programme based on the Vietnam-US framework agreement signed in 2016. The agreement prescribes the scope of cooperation, the number of volunteers to be sent to Vietnam in the first two years, the type of educational institutions where the volunteers will work, and their activities, she added. It is among the important activities marking the 25th anniversary of Vietnam-US diplomatic ties, according to Hang./. … [Read more...] about US volunteers teaching English to help boost ties

Lê Thị Thúy, deputy principal of the Đà Nẵng University of Medical Technology and Pharmacy, told Tuổi trẻ that the university management board was very surprised because, after only one day of informing students about the campaign, more than 400 volunteered to join. … [Read more...] about Students volunteer to fight pandemic in Đà Nẵng