Lawmakers in New Zealand have passed a bill to make English one of the country’s official languages.

Passing of bill gives English same status as Māori and sign language but, with it already spoken by 95% of country, critics call it ‘a pointless exercise’ ...

Te reo Māori has had to fight for recognition after generations of suppression, while English has long dominated life in Aotearoa, professor Rawinia Higgins says.

“Official” is a very English word. It has its roots in the Old French “oficial” and the Latin “officialis,” and now — thanks to a new Trump executive order — describes the status of the English ...

New Zealand’s new English Language Act makes English the country’s third statutory official language alongside Te Reo Māori and New Zealand Sign Language. Government advisers said there was ‘zero evid ...

The Migration Policy Institute found 35 states and the District of Columbia offer native language assessments.

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 ...

Imagine living in a nation where you, a member of the majority, are unable to read the label of the medicine you must give your child, the menu at a local restaurant or even the warning signs of the ...