Blog - All About English

Often “divided by a common language”, there have been many humorous misunderstandings between speakers of American and British English. United Kingdom folks often find the way Americans speak quite funny, and the opposite is often true, as well. So much has changed

There are new words introduced continuously into the English language that are eventually added to dictionaries and become part of our everyday vocabulary. All of the major English dictionaries recently added special, coronavirus-related updates, giving us a glimpse into how language can

Language is a mirror of the people who use it, and a reflection of their culture, mentality, technology and other developments affecting their lives. Technological development rapidly accelerated in the last few decades, and now it’s hard for us to imagine our

Would today’s teens understand these words that were popular in the 80s? What do these words or phrases mean and what would we say instead today? Keep in mind that some of them are still used, but differently than these 80s slang

As part of Helen Doron Educational Group’s celebrating 35 years, British linguist, academic, author, and Helen’s former professor,  David Crystal, weighs in on some of the more interesting changes in the English language during that time. Who knows what new terms and

Award-winning global franchise adds enrichment Playgroup and educational Childcare For parents looking for a quality, multifaceted learning environment for their young children in the mornings, Helen Doron Educational Group recently introduced a new educational programme, including two main options for young children.

Recently, our very own Helen Doron was a guest speaker at the renowned EdCrunch Conference in Moscow, Russia. There she spoke on several panels and delivered a master class entitled, ‘Bilinguals: How to teach a child to speak several languages, easily and

This blog is part two in a discussion on language development in children and how they can easily learn a second, third – even fourth language. In this second part of our discussion, we’ll start off by looking at the importance of

I’d like to discuss language development in children and how kids can easily learn a second, third – even fourth language. Now children are absolutely amazing; they are limited only by what we can present to them in a systematic manner. In

Healthy Food Choices for Your Child – Debunking the “milk myth.” Many of us were raised on dairy products and our mothers were told, and believed, that milk is nature’s perfect food. Research, however, is showing that this isn’t the case. The

Sanja Župan Vuković from Zagreb, Croatia grew up in a home where learning new cultures and languages were part of life. Her mother is an English teacher and “spoke English to us from very early on so we often spoke English amongst

Children all over the world can enjoy their summer learning English with Kangi the kangaroo and friends—with more than 100 free games, design-your-own-avatars and more than 70 videos. Just in time for the summer holiday, the Helen Doron Group, an international leader

Teens learning English to benefit from new website featuring interactive content, games, quizzes and a popular radio station. With more than 48,000 fans in 200 countries, Helen Doron Radio, the English as a Foreign Language (EFL) online radio station has become a

International campaign stimulates literacy for children around the world. Here are the winners!

“First of all, don’t worry. This is a completely normal reaction and I hear this from almost all parents who raise their children bilingual where English is not the native language of the country.