by Oxford University Press | Nov 22, 2022 | News, Schools News
Make them love doing homework! Language is a thought and communication tool, as well as a cultural and visual way for people to make sense of their surroundings. Learning to use language effectively allows students to gain knowledge, express their identity,...
by Oxford University Press | Sep 29, 2021 | Higher Education Video, Higher Education News
This is the story of Albert Sydney Hornby and the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Behind the dictionary’s creation is the fascinating story of a ‘simple teacher’ with a brilliant mind, whose passion for language teaching changed the way the world learns English....
by Oxford University Press | Sep 6, 2017 | Dictionaries
Exciting news for South African learners, parents and teachers is that Oxford University Press South Africa is poised to publish the eagerly awaited second edition of its hugely successful Afrikaans-Engels English-Afrikaans Skoolwoordeboek School Dictionary. In...
by Oxford University Press | Feb 16, 2017 | Higher Education News, Dictionaries, Schools News
So English is not your first language? Not to worry. Having a conversation does not mean that you have to produce perfectly formed sentences all the time. Make use of the phrases below to keep the conversation going even if you do not know the exact word for...
by Oxford University Press | Nov 22, 2016 | Dictionaries
Some words are just tricky to pronounce correctly. Different people say them differently: some are convinced their way is the right way; and others are never sure if they are saying them correctly. Here’s a cheat sheet for some of the more common ones.
by Oxford University Press | Oct 4, 2016 | Dictionaries
You might have thought you knew what these phrases really meant, but you might have been mistaken…
by Oxford University Press | Sep 28, 2015 | Higher Education News
While it is certainly old and established, English is certainly far from being a pure language (very few are). Here’s a look at words from other languages which have been adopted by English.
by Oxford University Press | Aug 17, 2015 | Dictionaries
Both the status and vocabulary of South African English and local perceptions of English in South Africa have changed substantially in the last decade or two. English now ranks with ten other designated official languages for South Africa. It remains the home language...