Labour's shadow education secretary Stephen Twigg warned that it was important that Michael Gove did not downgrade teaching of speaking skills in England's schools.

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After earning my PhD. in literature and rhetoric, I spent a number of years teaching Shakespeare and Public Speaking at the University of Virginia, Lehigh University, and Princeton University.

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After earning his PhD. in literature and rhetoric, Nick spent a number of years teaching Shakespeare and Public Speaking at the University of Virginia, Lehigh University, and Princeton University.

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In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Mr. Chakravorti, 52, spoke about the type of student the program attracts, teaching global business and why speaking the local language matters.

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The military uses computer games for everything from teaching squad tactics and treating PTSD to speaking conversational Pashto and how to conduct a counterinsurgency campaign.

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The study found that the further advantage for Gaelic-speaking children may have been due to the formal teaching of the language and its extensive literature.

BBC: Bilingual children 'better at problem-solving skills'

The teaching of literacy primarily focuses on reading, writing, speaking and listening, in order to encourage students to read, comprehend, reflect on their social experiences and use the language as an instrument of knowledge-seeking.

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The author of "Teaching Digital Natives, " whose success pushed him onto the speaking circuit, says the explosion of technology over the last 10 years is just the start of a symbiotic new world.

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The Education Secretary, David Blunkett, said on Sunday that he would be speaking to the Office for Standards in Education about evaluating the effectiveness of single sex teaching of some subjects in co-educational schools.

BBC: Single sex classes 'not the answer'