What’s the most effective way to learn English? It’s a question that has perplexed linguists for years – and one that four of us got to chew over on a panel at this month’s ASU+GSV conference in San Diego. For those not familiar with the conference, it seeks to be “the industry catalyst ... around raising learning and career outcomes through scaled innovation.” Think edtech. Think augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), Artificial Intelligence (AI). Think Metaverse.