Thursday, May 1, 2025

August 2021

Sad news

Noor Ahmad Amiri, 26, who worked as an English teacher with the British Council at what was dubbed ‘the Sandhurst of Afghanistan’ died after being shot in the neck...

Stock shock

It seems that China’s crackdown on those trying to make money from education may have now extended to...

Duolingo floats

The phenomenally successful language learning app Duolingo has gone public. Is it worth buying shares? It’s world-wide success is...

English teachers ‘abandoned’ in Afghanistan

A number of British Council workers in Afghanistan's regions, who were employed to promote English values and the...

Students stranded in Ireland as agency makes off with their money

Gardai, the Irish police force, are investigating a potential fraud involving at least €250,000 of fees paid by...

Covid cluster hits California EFL campus

A cluster of some 46 English language students has been confirmed positive for Covid-19 in the California university town of Santa Barbara. The affected...

Paws for thought

PAW Patrol:The Movie is the under-sevens’ blockbuster due to hit the silver screen this week and it’s also on course to support three to...

China bans off-shore online tutors

Tens of thousand of online teachers stand to lose their classes as Chinese companies pull out of the market for under-16s. One-to one giant...

More good news

Heralding good news for the English language sector, the UK’s Department of Education has confirmed that students under 18 years of age arriving from...

Green for go

Good news for overseas students hoping to study in England this autumn – and for the schools here offering ESL – is the country’s latest...

Online learning boom

The worldwide online English-language learning market will be worth around €8.4 billion this year, according to Polish online language-learning platform startup Novakid. And, within...
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