China outlaws profit-making private tuition
China has made it illegal for companies to make a profit from after-school tuition services for school-age children. Although mainly aimed at the academic...
Plane talking
On 22 July, 100 English language students, all of whom had tested positive for Covid, boarded the first medical evacuation flight from Malta to...
Sign language
An unemployed English teacher in Mexico City took to the streets of his home town with a sign offering lessons for just 15 pesos...
Students and teachers protest as Ireland opens language schools
As Irish language schools were permitted to open their doors for in-person teaching on 19 July, a small group of teachers and students marched...
More unis choosing Duolingo
The University of Illinois has added the Duolingo online English test to its roster of accepted exams to prove proficiency for entrance for 2022...
Korean numbers
North Koreans beat their South Korean peers at TOEFL IBT in 2020, averaging 87 points the US-owned English language test, which is the international...
