Tuesday, June 3, 2025

2021 Issues

Surge in those applying to teach in Israel

Despite the Covid pandemic, there were more applications than ever to teach this year on TALMA, the Israel Program for Excellence in English, according to the Jerusalem Post. TALMA offers...

American, sigh

Like the idea of a cultural exchange and fancy a two-week summer break teaching English in Poland? It...

Jabbing words

Every year, vaunted English language dictionaries choose their word of the year and they tend to sum up...

Teaching English from scratch

In Maharashtra, the second largest state by population in India and home of Mumbai, the government is bringing...

Music man

Nigel Paramor has been involved in ELT for over 35 years. He  taught in Hong Kong for four...

Indian linguists popular in France

One hundred and fifteen years ago, France’s Education Ministry launched the Assistant d’anglais (English language assistants) programme. The initiative brings native English speakers from...

Crim caught in Catalonia

As previously reported by EL Gazette (‘A name changer’, 28 April 2021), the ease by which it’s possible to change your name makes it...

Minimum wage hike to hit UK summer courses

UK residential summer schools face a massive rise in staff costs this summer with minimum wage rates rising up to 23% since 2019, the...

Teacher of the Year

The Global Teacher Prize was initiated to recognise and raise the status of teachers, while rewarding those who provide the very best education. It...

Sporting English

Sport could be seen as an international language – after all, a goal is a goal however you say it – but what about...

Free English

Altruism is alive and well in Singapore, as author and entrepreneur Tina Yuan proves by offering free English language classes to Vietnamese people there. Born...
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