Saturday, June 7, 2025

2022 Issues

Mediation skills in the English language classroom

We all have to take information, understand it and then explain it to others. Although it may be second nature to many, it takes a unique set of skills...

Dictionary definition sparks global culture clash

The Cambridge English Dictionary has hit the global headlines by adding an extra meaning to the definition of...

English key to tackling UK’s skills shortage

The double whammy of Brexit and the Covid pandemic has conspired to leave the United Kingdom with a...

English to be taught in Jerusalem pre-schools

A pilot programme to teach English in 50 of Jerusalem’s kindergartens will begin next spring, according to The...

Indiana wants you

The teacher shortage is being felt all over the world, but the state of Indiana, in the US,...

Taiwan turns to Philippines for teachers

More Filipino English language teachers are needed on the island of Taiwan, according to the representative of the Taipei Education and Cultural Office, Peiying...

Online English learning to fill coffers

The online English language learning market is forecast to be worth a staggering US$31.81 billion within seven years’ time.  According to the Online Language Learning...

Backlash to proposal to cut English in Chinese schools rumbles on

Days after the National People’s Congress asked for less time to be spent on learning English in school, China’s netizens are still in uproar,...

China’s Ministry of Education is pro English learning

China Daily has now published the Chinese government’s reaction to the proposal that the time spent studying English in state schools should remain at...

Jamaican teacher wants to bring it home

One of this year’s recipients of a Chevening Scholarship is Venice Irving, from Kingston, Jamaica. Chevening is the UK Government’s international scholarships and fellowships...

Sterling crisis favours UK unis, but not yet language schools

“This is good news for international students,” one commentator on the woes of the pound, told Singapore’s Straight Times, noting this was around the...
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