Sunday, May 4, 2025

2024 Issues

Policy, policy, policy: a glance back at 2024

Though it seems to have come and gone so quickly, 2024 is beginning to wrap itself up in a, perhaps not-so-neat, little bow. The sector has experienced various highs and...

Review: 101 Psychological Tips

Sarah Mercer and Herbert Puchta’s 101 Psychological Tips Cambridge Handbook for Language Teachers Cambridge University Press, 2023 ISBN: 978-1-00-934370-1 This title is...

Mastering the art of professional development

Fabio Cerpelloni sits down with NILE’s Martyn Clarke to discuss the school’s MA in Professional Development for Language...

British Council’s shared services in India: smart cost-cutting or cultural misstep?

Educator and journalist William Grice shares his experience with teacher recruitment through the British Council. Last year, I was...

Lettori fight continues in the ECHR

David Petrie reports on the recent developments in the fight to secure damages for foreign lecturers in Italy. Lawyers...

Next stop: Turkey!

Trying to choose the best destination for your skills? Teacher Jonathan Smith asks: why not consider Turkey? As a novice teacher, I first came to...

The argument against exams

Are exams really a necessary evil? Fabio Cerpelloni speaks to teacher and YouTuber, Christian Saunders, to get his take. Q: Christian, you have some strong...

Historic strike vote at BC Taiwan

Teachers in Taiwan to strike for fair pay. British Council teachers, furious that their basic pay has not risen in 20 years, are to vote...

Enhancing English education in Thailand’s refugee camps

Teacher William Grice explores the challenges of teaching English to refugees in the context of the ongoing crisis in Myanmar. I recently came across an...

Read the evidence: books are best!

Should we be using digital or paper-based learning for reading comprehension? Has reading on paper had its day? After all, we’ve switched from chalk to...

General madness: the UK’s last seven days

It's been a rocky week for many, but things can only get better... In the wake of Wednesday’s announcement, the UK is suddenly staring down...
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