Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Features and Comment

TOEFL: Assessing the test

How does the new TOEFL Writing assess test-takers’ use of grammar? Joanna Buckle examines the test and gives her take The TOEFL has gone from being a test with an...

Global Scale of English 10 years on

As the Global Scale of English celebrates its 10-year anniversary, Mike Mayor, Senior Director for the GSE, reflects on its impact and considers how it can continue to support our teaching efforts in the future.

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...

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...

English on the airwaves

Learning English on the go? Fabio Cerpelloni chats with ELTon nominee, Luke Thompson all about his English-learning podcast. Q:...

In a league of its own: a tale of two cities

Melanie Butler examines two types of London location So, which is the best value school in London? The answer is easy: Wimbledon School of English....

These are the drivers propelling the EMI train forward

The drive to English as a Medium of Instruction is unstoppable, but teachers need support to keep it on track, argues Ernesto Macaro Virtually every...

University meets the challenge

Louis Harrison, of the Centre for English Language Education (CELE), tells us the secret of Nottingham’s EAP success Nottingham has a gold star in the...

UK international education writes letter to Boris Johnson

Shortly after the election of the new Conservative government in the UK a group of seven British organisations involved in international education signed an...

Where are all the native speakers?

Melanie Butler asks why international schools have swallowed the native speaker myth International schools are the latest employers to face a shortage of native English...

Top marks for Masters

Melanie Butler looks at the metrics that can help you choose your course What information does a teacher need to choose the best Masters course?...
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