A focus on monolingualism short-changes the needs of students
International schools education driven by profit overlooks the importance of mother tongue-based multilingual education, argues Dr. Robert Phillipson
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Native English speakers need to brush up on their language skills too
The international classroom has been an uneven playing field for too long. It’s time for change, argue Zanne Gaynor and Kathryn Alevizos
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“Content must cease to be a slave to the language.”
Language classes shouldn’t be language led. CLIL shows us that concept and competences are key, argues Phil Ball
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“We should start by putting ourselves first, not our students”
Students suffer when teachers are stressed out, argues Lara Statham
We always hear that we should be putting our students first. And I believe that...
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...
English language learners need the whole linguistic picture
Anglophone countries have been struggling for years with the best way to approach phonics, argues Misty Adoniou
Anglophone countries have been struggling for years with...
