Thursday, June 26, 2025

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Cambridge researcher scoops top dissertation prize

Cambridge University Press & Assessment’s Dr Nick Glasson has won the Jacqueline Ross TOEFL Dissertation Award for his doctoral dissertation in the field of language assessment. Glasson, a PhD graduate...

Statement from EC London on teachers’ strike ballot

Following EL Gazette's report on the strike ballot among teachers at EC London, the school has issued a...

UK-EU reset deal “promising” for UK ELT

A new agreement signals promising changes for UK ELT, including the exploration of a youth mobility scheme and...

Immigration white paper reveals tougher English language rules

The government’s immigration white paper published today (Monday 12 May) confirms plans to tighten English tests for all...

EC London visit a milestone moment

Malta’s High Commissioner visits EC London as school marks 20 years.  EC English Language Centres welcomed His Excellency Prof....

English top of extracurricular classes in Spain

Parents in Spain are spending up to €350 per child for extracurricular tutoring. The number one skill the students are being taught in this...

Lack of housing affects student numbers in New Zealand

New Zealand, like the rest of the world, is beginning to see a real bounce-back, post-pandemic, in student numbers. But, like the rest of...

Business licences revoked India

This month saw the business licences of 239 immigration consultants and 129 IELTS preparation centres in the Punjab region of India revoked. None of...

Tokyo invests in English

Tokyo is investing in its teenagers’ English and an exchange programme with overseas teenagers, reports The Mainichi, Japan’s national daily newspaper. The city’s 2023 budget...

Meaning more important than pronunciatilon

Your non-native English-speaking friend mispronounces words? Or their grammar is a bit wonky? Don’t be tempted to correct them, as you won’t be doing...

Valencia fails to pay its foreign teachers – again

Just before Christmas, 1.400 foreign English language teaching assistants in Valencia, Spain, who hadn’t paid since the school year began in October, were still...
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