News in Brief
TANZANIA: Tanzania will retain English as “the language of instruction in schools,” Prof Joyce Ndalichako, minister of education for the East African country, confirmed....
Global perspective
The Gazette editorial team’s selection of ELT news from around the world
JAPAN:
An investigation by Japanese newspaper Mainichi Shimbun reveals that 13 of the country’s...
Global perspective
The Gazette editorial team’s selection of ELT news from around the world
IRAN:
The British Council has confirmed that it is “sadly, highly likely” that the...
Japanese chain slashes one-to-one school sites
The Coco Juku English language school chain closed 51 of its 72 schools across Japan on 31 March. The chain’s owner, the Nichii Gakkan...
Tall tales to tempt learners
The Japanese government is getting into the anime business, with the publication of a new book featuring a Japanese schoolgirl, a swordsman and a...
Mother and son win battle with school
Two English language teachers – a mother and son – who resisted unfair contracts at their Japanese eikaiwa (English conversation school) have won huge...
