English speaking work permit policy for Bermuda
The government of the Caribbean island of Bermuda is currently implementing a policy that requires English language tests for foreign workers, following a public...
British Council boot camp boosts Thai teachers’ use of English
OVER 15,000 Thai teachers are now using English more often in their classes, following a three week ‘boot camp’ run by the British Council....
Demand for EFL growing in Cuba
Demand for English language courses for adults continues to grow in Cuba.
English teacher Jorge Rodriguez, who works in a state-run language school in Havana,...
Inlingua Florida forced to close
Nine Inlingua language centres in Florida closed ‘abruptly’ in November, stranding over 500 students. Staff remain unpaid and students appear to have lost the...
‘English is not a foreign language in Quebec,’ says Quebec’s new premier
The 'Fleurdelise', the flag of the majority Francophone Canadian province of Quebec, here seen flying in downtown Montreal. Image: Wikimedia Commons, Creative Commons Licence
‘English...
‘Northern Cyprus’ warning to Zimbabweans
The flag of the 'Turkish Republic of North Cyprus' (right) and the only nation to recognise it - the Republic of Turkey - (left),...
