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Coventry University’s joint institution in Hainan sees first students graduate

Coventry University is celebrating the graduation of the first students from its joint institute in China - and is planning to teach more students overseas in their home countries.

Cambridge researcher scoops top dissertation prize

Cambridge University Press & Assessment’s Dr Nick Glasson has won the Jacqueline Ross TOEFL Dissertation Award for his...

Language professionals challenge “native” requirement in hiring

Open letter to Council of Europe demands clarity. After months of collaboration, educators Vincent Richard, Ana Jovic, Meri Maroutian...

British author’s interactive novel to benefit English language learners

Best-selling author Saviour Pirotta will co-create his latest novel, The Case of the Blue Mask, with thousands of...

BPL receives national grant for English language learning

BPL has received a $500,000 grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York as part of the foundation’s Libraries as Pillars of Education and Democracy initiative.

Australia mourns Aiia

Aiia Maasarwe was studying English at La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia, when she was raped and murdered. A 20-year-old man has been charged. In...

…as ICE rounds up TOEFL test cheats

Agents of US Customs and Immigration Enforcement (ICE) have arrested five US nationals of Chinese origin in connection with an impersonation scam. The suspects are...

Hundreds held in fake Uni sting…

The ‘University of Farmington’ in Michigan was closed at the end of January when a federal indictment was unsealed, revealing that the institution, operating...

‘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...

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....
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