Tuesday, June 24, 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...

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...

EC London teachers in strike ballot

The first-ever strike ballot in the UK’s private TEFL sector is underway. Teachers at EC English London, members of...

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...

US changes student visa rules – again!

In July we reported that US federal Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) had ‘rescinded’ its earlier ban on international students following online courses. Days...

MPs call for help as third of UK Language schools face closure

An estimated thirty per cent of UK language schools are not expected to survive the summer, British parliamentarians heard during a debate on the...

Disney English closes its doors

Disney English, a chain of 25 English language schools for young learners in six Chinese cities, closed for business in late June, as schools...

US backs down on ban on online courses for international students

Led by Harvard and MIT, an alliance of US universities, state governments and business interests have succeeded in forcing the US government to drop...

TEFL Workers’ Union surveys UK teachers

Data from a London-based TEFL Workers’ Union survey of UK staff experiences of language schools’ responses to coronavirus has been shown to the Gazette...

Paying attention to bilingual babies

Babies in bilingual homes adapt by switching attention more easily and more often, according to a study from Anglia Ruskin University, UK. Two groups of...
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