Gesture gives memory a hand
Presenting new words with accompanying gestures activates deeper brain processing in the learner, resulting in better retention, report Manuela Macedonia and colleagues at Universities...
Don’t dub and improve your English
Countries which use subtitles score higher on tests, according to European researchers
Watching English-language films and TV with subtitles rather than being dubbed may increase...
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...
Politics plays a part in Spanish CLIL
Did you stay up all night? We’re not talking about the elections to the European parliament. We’re referring to the elections for the Corts...
Give us more global English say teachers
The continued focus on native speaker standards in language testing and materials were identified as the main obstacles to incorporating Global English Language Teaching...
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...
