Lured to teach in China by agents’ promise, South African teens detained and deported
Nearly 100 young South Africans were detained by Chinese authorities in the second half of 2018, South Africa’s foreign ministry had confirmed. Most were...
Dublin college closes owing €1 million
Grafton College, Dublin, which closed suddenly on 5 December 2018 owing 23 teachers one month’s pay, made losses of €507,000 in 2017 and had...
1500 turn up for ELL training in Oklahoma
Over 100 trainers ran 92 workshops for 1500 public sector school teachers in a one-day event in Oklahoma.
The mass training day, designed to help...
‘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...
Malaysian student sues teacher for missing classes
Flag of Malaysia (left) and flag of the Malaysian State of Sabah (right). Image: Government of Sabah
In the first case of its kind, a...
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...
