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...
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....
