UK: schools restrict enrolment due to bed shortages
Residential and homestay shortages stopped around 6000 students from enrolling in UK schools last year.
Around two-thirds of ELT centres restricted their student intake last...
Learning grammar in adulthood
Young tortoises and old hares?
Given Hartshorne et al’s study finding that the ability to learn grammar decreases from late adolescence, the question is: what...
News in numbers: international students contribute $31 billion to Canadian economy
Analysis from Global Affairs Canada (GAC) estimates the total GDP contribution of international students was $30.9 billion (US$22.6 billion, £17.6 billion) in 2022.
The report...
Language acquisition has a critical window…
…but it stays open longer than expected.
The ability of native and non-native English speakers to learn English grammar is stable to age 17 then...
UK: rise in Minimum Income Requirement may be unlawful
The continued rise in MIR is keeping British Citizens from returning home with their families.
A legal challenge to the dramatic increase in Minimum Income...
What a Labour victory would mean for UK ELT
The short answer: not much.
As the UK takes to the polls today, various news outlets predict a ‘landslide’ victory for the Labour party. But...
