Thursday, June 12, 2025

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ENACT app brings world cultures to classrooms

Free "Around the World Club" package from Newcastle University distributed to schools worldwide. Helping to integrate children from all backgrounds by providing interactive learning experiences about world cultures, activities, and...

British Council launches second year of Action Research programme

The British Council has launched the second year of its Action Research programme, awarding grants to thirteen new researchers. 

What’s the point of polite-isms?

Trinity College London reveals gap between recognising the importance of politeness strategies and implementing them in classroom settings. A...

Fluency sounds smoother with simple language, study shows

Researchers find that using everyday phrasal expressions boosts fluency perception more than rare phrases in foreign language speech.

Teach your children well

First language literacy skills enhance second language learning. Early enhancement of reading skills in Spanish translates to improved English...

An island of growth

How Malta's recovery outperformed all other destinations in 2023. Malta’s post-pandemic recovery is one of the remarkable success stories in the ELT sector. Global recovery was...

Singing from the same song book

Technology can enhance the use of music in language learning. Combining the use of music and technology during English language learning improves students’ academic achievement,...

Mapping SCAMPERing

Guidance can improve brainstorming techniques for essay writing. Brainstorming techniques improve creativity in writing tasks, especially with additional structured guidance, according to a study by...

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...

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...

The key to a world of opportunities

How does English shape both our professional and personal lives? Pearson’s Mike Mayor explores the impact of English around the world. In today’s interconnected world,...
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