Algorithm provides personalised feedback for trainee teachers
An artificial neural network can be trained to provide effective feedback on trainee teachers’ diagnostic reasoning, according to Michail Sailer and colleagues in Germany...
English medium instruction may have negative learning outcomes for students
Students taking a course in English performed worse than their counterparts taking the same course in their native language, according to a new study.
The...
ChatGPT language learning
Friend or foe? ChatGPT as a language teaching assistant.
The new generation chatbot, ChatGPT, can be a valuable aid to language learning. However, there are...
Bilingual babies
Babies unfazed by language switching.
Bilingual babies are not confused when individual speakers switch languages, according to new research from Esther Schott and colleagues at...
News in Numbers: Which languages are most popular in English schools?
In their new Language Trends 2023 report, the British Council have surveyed 1300 primary, secondary, and independent schools in England to discover which languages...
British Council: “Agents and schools play an increasing role in international undergraduate student recruitment”
The British Council has launched a new study into pathways for international undergraduate recruitment. The study analyses data from UCAS apply centres in the...
