Issue 465 - May/Jun 2019
Mother and son win battle with school
Two English language teachers – a mother and son – who resisted unfair contracts at their Japanese eikaiwa (English conversation school) have won huge...
Alan Maley’s 50 Creative Activities
Alan Maley
Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 978-1-10-845776-7
Creativity involves aspects of innovation, quality and relevance. We recognise it, even if it is difficult to define. The activities...
Demand grows for year-round young learner provision
Stick with the specialist schools says Melanie Butler
The demand for year-round courses for groups of young learners is growing across Europe, most strongly in...
Irish eye a Brexit bounce for ELT
Figures recently released by language schools’ association Marketing English in Ireland (MEI), show that the sector’s total student enrolments for 2018 was just over...
We know it makes sense
Multisensory learning benefits students of all abilities and is an excellent way for teachers to introduce inclusive practises, says Anne Margaret Smith
Inclusion’ and ‘inclusive...
Academic excellence comes at a cost
Melanie Butler finds great CLIL summer courses, but choose with care
The demand from the CLIL countries is clear: they want summer courses with Content...
