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Issue 466 - Sep 2019

In summary

Melanie Butler explains how we calculate the rankings The EL Gazette rankings are based entirely on the summary statements published by the British Council. The statements appear on the bottom...

Set Your Mind to the Test

Teaching IELTS is a long way from the idealised world of CELTA. It needs a different approach, Greg...

Is the right brain key to better language learning?

The right brain hemisphere is more important for language learning than we thought, a team of researchers at...

Murphy is Still the Answer to a Teacher’s Prayer

Wayne Trotman looks at the latest English Grammar in Use ENGLISH GRAMMAR IN USE 5TH EDITION Edited by Raymond...

UK Language Centre Rankings 2019

The EL Gazette Centres of Excellence for 2019 (the top 150 language centres in the UK) are reported...

We don’t need no education

The Irish government say EFL should be part of education not tourism. As parents, we agree, say Melanie Butler and Ron Ragsdale The student experience...

Three cheers for British EFL

Across all sectors, the UK’s language centres are improving, based on the latest reports from the British Council inspectors, reports Melanie Butler Welcome to our...

Teach Uni in East Asia

Lisa Magloff looks into the benefits and drawbacks of university teaching in the region Teaching in a university in China, Japan or South Korea can...

Wanted: Tefl teachers to retrain for jobs in British international schools

Colin Bell has a long history with English-Language teaching. “I did a CELTA in 1997 in London, so it’s my first profession.’’ The head...

Business Partner B2

I. Dubicka, M. Rosenberg, B. Dignen, M. Hogan, L. Wright Pearson ISBN: 978-1-29-223356-7 This extensive business-English coursebook focuses on ‘workplace English’ and covers both communication and business...

Recipes for Success in Language Learning

Gill Ragsdale first learned the value of cooking with students when she worked with refugees in Calais It was early 2016 in the Calais Jungle...
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