Roger Bowers: the man who took UK ELT to the top
Melanie Butler recalls the influence of a cherished friend and mentor
“You have to look at everything in ELT, every aspect,” Roger Bowers, who has...
Helping teachers stay positive
Wayne Trotman reviews a timely book that focuses on helping teachers maintain a healthy work-life balance
Teacher Wellbeing
Sarah Mercer and Tammy Gregersen
Oxford University Press, 2020
ISBN:...
British Council back from the brink but fears for future remain
The British Council, one of the world’s biggest providers of English language courses and teacher training, has been saved from bankruptcy by an emergency...
Safe and secure with LanguageCert
LanguageCert adds SELTs to their stable of online, paper and computer-based exams
On July 1st, the LanguageCert English language tests were taken in a Secure...
Filipinos being recruited to teach English online
Tens of thousands more Filipinos are needed to teach English online, according to the Chinese Embassy in Manila. One single teaching platform, 51talk, is...
How the elderly brain benefits from bilingualism
Sustained use of both languages may protect the bilingual elderly from age-related cognitive decline, according to a recent study from Singapore on switching language...
