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Issue 473 - Nov 2020

A class apart?

Melanie Butler dives into the data on boarding schools Statistics show that British boarding schools are the top-performing sector in UK EFL, based on reports from British Council inspection reports. On...

English from first grade in Saudi schools

Saudi Arabia’s state schools will start to teach English as a subject from the first grade of primary...

Taiwan’s “Bilingual by 2030” too ambitious

The governments’ “Bilingual by 2030” plan, which aims to have the island speaking English within a decade (see...

Leaning into Pisa

Melanie Butler predicts the effect of the new tests The plan to introduce, in the OECD’s 2024 Pisa tests,...

Case study: Stonyhurst Language school

Owned and run by Stonyhurst College, the summer language school takes place on the historic school campus, which...

Netherlands student visas down 50 per cent

Figures for student visa applications for the Netherlands, released at the end of August, are believed to be around 50 per cent down on...

Indian government mother-tongue education policy not mandatory

Following the Indian government’s recent adoption of a National Education Policy recommending teaching in “mother tongue or local language” rather than English “where possible,”...

Leaders in year-round young learners

Who are the top performers for under-16s, asks Melanie Butler There are 131 accredited UK language schools which now accept under-18s year-round, according to the...

Welfare is key for under-16s

Ron Ragsdale explains how we rank the schools for young learners using bonus points for student welfare Young-learner specialists now make up some 30 per...

Structuring Fun for Young Learners in the ELT Classroom

Chris Roland Pavilion Publishing and Media ISBN: 9781913414535 This 364-page resource book starts with the premise that teaching young learners can be fun. It offers a wealth...

Testing for Language Teachers

3rd Edition Arthur Hughes and Jake Hughes Cambridge University Press ISBN: 9781108714822 The main aim of the updated Third Edition of this book remains unchanged: to help teachers...
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