Tuesday, February 25, 2025

Issue 478 - Nov 2021

Language can be music to the ears

You don’t have to be musical to find melody in spoken words Whether or not they have musical ability, students who rate a new language as sounding melodic are better...

Which certificate?

In the sometimes confusing world of certificates, Melanie Butler explains what’s what Virtually every country on the planet requires...

An inside job

A realistic look at what’s happened to extracurricular teaching in China, by Melanie Butler On the 14th of September,...

Does teaching practice make perfect?

Melanie Butler weighs up the advantages of teaching certificates One of the main changes the pandemic has brought to...

The next level

How to decide if a Master’s degree is for you and, if so, which one, with guidance from...

Boys v girls: who’s really winning?

It looks as though males are doing better at English than females this year, but as Melanie Butler explains, it’s not a clear result The...

Travel, technology and togetherness

English UK’s Susan Young rounds up its latest conference Nineteen months and a pandemic separated English UK’s last two face-to-face events. The 2019 marketing conference...

Is an online-only cert enough for online teaching?

With online teaching representing an increasing number of available TEFL vacancies, there is an increasing number of online. The vast majority, however, are an...

Chinese language students: where are they headed?

Bonard’s Grace Zhu unpacks the emerging trends The global health crisis had a major impact on most industries and sectors, and the education sector in...

Are chatbots useful teachers or just a passing novelty?

Chatbots can support language learning, but still have several challenges to overcome before they can take the place of teachers or fellow students, according...

Training matters

What you need to know about getting qualified In this issue we are taking a no-holds barred approach to teaching qualifications and how they help...
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