Monday, December 23, 2024

2022 Issues

Mediation skills in the English language classroom

We all have to take information, understand it and then explain it to others. Although it may be second nature to many, it takes a unique set of skills...

Dictionary definition sparks global culture clash

The Cambridge English Dictionary has hit the global headlines by adding an extra meaning to the definition of...

English key to tackling UK’s skills shortage

The double whammy of Brexit and the Covid pandemic has conspired to leave the United Kingdom with a...

English to be taught in Jerusalem pre-schools

A pilot programme to teach English in 50 of Jerusalem’s kindergartens will begin next spring, according to The...

Indiana wants you

The teacher shortage is being felt all over the world, but the state of Indiana, in the US,...

Tokyo has a new attraction for those who enjoy ‘bad’ translations

UltraSuperNew is a creative agency in Tokyo and it’s recently opened a new exhibit sponsored by the language learning app Duolingo at its UltraSuperNew...

Too many international students are going Dutch, say politicians

The Dutch parliament has called upon the country’s universities to stop marketing their degree courses to international students in order to cut the number...

UK ELT saw post-pandemic summer of recovery

Recently released English UK Quarterly Intelligence Cohort data shows there was an increase in both under-18 and adult student weeks of over 200% during summer...

Is Lebanon too little to rank?

The arrival of the latest English Proficiency Index (EPI) from Education First (EF) has led to the normal splash headlines in the English language...

There’s a new secure at-home English language test for university admission

Password English Language Testing launched the Password Skills Plus test on 8 November at the Society of Antiquaries in London. The Password Skills Plus test...

Vietnam allows British Council to administer IELTS exam again

As previously reported here (‘Exams on hold in Vietnam’, 11 November 2022), Vietnam suspended the British Council, and other foreign administers of IELTS, from...
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