Tuesday, April 22, 2025

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,...

$120 million awarded to support educators of English learner students in USA

As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s goal to make education a priority, $120 million will be awarded over the next five years to support...

Japanese parents protest against spoken English test

A test of spoken English is to be introduced  as part of the entrance exam for Japan’s prestigious national high schools in the Tokyo...

School owner loses case against Irish government

Brazilian-born language school owner Tiago Da Silva Macarenhas has lost his appeal to have a 2019 decision by the Irish Minister of Justice ban...

Saudis favour US books, but UK schools

A recent flurry of course-book adoptions in Saudi Arabia suggest that, though the UK seems to remain the top destination for Saudi students, when...

ELTon judges go nuts for Brazil

This year’s shortlist has Melanie Butler singing its innovative praises Innovating against the odds – that is the motto bestowed by the British Council on...

Upskilling in ELT

Ready for the next step in your teaching career? Gerald Nikolai Smith explores what’s out there Moving up in the ELT world is more confusing...
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