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February 2023

Taiwan news

The Taiwanese government has announced that it hopes to increase the number of ‘English only’ state schools by 25%, bringing to 257 the number of English medium schools expected...

Stranded Spanish students finally get Galway school places

Shortly after our story about the sudden closure of IH Galway, we received an email from an irate...

Scandal-hit Vietnamese centres set to re-open

Vietnamese English-school chain Apax Holdings, which operates Apax Leaders English centres throughout Vietnam, has become embroiled in yet...

Fighting with English

The West has been providing Ukraine with military aid in various forms, from Leopard tanks coming from Germany...

Books boost babies’ language abilities

New parents, just in case you didn’t already feel overwhelmed with caring for your infant – or guilty...

UK union dispute settled after protests

A dispute between British Studies Centres (BSC) and the TEFL Workers Union in the UK on behalf of one of its members has been...

AP takes French leave of its senses

The AP style book, seen as the bible for US journalists looking to improve their writing, made a bit of a faux pas when...

Teacher shortage hits Korea

The number of native speakers heading to Korea to teach English has plummeted to one-third of its pre-pandemic levels, according to Korea JoongAng Daily. In...

England’s educational mainstream buys into EFL

Oxford School of English, one of the few remaining non-chain language schools in the famous university town, has been sold to a state sector...

The Simon Greenall Award

This award celebrates the life and work of Simon Greenall OBE, who was a teacher, trainer, materials writer, president of IATEFL and trustee of...

Ireland to regulate EFL teachers’ pay

The Irish government is set to introduce a Joint Labor Council (JLC) for the English language sector which will regulate teachers' terms and conditions,...
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