English really is a universal language
Despite the apparent diversity of languages worldwide, from English to Farsi, from Arabic to Mandarin, there is a universal language network in the brain,...
Flipped learning
Weighing up if it’s worth the extra flippin’ work
Methods of flipped learning need to be better defined in order to prove they are more...
Italy’s foreign language lecturers are on the march again
In December 2022, a group of lettori, as foreign language lecturers are known in Italy, demonstrated outside the offices of the Minister for Higher...
PISA pilots foreign language element in test
In mid-pandemic, in 2021, a sample of 15-year-olds from five countries took a test – in Covid-safe conditions – of their listening and speaking...
Size matters when it comes to English test rankings
It’s EF EPI season and newspaper headlines around the world are once again either celebrating their country’s success or bemoaning its failure in the...
Tackling the big issues
If you’re wondering what next for your career, a Master’s degree could well be the answer
The headline news in this issue is two pronged.
First,...
