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,...
Tokyo invests in English
Tokyo is investing in its teenagers’ English and an exchange programme with overseas teenagers, reports The Mainichi, Japan’s national daily newspaper.
The city’s 2023 budget...
Add media literacy to your classroom
Concerned about fake news? Or just think that being able to discuss media literacy in your English classroom would take the teaching and learning...
Meaning more important than pronunciatilon
Your non-native English-speaking friend mispronounces words? Or their grammar is a bit wonky? Don’t be tempted to correct them, as you won’t be doing...
