Taiwan: British Council teachers unionise
Teachers at British Council Taiwan (BCTW) have joined the Taiwan Higher Education Union (THEU) to demand fair and decent pay.
Teachers at BCTW have not...
Asking the right question: teaching reading to bilingual learners
Phonics has, and continues to be, be a point of contention for many in the field of ELT. Professors Ester de Jong and Socorro...
Embracing English learners in a Science of Reading era
What are the socio-cultural barriers to reading? Experts in literacy, Martha Hernandez and Laurie Olsen discuss the way forward for emergent bilingual children.
In 2020,...
Inclusion and exclusion in EdTech
How can EdTech create opportunities for those from disadvantaged backgrounds? We chat with Adam Edmett, Head of EdTech Innovation at the British Council, to...
Ireland continues to see growth in English language education
The Emerald Isles’ English language education (ELE) sector has continued to grow between 2022 and 2023, according to a report from Marketing English in...
The grammar discovery approach
In this article, teacher Joanna Buckle delves into the grammar discovery approach. But what is it and does it work?
One nineties development in English...
