Monday, December 23, 2024

2024 Issues

Policy, policy, policy: a glance back at 2024

Though it seems to have come and gone so quickly, 2024 is beginning to wrap itself up in a, perhaps not-so-neat, little bow. The sector has experienced various highs and...

Review: 101 Psychological Tips

Sarah Mercer and Herbert Puchta’s 101 Psychological Tips Cambridge Handbook for Language Teachers Cambridge University Press, 2023 ISBN: 978-1-00-934370-1 This title is...

Mastering the art of professional development

Fabio Cerpelloni sits down with NILE’s Martyn Clarke to discuss the school’s MA in Professional Development for Language...

British Council’s shared services in India: smart cost-cutting or cultural misstep?

Educator and journalist William Grice shares his experience with teacher recruitment through the British Council. Last year, I was...

Lettori fight continues in the ECHR

David Petrie reports on the recent developments in the fight to secure damages for foreign lecturers in Italy. Lawyers...

Ireland: new bill will criminalise ‘sex for rent’ exploitation

Irish political party, Sinn Féin have announced plans to introduce a bill criminalising ‘sex for rent’ exploitation. A 2023 survey from the Irish Council of...

Indian police foil online ‘personation’ plot

Seven students in Hyderabad India have been arrested by local police for conspiring to cheat on the Duolingo English Test (DET). Four of those...

Phonics and the battle for literacy: experts cross pens in the ‘Reading Wars’!

Should we be using phonics in the classroom? Research editor, Gill Ragsdale weighs up the evidence… Round 1: a closer look at the evidence A thorough...

Top Up Learning hits the top for summer school pay

Offering £900 a week – before holiday pay – a relative newcomer to the UK summer school scene has leapt into the lead as...

Kaplan-owned summer schools named and shamed

Summer school operator Alpadia UK Ltd – now owned by Kaplan – was one of over 500 companies which failed to pay national minimum...

What is the real price of ELT…

...and is it possible to subsidise the cost? Back in December, an intriguing and divisive article appeared in the Guardian. The article, titled 'English still...
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