Big names, big debts, big problems?
Branded language schools are closing across the English-speaking world. Melanie Butler examines why.
What do Stafford House, Global Village and inlingua have in common?
They are...
Is the EFL model broken in the UK and the US?
Melanie Butler gives her view
After 30 years reporting on English language teaching, I am accustomed to waves of school closures in one English-speaking country...
These are the drivers propelling the EMI train forward
The drive to English as a Medium of Instruction is unstoppable, but teachers need support to keep it on track, argues Ernesto Macaro
Virtually every...
Spontaneity: the vital ingredient
Like actors, musicians and clowns, teachers should learn to improvise, according to Alan Maley & Adrian Underhill
One topic which never gets discussed in ELT...
We know it makes sense
Multisensory learning benefits students of all abilities and is an excellent way for teachers to introduce inclusive practises, says Anne Margaret Smith
Inclusion’ and ‘inclusive...
Don’t be caught napping over sleep-in pay
Melanie Butler examines how the outcome of an Appeals Court case could have serious implications for employers of staff who sleep on the premises
Summer...
