Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Features and Comment

TOEFL: Assessing the test

How does the new TOEFL Writing assess test-takers’ use of grammar? Joanna Buckle examines the test and gives her take The TOEFL has gone from being a test with an...

Global Scale of English 10 years on

As the Global Scale of English celebrates its 10-year anniversary, Mike Mayor, Senior Director for the GSE, reflects on its impact and considers how it can continue to support our teaching efforts in the future.

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...

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...

English on the airwaves

Learning English on the go? Fabio Cerpelloni chats with ELTon nominee, Luke Thompson all about his English-learning podcast. Q:...

Learning from International schools

International parents know what they want and we should all pay attention, says Melanie Butler What do parents want? It’s not a question the language...

Just how secure is the Duolingo English Test?

Duolingo launched its online Duolingo English Test five years ago to be an alternative to the traditional test centre model. The education company’s stat­ ed...

Going from strength to strength

English Speaking Board International Ltd (ESB International) is keeping English language learners on the road to success in Greece Almost 2,000 Greek ESOL International learners...

Virtually certain of the future

EC English’s Andrew Mangion tells Melanie Butler the secret of his optimism “When the dust settles,” says Andrew Mangion, founder and CEO of the EC...

Many hands, light work

A look at team teaching within the Hands Up Project’s online sessions The Hands Up Project is a UK- registered educational charity, providing online learning...

Flexibility is key

When Covid-19 arrived, ITTC was quick to take its courses online. Chris Bunyan, its Joint Head of Training, shares how they did it "We had...
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