Monday, December 23, 2024

Features and Comment

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...

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:...

Seeing the person in front of you

Fabio Cerpelloni speaks to Hadar Shemesh about the importance of teacher recruitment and retention for her school, Accent's...

The argument against exams

Are exams really a necessary evil? Fabio Cerpelloni speaks to teacher and YouTuber, Christian Saunders, to get his...

Scaling up with Sheffield

Richard Simpson shares with Melanie Butler the secrets of running a mega-language centre powered by academic attitudes What was the situation like when you first...

We know what to do this summer

NACE may be the new kid on the summer school bloc but its academic expertise may surprise you. Take four summer schools, three of them...

Class struggle on the agenda?

Just as we were going to press on this IATEFL issue, a story broke: staff at the British Council in Italy were striking over...

Inclusion is good for everyone

Incorporating inclusive practice into the classroom does not need to be difficult Most teachers will have heard the term ‘inclusive practice’ as an ideal to...

‘The English language has been creating new centres for centuries’

Point of View What do we mean by ‘native speaker of English,’ and who should set the standards, asks Rakesh Bhanot Without thinking too hard, imagine...

VISA TYPES FOR TEACHING IN CHINA

Acquiring a Visa to teach EAP in China is becoming more and more complex. In the last two years, new restrictions were brought in...
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