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...

A new approach from Cambridge

Francesca Woodward, Global Managing Director for English at Cambridge University Press & Assessment, explains why it was the right time to merge two Cambridge...

From rankings to real estate

Where does your university come in the REF and where will Ireland put all those language students banging on its door? Just what is the...

Putting security first

Janet Garcia, president of PSI, which runs the Skills for English test, explains what sets it apart from the pack What do you think makes...

There is no up

Self-perceptions of ELT teachers in the Republic of Ireland, by Deborah Tobin The global expansion of English has led to an increased international demand for...

Mixed motives for language learning?

Melanie Butler talks to Hayo Reinders It was a white paper from Oxford University Press called ‘Using Technology to Motivate Learners’ that first bought Hayo...

In memoriam of a great teacher

Teacher training colleague and close family friend Katy Salisbury remembers Alun Rees Alun Rees, the inspirational EL teacher and teacher educator, died aged 83 on...
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