Sunday, February 2, 2025

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...

When language sounds like music

Learning another tongue is easier if it comes through a tune Did you know that hearing words as melodies, as opposed to simply staccato sounds,...

Global trends in online ESL opportunities

What schools are looking for in their teachers, by Gerald Nikolai Smith 'All you need is a bachelor’s degree, TEFL and 5hrs of free time...

Can we disentangle TEFL from its colonial past?

Yes, says Alice Rodgers, but first we must be aware of it I was only about 20 when I moved to Colombia for a year...

The annual rankings

Which are the top ranked English language schools in the UK – and why? After a tumultuous year we publish this year’s list Without mentioning...

The international scene

This issue we look at the challenges currently facing English language teaching around the world What a strange old time it’s been on our planet...

Vying for global domination

Jeffrey Gil, author of Soft Power and the Worldwide Promotion of Chinese Language Learning: The Confucius Institute Project, offers his views on whether Chinese...
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