Monday, December 23, 2024

General News

Taiwan news

The Taiwanese government has announced that it hopes to increase the number of ‘English only’ state schools by 25%, bringing to 257 the number of English medium schools expected...

Fighting with English

The West has been providing Ukraine with military aid in various forms, from Leopard tanks coming from Germany...

UK union dispute settled after protests

A dispute between British Studies Centres (BSC) and the TEFL Workers Union in the UK on behalf of...

AP takes French leave of its senses

The AP style book, seen as the bible for US journalists looking to improve their writing, made a...

Teacher shortage hits Korea

The number of native speakers heading to Korea to teach English has plummeted to one-third of its pre-pandemic...

Tokyo has a new attraction for those who enjoy ‘bad’ translations

UltraSuperNew is a creative agency in Tokyo and it’s recently opened a new exhibit sponsored by the language learning app Duolingo at its UltraSuperNew...

Too many international students are going Dutch, say politicians

The Dutch parliament has called upon the country’s universities to stop marketing their degree courses to international students in order to cut the number...

Is Lebanon too little to rank?

The arrival of the latest English Proficiency Index (EPI) from Education First (EF) has led to the normal splash headlines in the English language...

There’s a new secure at-home English language test for university admission

Password English Language Testing launched the Password Skills Plus test on 8 November at the Society of Antiquaries in London. The Password Skills Plus test...

Vietnam allows British Council to administer IELTS exam again

As previously reported here (‘Exams on hold in Vietnam’, 11 November 2022), Vietnam suspended the British Council, and other foreign administers of IELTS, from...

London summer film course open to international students

The Central Film School and Find Education are teaming up to offer a two-week summer camp in Europe's film-making capital, London, for 13 to...
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