Monday, December 23, 2024

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Iran: crackdown on foreign languages and international schools

Iran’s education ministry has announced a ban on all foreign language teaching in kindergartens and primary schools, effective immediately, according to a report from Iranian state media last week. Education...

India: Andhra Pradesh takes steps to improve its English proficiency

The state government of Andhra Pradesh in India have signed an agreement with US-based Educational Testing Service (ETS)....

BC staff striking in Portugal UPDATED

EL Gazette can report that British Council staff across Portugal will be on strike next week. According to...

Morocco to increase ELT in middle schools

Last week, the Ministry of National Education, Preschool, and Sports in Rabat announced strategies to expand ELT coverage...

News in Numbers: Malta 2022

In April, EL Gazette reported on Malta's booming success as an ELT destination. In 2022, the numbers really...

EU takes stance for Lettori

Further to our news piece in the current issue of the EL Gazette (see page 7) and the latest twist in the tale of...

English top of extracurricular classes in Spain

Parents in Spain are spending up to €350 per child for extracurricular tutoring. The number one skill the students are being taught in this...

Lack of housing affects student numbers in New Zealand

New Zealand, like the rest of the world, is beginning to see a real bounce-back, post-pandemic, in student numbers. But, like the rest of...

Tokyo invests in English

Tokyo is investing in its teenagers’ English and an exchange programme with overseas teenagers, reports The Mainichi, Japan’s national daily newspaper. The city’s 2023 budget...

Dictionary definition sparks global culture clash

The Cambridge English Dictionary has hit the global headlines by adding an extra meaning to the definition of both man and woman to show...

English to be taught in Jerusalem pre-schools

A pilot programme to teach English in 50 of Jerusalem’s kindergartens will begin next spring, according to The Jerusalem Post. If successful, the programme...
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