Thursday, April 3, 2025

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ELT market to reach $115 billion by 2029

The global English language training (ELT) market is projected to reach $88.98 billion in 2025, up from $83.55 billion in 2024.

Korea: What’s the problem with E-type visas?

A growing labour union in Korea, formed last year, is challenging the country's visa rules, branding them "modern-day slavery".

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...

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...

Language student held in chains by school staff

A Japanese language school has been kicked off the government scheme for enrolling would-be migrants after a member of staff used chains to forcibly...

US Marshalls grab EFL teacher on most wanted list

Raymond 'RJ' McLeod, one of the US Marshall’s most wanted suspects, has been found teaching English in EL Salvador after more than six years...

CLIL to spread across Italian school system

In a decree issued at the beginning of August, Italy’s Ministry of Education announced the introduction of Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) from...

Canadian schools feel the teacher shortage

The Canadian language schools industry is the latest to admit to a chronic teacher shortage. In recent months the Gazette has reported recruitment problems...

English-immersion has come to a public elementary school in Japan

Until recently, if you lived in Japan and wanted your child to be taught in English, you would need to send them to an...

Respect the visa

Daniel Thompson, who has been teaching English around the world for the past 17 years, doesn’t hold a first degree, which is a legal requirement...
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