Real issues for online teacher training
A review signposts issues for both instructors and students
The pros and cons of online TEFL training are outlined in a review by Dong-shin Shin...
Babies can tell a hum isn’t human language
Twelve-month old babies understand that foreign languages are not just noise, according to a study by Athena Vouloumanos at New York University.
Babies selectively attend...
Practise pronunciation, improve listening
Teaching pronunciation to learners of Spanish as a foreign language improved intelligibility and comprehension in listening tasks, reports Elizabeth Kissling from the University of...
Values added course books? How the topics we teach have changed in the last twenty years
Since the 1990s, ELT textbooks have increasingly embodied neoliberal assumptions, claims Keith Copley’s qualitative analysis of popular and influential ELT courses from the last...
Study shows Brexit’s negative impact on UK language learning
The British Council’s annual language trends report has found that Brexit may be reducing the perceived value of foreign language courses.
The study says that...
