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Editor’s letter
5 There’s every reason to be cheerful as we www.linkedin.com/
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head towards 2018, says Melanie Butler
news
Upfront
6 English medium instruction could damage
education in poorer countries, the British Council says.
Upfront
7 The Dutch are sceptical about their English
pro ciency prowess.
World
8 Malaysia and Bangladesh both have issues 35
with English medium schools. 48
News feature
10 The Occupational English Test could features & comment
boost recruitment of nurses in the UK, Warren
Turner reports.
Destinations
Research
12 Bilingualism could boost brain 35 Hawaii hopes to become a top
development in poor children. destination for international students, Claudia
Civinini writes.
Masters Guide 2018 Under the Microscope
38 How long does it really take to learn a
Masters listing
language? asks Melanie Butler
15-34 A full listing of United Kingdom
and Ireland masters courses with a full analysis
Point of view
from EL Gazette team.
40 Does ELT have a sexual harassment
problem? asks Varinder Unlu.
10 44 Teacher Jane Driver explains her
People
school’s radical new approach to EAL learners
People warn reviews & resources
each other about Review
certain men in 46 Wayne Trotman dissects a book about
the industry who vocabulary learning
Resources
have a reputation 48
How do you spot learners with speci c
of inappropriate learning differences such as dyslexia?
behaviour.
Nothing is reported coming up next month
40 and if it is, nothing The perils of underestimating the power of
is done international education, the bene ts of teacher
researchers .
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