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Editor’s letter

Graded readers from the innovative new ELT publisher 5 Good pay and conditions in ELT still feel out www.linkedin.com/
company/el-gazette
of reach, writes Melanie Butler
based on the latest research into early reading
news

Designed for children whose first language is not English Upfront

6 An Irish union campaign for teachers
receives a welcome boost
Upfront

7 A US ‘ghost school’ is causing confusion in
Vietnam
Engaging! World

8 Goings-on in English matters from Ghana
to Latvia

Research

10 The complex interplay between anxiety
and test performance 26 28
Motivating! News feature

Fun! 12 Being a man is a bonus when it comes
to the ELT gender pay gap, Melanie Butler
writes
EU special feature. features & comment
Under the microscope
Colourful! Europe 26 Should students decide pay rises? ask

14-27What will become of ELT and Melanie Butler and Russ Mayne
international education as Brexit takes place?
The EL Gazette takes out its crystal ball and Point of view

delves into the unknown 28 Teachers have lost out in the capitalist
market economy…but there is another way,
writes Paul Walsh
Pop-out characters 8
for story retelling
reviews & resources
Based on the Resources

British Council 30 Preparing your pupils for the Ielts
• Free audio inspection reports, listening test

• For classwork or for one-to-one accredited centres 32
Review
in the North of
• 76% of the 200 most common English words in Grades 1 to 4 England are, on project How to start your own action research

• Detailed teacher / parent notes average, better

than those in coming up next month
London and South
Visit innovapress.com to see a flipbook reader 18 East England n A lack of mental health care is the ticking
timebomb for teachers; the wonders of efficient
and to browse our range of titles (page 20) lesson planning

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