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NEWS

New Zealand Herald reports. VIETNAM:
Auckland hosts one of the highest A foreign language training centre IH NO MOUNTAIN
ratios of immigrants of any city in Hanoi was forced to close after
in the world, as almost 40 per a teacher was caught on camera HIGH ENOUGH
cent of its population was born insulting a student, the Viet Nam
overseas. News reports.
The report from the Education The incident caused the
Review Office also recommends government to review current International House London soars back
training all Auckland teachers regulations for educational
in Esol as well as extending Esol institutions, after it emerged the into the top 5 per cent of language
funding for older children beyond centre in question did not hold a providers in the country
the current maximum of five licence.
years. All universities and educational
At the same time, schools are establishments in the Vietnamese The latest British Council Nottingham College comes
also advised to promote learning capital have been urged to inspection reports reveal the in with a score of 66.6 per
by using a home language to increase the inspection of foreign newest EL Gazette Centres of cent putting it in the top ten
support the young learners’ language and computer training Excellence results. state colleges in the British
acquisition of English, while centres. The education ministry At the top of the list, Council-run scheme.
helping to engage with their wants to check details of centres’ International House London The University of
parents and communities. teaching and learning conditions, zooms back up into the top Greenwich also makes it in
as well as how long they have been 5 per cent of centres in the with a score of 57.1 per cent.
operating and their licence. country with 14 areas of The EL Gazette Centres of
The ministry has also asked the strength out of a possible 15 Excellence scheme is based
educational institutions to publish – or 93.3 per cent. on the summary statements
lists of learners receiving foreign Just behind them with published in the British
language and computer training 92.8 per cent comes the Council Inspection results.
certificates on their websites. University of Manchester, We award one point for
There are currently 513 licensed now the highest ranking every 'Area of Strength’
foreign language centres in Hanoi of the university language awarded in the statement
and the deadline to report on the centres accredited by the which can be found at the
inspection results is May 25. British Council. bottom of the first page of
The University of Leicester, every full report.
with a score of 78.5 per cent, We also deduct one
also rises up the table. point for every 'Need for
There are three new Improvement.' We also
Centres of Excellence: EC include a correction. In the
Cambridge with its score if March issue, we incorrectly
73.3 per cent makes it full reported that the Isca school
house for the Malta-based of English in Exeter scored 12
chain with all six of its UK areas of strength out of 15.
schools now scoring ten The correct core was 13
areas of strength or above. out of 15 or 88.6 per cent.
 International House London 93.3% (14/15)

 University of Manchester 92.8% (13/14)
Our magazine is  University of Leicester 78.5% (11/14)

read NEW EC Cambridge: 73.3% (11/15)

in more than NEW Nottingham College: 66.6% (10/15)

150 countries NEW University of Greenwich:

and we have 6,700 57.1 % (8/14)

online subscribers Correction: Isca School of English, Exeter 88.6% (13/15)

*Data from 2017

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