May 8th, 2008
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UK Discovers Gap Fills, Bilingualism in the Algarve
A Bradford woman’s dream of taking English language learning into cyberspace has earned her a regional business nomination, reveals the Telegraph and Argus. Language teacher Bernadette Wall, 52, launched gapfillers.co.uk in 2006 to make English easier to learn for foreigners.
Hundreds of subscribers have signed up to the site, including major companies such as Shell and Unilever. Gapfillers also provides an online social network for those learning English as a second language. It enables users to improve their language skills in only ten minutes a day. Glad someone has finally seen the potential of using gap fill activities. What an innovation.
Portugal: Bilingual Primary School for Algarve
Vale Verde International School has pioneered an educational project, becoming the first international school in the Algarve to offer bilingual education, where subjects are taught in both English and Portuguese.
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