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Too much English spoken in Europe?

The European Day of Languages on 26th September has prompted some to ask whether we need to re-assess the dominance of the English language in Europe, and in the European economy. Should there be a linguistic tax on English speakers?
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Teaching multiple languages to children in Lebanon: How soon is too soon for little minds?

It is still early in the morning, but the children at the lou&lo preschool in Hamra’s Wardieh district are already very busy. In the school’s various motor, language, art and music centers different groups of girls and boys aged 10 months to 3 years identify the colors of their modeling clay in French and the […]

NYC made easy with bus charters

As a busy TESOL teacher, I and I’m sure many of you in this profession love to travel and see the world as much as possible. One part of travelling I rarely enjoy is arriving at a major international airport only to be greeted by the prospect of having to deal with the annoyance of […]

Iraq and United States: Strike Brigade Delivers English School Books

With a new school year approaching, Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldiers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), are reaching out to the schools in northwest Baghdad as part of a School Partnership Program. The Strike Brigade began the program as part of a way to build educational capacity within northwest […]

New English Language School on Ireland’s North West Coast opens doors to the world!

Studying English among the welcoming and picturesque surroundings of North West Ireland’s premier seaside resorts has now been made possible by Atlanticside College. This exciting new venture marks the coming together of local businessmen and education professionals with over 20 year’s experience to provide a truly enriching experience for students aged 18 years or […]

South Korea: Journalism Writing Can Help Build English Skills

Korean students spend an untold amount of time and energy to learn English in school. But oftentimes, their efforts are aimed at getting high marks for standardized exams such as the Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC) and the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). Korean students can often get stellar scores […]

Japan: Primary teachers readying for English

Cheers filled Fujieda City Hall one day in August, as students responded enthusiastically to an English lesson offered by an assistant language teacher. When the instructor said, “Let’s speak English!” the students shouted “Yeah!” while jumping up and down. But the “students” were not children. They were teachers playing the role of primary school students. […]

United Arab Emirates and South Korea: Eager to Practice Together—Virtually

When learners in Dubai and South Korea met together to practise their Engish in the virtual world of Second Life they already had a lot to say to each other. Max de Lotbinière finds out how this innovative exchange project developed the two groups’ interest in each other and made them confident inhabitants of this […]

Georgia: Student in a Strange Land

Christina Shunnarah is a 7th-year kindergarten teacher at the International Community School (I.C.S.), in Decatur, Ga. It is a DeKalb County charter school founded in 2002 with about 100 students; it now serves over 400, from kindergarten through sixth grade. The school is unique in its mission to educate and integrate American-born and refugee children […]

Ireland: Pioneering language project to be rolled out nationwide

A project that involves older people teaching English to immigrants is to be replicated around the State. More than 120 immigrants have participated in the project so far. They attend weekly conversation classes which are practical, focusing on areas such as going to the doctor, filling in forms, applying for jobs or shopping.
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