ELT World News

India: English Medium Classes Begin Amid Outcry

The government on Thursday commenced English medium from class VI with Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) syllabus in 6,500 high schools in rural areas as a new experiment amid criticism against launching the scheme without proper trained teaching staff.
At a press conference here on Thursday, School Education Minister C. Damodar Rajanarsimha and Principal Secretary […]

20% Job Quota for Indian English Graduates

India: 20% Job Quota for English Grads in Maharashtra Schools
There was a time when Maharashtra politicians flared up at the idea of introducing English in schools. What a sight that must have been. Finally, picking up on what parents and students actually want, the state has now been forced to woo (sounds a bit […]

Not enough teachers in Indian state schools

India: English From Class I, But Are There Enough Teachers?
In news that will be Unsurprising for anyone remotely familiar with any state school system anywhere in the world, an acute shortage of teachers in government-run schools across Uttar Pradesh may stymie the state government’s plan to introduce English as a subject from Class 1. […]

Around the Asia TEFL World in 80 seconds

China: Crazy English
Accompanied by his photographer and his personal assistant, Li Yang stepped into a Beijing classroom and shouted, “Hello, everyone!” The students applauded. Li, the founder, head teacher, and editor-in-chief of Li Yang Crazy English, wore a dove-gray turtleneck and a black car coat.

The classes were part of a campaign that is more ambitious […]

The World of TEFL has gone Crazy

Every time I present one of my ELT news roundups, it really sinks in how little the buggers in power know about language teaching. No matter where you are in the world, it seems there’s some moron beating on about some new initiative absolutely guaranteed to strike fear into the hearts of any self-respecting TEFLer. […]