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Sri Lanka: Taking English to far-flung places

Sri Lanka: Taking English to far-flung places
It is a lazy Sunday morning but a diverse group from all over the country is gathered in Colombo intently listening to senior trainers going through the paces of how to teach English. This is just one of the numerous workshops and training programmes for teachers and would-be […]

Malaysian students exposed to literature

Pakistan: 37 English Language Teachers Trained
The Federal College of Education of the Ministry of Education has trained as many as 37 (!) English language teachers of Islamabad Capital Territory. The programme focused on techniques and principles of language teaching, study skills, teaching of English language through computers, development of lesson plans to make them more […]

South Korea to hire unqualified hacks, Taiwan to blame teachers for failures

South Korea: Hagwon Seek to Block Unqualified Foreign Teachers
In a move that makes a frightening amount of sense, the association of foreign language institutes (hagwon) said recently that the government should block the inflow of unqualified native English teachers, making clear its opposition to a policy to increase the number of “questionable instructors.”
The Korea Association […]

English ability important in Malaysia

Malaysia: UPM Survey Suggests that English Ability is Important to Employers
Proficiency in English language was the second most important characteristic sought by potential employers according to a survey done by Universiti Putra Malaysia.
UPM vice-chancellor Prof Datuk Dr Nik Mustapha R. Abdullah said prospective bosses always looked for employees with good command of the language […]

Creative Literacy in Malaysia

Malaysia: Creative Literacy
As we all know so well, it is important to infuse English lessons with creative literacies, according to a report in the Star. Language teaching should not be solely about the teaching of grammar, vocabulary, reading or writing, but should also espouse and nurture the thinking skills of learners, apparently. This can be […]

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 […]