Panama & Delaware, US: Suzanne Tierney, an instructor in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at the University of Delaware, has received a Fulbright scholar grant for a yearlong English language project at Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá (UTP) in Panama City, Panama. The project, “Enhancing the Instruction of English,” includes assessing the current state […]
VANCOUVER, CANADA: The B.C. Court of Appeal has found that a two-month jail sentence was unfit after it imposed on a foreign student who faked records to stay in Canada. The B.C. Court of Appeal substituted a sentence of 17 days of “time served” for international student Shihao Hupang, now 20. “In my view, the […]
For the majority of TESOL teachers, getting the kind of car that suits their particular lifestyle choices may take longer and require that bit more saving for than it does for people in other walks of life. Nonetheless, there’s no harm in doing a bit of research and reading up on that car you’ve always […]
I’m a TESOL teacher who’s constantly on the go, I and I’m sure many of you in this profession love to travel and see the world as much as possible. Attending and presenting at conferences is an aspect of this profession that allows me to do just that. One aspect of traveling to another country […]
Back in the 1980s, life seemed so much simpler in so many ways. Language teachers were people who were traveling the world and just happened to stop off at a particular place for an extended rest while teaching the locals a bit of the lingo. Who, for example, knew anything about Feng Shui, let alone […]
So, what exactly is ‘diminished value’ (DV) and how on earth do you calculate it? Basically, diminished value is calculated by looking at the difference between the original market value prior to the loss compared with the market value after being repaired. This situation is legally known as “diminution of value,” although a single, er, […]
For more than a decade, as the immigration debate has swelled on both sides of the border, the Mexican government has been quietly providing money, materials and even teachers to American schools, colleges and nonprofit organizations, reports USA Today.
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Hawaii Pacific University has been awarded a grant of $472,000 from the U.S. State Department to develop English language teaching materials for use overseas and to host English as a Second Language teachers from around the world.
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For most teachers of English, getting the car of their dreams may take longer and require a bit more saving for than it does for people in other professions. Never the less, there’s no harm in doing a bit of research and reading up on that auto you’ve always dreamed of owning. Take the Chrysler […]
We are busy, professional TEFL teachers: many of us in this fascinating profession love travel and getting to see as many different parts of the world as possible. However, one aspect of travelling I don’t like is arriving at a big international airport only to be confronted by the prospect of having to deal with […]
