The British Council has announced it is to scale down its operations in Europe to expand its work in the Middle East, north Africa and Asia.More than £7.5m – nearly a third of the government money it now spends on Europe – will be transferred to projects aimed at stopping young people drifting towards extremist …
Monthly Archive: May 2007
May
31
Oil wealth fuels learning boom
Kazakhstan hopes petrodollars can plug its education gaps, reports Paul Bartlett Kazakhstan’s rise from remote central Asian republic to energy super-power has led to booming demand for education abroad and a realisation that the country needs to raise education standards to capitalise on its new-found oil wealth. But questions remain as to whether money alone …
May
30
Websites I Support #1
The TEFL BlacklistWelcome to the TEFL Blacklist. This blog is for all you angry EFL teachers out there – and I know there must be a good number of you! If you’ve suffered at the hands of a rogue employer, a dodgy DOS, or a pain-in-the-arse Principal, then this is your chance to get your …
May
29
Building barriers
How can the government champion integration while cutting funding for migrants, refugees and asylum seekers to learn English, asks Jane Ward ”I came to the UK in 2001. When I came to this country I thought I had lost everything. The beginning is the most difficult time because you have a lot of problems. You …
May
29
Stop! Grammar time
Understanding how language works is an important part of becoming an English teacher, writes John Hughes Mention the term “verb” and most people can give a definition or an example. Say “preposition” and anyone who studied English before the 60s or who learnt a language at school still knows what you’re talking about. However, once …