ELT World Blog- United States: Business English speakers can still be divided by a Common LanguageBusiness is the most popular subject for international students in the United States, notes VOA News website. An estimated 21% of foreign students at American colleges and universities are studying business and management. So, what are the effects on the … Continue reading → […]
- India’s outcasts are putting their faith in EnglishWhen India’s prime minister Manmohan Singh recalled, during a lecture at Oxford University in 2005, the legacies that his country had inherited from British rule, he placed the English language and the education system above all others. This, notes the … Continue reading → […]
- Georgia: Still fighting Russia, but this time it’s with wordsTblisi: The new teacher who arrived recently at School No. 161 could barely speak a word of the Georgian language, knew little about local customs and easily got lost in the crazy-quilt streets of this hilly capital. But, notes the … Continue reading → […]
- Indonesia: High-tech help for plugged-in teachersThe Virtual Teachers Support Network, funded by the British Council and the National Education Ministry, is a free online service where English language teachers can access lesson plans and share ideas. English language teachers across the country, notes the Jakarta … Continue reading → […]
- TEFL blog roundup: JanuaryI’ve got a smashing roundup of what’s going on in the World of TEFL blogs this month. Enjoy… What do you do with emergent language? – Kalinago English Pear-shaped project work and how to avoid it – Mike J. Harrison … Continue reading → […]
- United States: Business English speakers can still be divided by a Common Language
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Become a ‘Roving Reporter’ at IATEFL Brighton
Enter the competition to become a Roving Reporter at the IATEFL Annual International Conference, Brighton 15 – 19 April 2011 The British Council and IATEFL will send four Roving Reporters to the IATEFL Conference in Brighton, UK in April 2011. … Continue reading
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The ‘ELTons’ Award making its debut in the Middle East
Middle East & United Kingdom: Aspiring creative writers in the Middle East are being given the opportunity to make their first break into the English language publishing industry (the poor Buggers don’t know what they’re getting in to) through a … Continue reading
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Saudi Arabia: Arab News sponsors 4 girls for English course
This wouldn’t exactly be newsworthy in most cases but given that it’s taking place in the Hell on Earth known commonly as Saudi Arabia I guess it’s worth mentioning. The Arab News is to sponsor* four of 15 women students … Continue reading
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Russia: Kicked out of school?
Moscow’s City Duma has suggested an amendment to a new law that would require all teachers to apply for work permits… in addition to the work visas which currently allow them to teach here. Also, according to the amendment’s author, … Continue reading
United Kingdom: English teaching ‘outstanding’ at Challney Boys
A school where more than 40 different languages are spoken by pupils has just been commended by the ever reliable Ofsted for its ‘outstanding’ English teaching. At Challney Boys School nearly all of the pupils are from ethnic minorities and … Continue reading
‘One-answer’ IELTS comes under scrutiny
United Kingdom: Academia’s leading language exam has won favour among immigration authorities, but that could be about to change if calls for more diversity in assessment gain a hearing, reports Max de Lotbinière at the Guardian. With international student mobility … Continue reading
British Council launches portfolio of newservices at TESOL Arabia 2009 – Dubai
United Kingdom and UAE: Those loveable rogues the British Council, the world’s infamously largest English language teaching organisation, has launched a range of new global English teaching and learning services, debuting the new services in the UAE, at the TESOL … Continue reading
Tunisia to launch English language teaching reform project
Tunisia: Middle East Online reports that the Tunisian Ministry of Education and Training signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the British Council in London Tuesday, to prepare for a huge project aimed at English language teaching reform in all … Continue reading
British Council marks 10 years in Sharjah
United Arab Emirates & United Kingdom: The British Council has been present and active in Sharjah for 10 years, and has significantly increased the size of its teaching and support staff over this time, to meet local demand from an … Continue reading
