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- How to introduce an English Textbook to your Students1. Introduction “Tell me and I forget, Teach me and I may remember, Involve me and I learn. “ -Benjamin Franklin Textbook is one of the main instruments of educating and preparing students for the examinations. On the first or … Continue reading → […]
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United States: Business English speakers can still be divided by a Common Language
Business 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
Posted in Americas, ELL, News, north america, united states
Tagged ELL English language learners in the united states
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India’s outcasts are putting their faith in English
When 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 words
Tblisi: 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 teachers
The 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
Does Sudan need English to build bridges between North and South
Whether the country decides to split or not, notes the Guardian, it will need a neutral language to continue the peace process and to speak to the rest of the world. Will it be English and, more importantly, can English … Continue reading
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UK: School curriculum has been ‘slimmed down’
The number of compulsory subjects in England’s national school curriculum, notes the BBC, is to be cut to four from September by Education Secretary Michael Gove. All schools will have to teach English, maths, science and PE with experts to … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, News, united kingdom
Tagged United Kingdom Education Advisory Service (UKEAS)
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Brunei’s education model… an unsung story
Brunei: Brunei’s education model has been an ‘unsung success story’. Research, notes Brunei Direct, has indicated its attainment levels in English were considerably better than neighbouring countries’, the chief executive of CfBT Education Trust (United Kingdom) told The Brunei Times … Continue reading
United States: National Conversations on English Learner Education
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA), in partnership with the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans and the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, is pleased to announce a … Continue reading
United States: Subject Matters – Reading, Writing… and Readying for Tests
It’s the best of times and the worst of times, exclaims the unusually Dickensian CNN, for English teachers as they find themselves more accountable than ever for the academic success of their students, while balancing new technologies that change time-honored … Continue reading
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United States: Feds Make ELLs a Priority for Tests Based on Common-Core Standards
The federal government, notes Education Week, is intending to provide grants for the development of English-language-proficiency assessments that are aligned with the national common-core standards. The proposed grant competition would push the country toward more uniformity for the definition of … Continue reading
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Tagged ELL English language learners in the united states
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