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Canada: ‘Sports kept me going… It made me come to school more’

The Ottowa Citizen notes that when Awo Farah arrived in Canada from Djibouti in 2001 to seek a better education, the nine-year-old Grade 5 student couldn’t speak English. Eight years later, it’s amazing how her life has developed … all … Continue reading

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Almost one-third of UBC medical students are learning ESL

Canada: Nearly 60 per cent of first- and second-year University of B.C. medical students speak at least one other language besides English, and nearly a third speak English as a second language. Nearly one-quarter of students are able to speak … Continue reading

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Foreign student to serve 17 days in jail for faking visa documents

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 … Continue reading

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Certified Management Accountants of Ontario Launches ESL program on Thinkpass

Certified Management Accountants of Ontario (CMA Ontario) announced that internationally trained professionals pursuing the CMA designation will now have the opportunity to evaluate their English language skills. “Internationally trained professionals comprise a significant proportion of CMA graduates, and that number … Continue reading

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Teen ESL results better than ever in canada

Canada: Teen ESL Results Better Than Ever, Province Says Teens learning English as a second language are passing the provincial literacy test at higher rates than ever. The test, written in March and graded only as pass or fail, determines … Continue reading

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2nd IEEE International Workshop on Digital Game and Intelligent Toy Enhanced Learning

The 2nd IEEE International Workshop on Digital Game and Intelligent Toy Enhanced Learning November 17th-19th, 2008 Banff, Canada This is all a bit freaky for me so I’ve just copied and pasted the blurb from the conference website: ‘There’s a … Continue reading

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The 2nd IEEE International Workshop on Digital Game and Intelligent Toy Enhanced Learning

The 2nd IEEE International Workshop on Digital Game and Intelligent Toy Enhanced Learning November 17th-19th, 2008 Banff, Canada This is all a bit freaky for me so I’ve just copied and pasted the blurb from the conference website: ‘There’s a … Continue reading

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The (TEFL) World has gone Mad

Every time I present one of my ELT news roundups, it really sinks in how little the buggers in power know about language teaching. No matter where you are in the world, it seems there’s some moron beating on about … Continue reading

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The World of TEFL has gone Crazy

Every time I present one of my ELT news roundups, it really sinks in how little the buggers in power know about language teaching. No matter where you are in the world, it seems there’s some moron beating on about … Continue reading

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Manitoba TEFLer Found Dead in Philippines

A Canadian tourist was found dead in a hotel parking lot in the Philippines early this week, according to a local newspaper in Cebu City, reports Canada.com. Police identified the person as 55-year-old Robin Cook of Virden, Manitoba, who was … Continue reading

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