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- United States: Subject Matters – Reading, Writing… and Readying for TestsIt’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 → […]
- United States: Feds Make ELLs a Priority for Tests Based on Common-Core StandardsThe 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 → […]
- Vietnam: Pilot English Teaching Project is Hit by Staff Shortage and Poor SkillsFactors including a serious lack of facilities, as well as a shortage of qualified teachers have adversely affected the Ministry of Education and Training’s pilot English language teaching programme for primary school children, notes VietnamNet. Read more on this… Post … Continue reading → […]
- Would you have done this for a job?Simple question: would you have done what this person did to try and get a job in the Gulf? She flew me to Qatar on a 1-way ticket (despite my several written requests for a return ticket since it seemed … Continue reading → […]
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Brunei: Poor Malay not due to the bilingual education policy
The Deputy Minister of Religious Affairs yesterday defended Brunei’s bilingual education system which uses English language in majority of school subjects, saying that it has been operating well and past generations have succeeded due to their good command of English. … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, News, brunei, malaysia
Tagged Malaysian Education Ministry, Malaysian students exposed to English literature
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Brunei Darussalam: Teaching Reading Workshop Receives Positive Feedback
The Department of Schools at the Ministry of Education yesterday organised a Teaching Reading Workshop, where 30 Form 1 teachers from schools in the Brunei-Muara District learnt various strategies, tools and techniques that could be used in the classroom to … Continue reading
What up TEFL Asia?
Here are the latest TEFL headlines from Asia. Head over to the ELT World News blog for more: China: Crazy English India: How Good Are We in English? Sri Lanka: Arming the People With a Weapon of Choice Malaysia: English Language Project a Success Perspective on Bilingual Educational System … Continue reading
Posted in South Korea, brunei, china, guam, india, malaysia, philippines, sri lanka
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Around the Asia TEFL World in 80 seconds
China: Crazy English Accompanied by his photographer and his personal assistant, Li Yang stepped into a Beijing classroom and shouted, “Hello, everyone!” The students applauded. Li, the founder, head teacher, and editor-in-chief of Li Yang Crazy English, wore a dove-gray … Continue reading
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