A group of Chinese monks, most of whom hold bachelor’s and even master’s degrees, completed an eight-month English training course at a Shanghai language university Saturday and were awarded certificates.
According to XinhuaNet, the 22 monks, all from monasteries in the Chinese mainland, studied English language skills and attended Buddhism classes given in English at the [...]
The Malaysian Teachers Education Institute (IPGM) Gaya Campus has been picked by the Education Ministry from among IPGMs nationwide as the centre for teachers to learn English. IPGM Gaya Campus Director, Salmah Abdullah, said 25 teachers studying in the campus recently graduated in Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL).
With the new expectation, exclaims the [...]
In an effort to get rid of the fear attached to English language learning among Gujarati medium students in rural areas, suggests the India Express, the Surat District Primary Education Officer (DPEO) has ordered schools to observe Saturdays as English Day.
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Tom Jang has been teaching English in a community center in Ilsan 1-dong in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province as part of his military service and is a celebrity in the neighborhood as a rather mature soldier.
According to The Chosun, he is teaching five classes, for adults as well as children. In addition to inexpensive tuition, Jang [...]
According to the New Straits Times, the Education Ministry will upgrade computer laboratories in schools to enable them to be used as English language laboratories, said Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. He said the use of technology would be capitalized for enhanced English teaching and learning in schools and suitable software would be [...]
A stealthy 8D World last year looked like Age of Empires for the Asian market. It turns out, hopwever, they’re teaching English as a foreign language, with a beta product launched this month.
The 8D World product is a fantastical online virtual world called Wiz World, designed to let players interact in spoken English with computer-generated [...]
The Times of India notes that a decline in reading habits, a weak foundation vis-a-vis understanding and the lack of expressive skills are the prime factors that continue to make English language a difficult subject to score at the higher secondary certificate (HSC, Class XII) level, feel academicians.
It doesn’t help matters that teachers, who are [...]
According to the Sun Daily, the Language Centre of KBU International College (KBU) will be launching a new programme that will interest those who plan to embark on a career in English language teaching.
Ng Swee Lin, Head of KBU’s Language Centre, said the demand for certified English language teachers will be great because, in a [...]
Smiling, the second-grade teacher rested from a game that challenged her to fully use her English language skills. Celema Lechonsito of the Manili Elementary School in Lutayan, Sultan Kudarat, traveled all the way to Mactan, Cebu, to join 132 other grade school teachers from Mindanao in a 12-day camp that promised to help them improve [...]
South Korea and America: Are you looking for a teaching job? Try going abroad, advises the Whitworthian. According to a recent article on the Florida Times-Union’s Web site, the “frightening job market is encouraging many college graduates to look abroad for work.” The article also states that “more students are inquiring about teaching overseas.” Two [...]
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