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In wired Singapore classrooms, cultures clash over Web 2.0

Dozens of freshmen at Singapore Management University, notes the chronicle of higher education, spent one evening last week learning how to ‘wiki,’ or use the software that lets large numbers of people write and edit class projects online. One student … Continue reading

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Nine teachers receive ‘Inspiring Teacher of English’ award in Singapore

The Inspiring Teacher of the Year Award’s aim is to acknowledge teachers who have been instrumental in igniting a love for the English language in their students and are effective in helping their students speak and write better. It will … Continue reading

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Singapore: English and the social fabric

If Singapore is set to become a rainbow spread of peoples in the future owing to continued significant immigration to the country to supplement falling birth rates, the fostering of a common “Singaporean Spirit” well into the 21st century may … Continue reading

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20% Job Quota for Indian English Graduates

India: 20% Job Quota for English Grads in Maharashtra Schools There was a time when Maharashtra politicians flared up at the idea of introducing English in schools. What a sight that must have been. Finally, picking up on what parents … Continue reading

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Asia Pacific in the Spotlight

I myself have never had the dubious pleasure of teaching English in Asia. For those of you who have, or are, or will, here’s the latest lowdown on TEFL in the Asia Pacific region: Vietnam: Teaching English: TOEIC Suitable to … Continue reading

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Asia Pacific TEFL Headlines

I myself have never had the dubious pleasure of teaching English in Asia. For those of you who have, or are, or will, here’s the latest lowdown on TEFL in the Asia Pacific region: Vietnam: Teaching English: TOEIC Suitable to … Continue reading

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