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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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Category Archives: South East Asia
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
Teaching English in Japan is at this Instant Easier…
By Judy Wellsworth In this edition of the guest writers series, Judy Wellsworth gives us the lowdown on teaching in Japan: In Japan, the necessity for English-speaking citizens has lately risen to epic proportions. With this increase in demand, finding … Continue reading
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TEFL courses in Thailand & teaching English in Thailand with TEFL jobs
By Luke Fisher The life of the English teacher in Thailand is the subject of this latest in the series of guest articles, this time from Luke Fisher: There are a wide variety and number of TEFL courses in Thailand … Continue reading
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TEFL Jobs: Teaching English Abroad
By Luke Fisher Once TEFL certified, course graduates are qualified to teach English abroad. Opportunities for teaching English abroad are plentiful with TEFL jobs, Teaching English as a Foreign/Second Language, available in most countries. The vast majority of English teaching … Continue reading
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CamTESOL 2009
The 5th CamTESOL Conference on English Language Teaching“The Globalisation of ELT: Emerging Directions”Phnom Penh, Cambodia The dates for the 2009 CamTESOL are 21st-22nd February. For more information on the 2009 conference or on earlier conferences, please go to the CamTESOL … Continue reading
The Curry Chicken Picks the Rice
…in Chinese restaurants, which comes as quite a surprise, I can tell you. Thanks again to Jimmy Ng who is sending me some classic stuff via email. Click here to take a look at more examples from the bizarre world … Continue reading
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Classic Chinglish Cockups
Chinglish is widely recognised as being the hybrid of Chinese and English, often creating mesmerising results. I’ve been lucky enough to have been in email correspondence with Jimmy Ng, who I’m pleased to say is a regular reader of the … 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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Asia TEFL Headlines
Korea: Korean Students Undaunted by Body English Brouhaha Koreans studying here find the conditions ideal for them to learn English as a second language, said a top official of the Bureau of Immigration. “The country’s cost of quality education and … Continue reading
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TEFL News from around the World
South Korea: The Korea Times – English Education Needs to Start at Earlier Ages The English frenzy in Korea has produced many popular teachers who are good at helping students get higher scores in English tests. A famous former English … Continue reading
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