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Sri Lanka takes measures to alleviate its shortage of English teachers

Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Education has focused on the dearth of English teachers in the country’s schools and taken measures to launch a special programme to train more English teachers. Deputy Minister of Education, notes ColomboPage website, Vijith Wijayamuni Soyza … Continue reading

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Asia – Oceania news roundup

Get the lowdown on the world of TEFL in India, Indonesia, the Philippines and Sri Lanka… Delhi Games put accent on sounding British The Delhi Metro is providing English speaking classes for all its employees in preparation for the Commonwealth … Continue reading

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A Year of English and IT in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: The New Year (2009) has been designated as the Year of English and Information Technology, exclaims the Sunday Observer. Both these are indispensable tools of survival in the modern age. Knowledge of English and IT paves the way … Continue reading

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Newspapers: A powerful tool in English Language Teaching

Sri Lanka: The fact cannot be denied that today English has evolved, from its beginning to be the lingua franca of all fields of work. The need of having a major focus on English education is therefore of paramount importance. … Continue reading

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Learning to teach in more exciting ways in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Begun in 2006, the British Council Distant Teacher Training Course aims to improve the English language teaching skills of teachers from 26 districts across the country. R.M.G.W. Rathnayake teaches at Pubbiliya Maha Vidyalaya Naula where most of the … Continue reading

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Sri Lanka: Welcome boost for English proficiency

After decades of hair-splitting over an appropriate methodology for teaching the English Language, particularly among the young, the Sri Lankan state has hit on what seems to be a workable, practical solution to the apparently complex problem. I’ll believe that … Continue reading

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Sri Lanka and India: ‘English for Employment’ project fast-tracked

The concept of anything being ‘fast-tracked’ should be enough to send shivers down the back of any self respecting language teacher. So, it’s with heavy heart that I report how fifty thousand school leavers could be targeted by a special … Continue reading

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Sri Lanka: Taking English to far-flung places

Sri Lanka: Taking English to far-flung places It is a lazy Sunday morning but a diverse group from all over the country is gathered in Colombo intently listening to senior trainers going through the paces of how to teach English. … Continue reading

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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

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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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