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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: taiwan
MOE donates textbooks to N.Y. bilingual center
Taiwan, New York: Taiwan’s Ministry of Education donated Friday Taiwan elementary school natural sciences and math textbooks to a bilingual center under the jurisdiction of the New York State and New York City education departments. Read the full story… Post … Continue reading
Taiwan: English teaching should go ‘glocal’
Today and for the foreseeable future, English is the global language and a necessary means to enhance one’s competitiveness in many job or school markets. The problem is that there is a lack of connection between the role of public … Continue reading
South Korea to hire unqualified hacks, Taiwan to blame teachers for failures
South Korea: Hagwon Seek to Block Unqualified Foreign Teachers In a move that makes a frightening amount of sense, the association of foreign language institutes (hagwon) said recently that the government should block the inflow of unqualified native English teachers, … Continue reading
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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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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English villages in Taiwan
Taiwan’s first English language village has recently opened in Taiwan, where Taiwanese children go twice a week for English immersion classes. The Happy English Village features themed classrooms: a bank, a hotel, an airport waiting room and a coffee bar … Continue reading
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One day teaching in Taiwan
If you’ve ever thought about making a major move and trying something drastic like going to South East Asia to teach English, video clips such as these will give you a valuable insight into what kind of lifestyle you could … Continue reading
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Teaching kids in Taiwan
How do you rate this teacher? It looks to me like the kids are having a really fun time, plus the repetition drills are probably driving home the language to some extent.Do they look comfortable with the ‘you will die’ … Continue reading
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