Children will be taught grammar for the first time in more than 30 years, under changes to the school curriculum proposed by the National Curriculum Board. In a shift set to excite English language purists, the board has recommended students once again learn to sound out words, spell and correctly punctuate and structure sentences. [...]
Australia: In an effort to address failings in indigenous bilingual education, the Northern Territory Government will require the first four hours of every school day to be conducted in English, notes the Australian News. Announcing the decision yesterday, Territory Education Minister Marion Scrymgour said she supported indigenous language and culture, but her priority was to [...]
Noneother than a Glenroy bricklayer says that a skills shortage has left him short-staffed, with his plans to recruit overseas workers thwarted by overly stringent English tests. Haydar Cakir, 29, said the national shortage of bricklayers federally recognised as an occupation in-demand had made it nearly impossible to recruit staff in Victoria.
Strewth mate, read the [...]
Turkey: Burç College’s Florya Branch Organizes Foreign Language Fair
The Florya branch of Burç College recently held its second annual foreign languages fair with participation from students and their parents at its campus in the Istanbul district of Bakırköy.
Bünyamin Erdoğan, head of the foreign languages department at the school, said “In non-English speaking countries [...]
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Ever fancied going to a TEFL conference but been put off by the fees involved? Here’s your big chance to take part without having to stump up any cash. Last year saw the 1st international Free Linguistics Conference (FLC) at the University of Sydney. The aims of this conference were to open a widely accessible [...]
India and China: Great wall of opportunity
More than 1,000 Indians have moved to China to teach English. A one-month crash course on the internet is all it takes. Read the full story…
United Kingdom: Museum for English
English is the first language of 350-400 million people, and an effective second language for maybe 500 million more. By [...]
One of the best resources on the net for English teachers is One Stop English, be it for info on teaching or downloadable materials, I’ve found it to be consistently great.
One area I really like are the teacher letters on their experiences. I featured a few on the blog before, but thought I’d give a [...]
One of the most popular and destinations for new TEFL teachers from the UK is Australia, for obvious reasons. In an article over on the Australia & New Zealand blog, originally published in the OneStopEnglish online magazine, Steve White describes his experiences:
I really enjoyed teaching English in Australia and found it a great [...]
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