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Samoan classes bridge gap in NZ

New Zealand: The Kingsland school now offers bilingual Samoan classes to pupils from bilingual primary schools such as Richmond Road School in Ponsonby, and Rosebank Primary in Avondale. John McCaffery, senior lecturer at Auckland University’s faculty of education, is among … Continue reading

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Parents protest at bilingual decision delay in NZ

New Zealand: The parents of five Christchurch primary school children say they have nowhere to go next year after plans for an intermediate-level bilingual class were put on hold, according to Radio NZ. Read the full story… internet advertising Post … Continue reading

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New Zealand: Not so lost in translation

Bridging the gap between cultures and language has been made a little easier at Baverstock Oaks Primary School, with the addition of two new English language assistant teachers.The primary is one of the first in New Zealand to adopt specialist … Continue reading

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New Zealand: English language students’ spending still rising

Expenditure by international students studying at English language schools was $242 million in the year ended March 2008, Statistics New Zealand said today. This expenditure was $7 million higher than for the year ended March 2007. Read the full story… … Continue reading

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When Reading is Stupid…

Further to my question about the importance of reading that I posted a couple of days ago, I recommend “When Reading is Stupid; the Why, How and What to Do About It” by the excellent Kate Marie Ryan, which appears … 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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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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Issue 3 of Horizons: Available for Download

Here are highlights of what you’ll find in the new, action packed edition of Horizons: What Would Motivate you to Take a New Job? What do we want from our jobs? There must surely be a reason for us to … Continue reading

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Teaching English in New Zealand

Thanks once again to the marvellous mmcmorrow for posting this priceless information over on the Australia & New Zealand forum, essential advice for anyone thinking about working in the country: The situation regarding English language teaching in New Zealand is … Continue reading

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