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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: Eastern Europe
ENGLISH FOR LIFE: The 6th International and 10th National ATECR Conference
The Sixth International and Tenth National ATECR Conference The 6th International and 10th National Conference will be held in České Budějovice from 12 to 14 September, 2008 and promises to be an absolute belter. It will be hosted by the … Continue reading
English Tactics in the Czech Republic
English Tactics in the Czech Republic Imagine walking into a workshop on teaching tactics for English-language learners and being greeted by the keynote speaker in Japanese. This is what a group of primary-school teachers can look forward to next month … Continue reading
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Teachers on TEFL in Poland
Poland is recognized as being a fairly easy place to start your TEFL career. Why that is could be for a number of reasons. After all, it’s not necessarily always a good thing for it to be easy to find … Continue reading
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The Real Kazakhstan: Eager to Attract Foreign Expertise
I, like many of you, have become familiar with an image of Kazakhstan based on the comedy character Borat. Paul Bartlett, in this great article which was a prize winner at the excellent transitions abroad website, tells rather a different … Continue reading
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Ukraine: tough but rewarding
Ukraine is a country struggling to establish an independent identity. Presently, several state-building concepts are vying for predominance; the outcome could have a profound influence on the development of civil society across Central and Eastern Europe. The following article by Tanya … Continue reading
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