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English is replacing ‘retreating’ Russian in Georgia

Hundreds of native English speakers joined the first day of school last week as teaching assistants under an ambitious program to have every child aged five to 16 speak English. English is now compulsory, and Russian optional. The aim, notes … Continue reading

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Russia: Kicked out of school?

Moscow’s City Duma has suggested an amendment to a new law that would require all teachers to apply for work permits… in addition to the work visas which currently allow them to teach here. Also, according to the amendment’s author, … Continue reading

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Reasons not to Drive in Russia

Any TEFLers lucky enough to be enjoying the high life in Russia should nevertheless think twice before driving in the country if this clip of a junction in St. Petersburg is anything to go by! Post Footer automatically generated by … Continue reading

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More European TEFL News than you can Stomach

Just in case you’re short of something to do today, take a look at this lot. Is it really possible that all these people around the world are having to deal with our language? It just doesn’t seem right, does … Continue reading

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More Euro TEFL News than you can Shake a Stick at

Just in case you’re short of something to do today, take a look at this lot. Is it really possible that all these people around the world are having to deal with our language? It just doesn’t seem right, does … Continue reading

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Life in mid Volga Russia

Larry Paradine offers the following information on the mid Volga region over on the Russia and Ukraine forum: I’ve lived and worked in Russia for most of the last ten years but, although I’ve spent short periods of time in … Continue reading

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Teaching in Kazakhstan

I previously featured Kazakhstan as a teaching destination in an excellent article by Paul Bartlett entitled The Real Kazakhstan: Eager to Attract Foreign Expertise. Paul has been hard at work spreading the word in another article, this time in the … Continue reading

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