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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: russia
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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Tagged Department of Languages, russian
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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
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
Posted in Europe, belgium, estonia, iceland, russia, switzerland, turkey, ukraine, united kingdom
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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
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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