ELT World Blog- ELT World TEFL Website of the month: ELT ChatELT Chat With the current big bang-scale increase of the twittersphere, a new type of chat has surfaced for English language professionals. The wonderful #ELTChat is currently being moderated by Twitter TEFL heavyweights @ShellTerrell, @Marisa_C, @englishraven, and @olafelch (although the … Continue reading → […]
- 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: spain
Spain: 25 Murcia schools to become bilingual next school year
Pupils at 25 infant and primary schools throughout Murcia will be offered the chance of bilingual education in the next academic year under a programme which will offer a third of the schools’ classes in English, notes the Typically Spanish … Continue reading
Spain: Bilingual education throughout Málaga province
More than 100 schools and colleges will be bilingual during the next academic year in Málaga province. The Junta de Andalucía has said that it wants to promote the teaching of English, French and German, and that 136 centres will … Continue reading
Attitudes of students at the Public University of Navarre to bilingual education
Spain: The Public University of Navarre (UPNA) has presented the book, “Attitudes and beliefs of students of the UPNA to bilingualism and bilingual education”, a report on the research work undertaken by the University teachers Mr Pablo Sotés, Ms Nekane … Continue reading
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Spanish Opposition to Bilingual Education
Spain: According to Euro Weekly, a government plan that is designed to introduce bilingual education into the Spanish school system has met with criticism from both inside and outside the educational system. To that end, schools are being instructed to … Continue reading
Spain: Opposition to bilingual education
A government plan designed to introduce bilingual education into the Spanish school system has met with criticism both inside and outside the educational system. Approved in 2005 and adopted by 80 primary schools and high schools in the province of … Continue reading
Spain: Turre Opts for the Bilingual Route
The Turre Town Council voted last week in favor of taking the necessary steps to ensure that the town’s new school is fully equipped to be bilingual in Spanish and English. Lovely. Read the full story… internet advertising Post Footer … Continue reading
Teachers from Spain study in U.S. to develop bilingual teaching methods
Forty teachers from Spain spent a month in the U.S. this summer, under the aegis of the government of Madrid, in cooperation with Middlebury College and the Monterey Institute of International Studies, to develop bilingual teaching methodologies to enhance their … Continue reading
TEFL courses in Spain & TEFL jobs with TEFL certification
By Luke Fisher In this guest author article, Luke Fisher discusses the life of the English teacher in Spain: There are a wide variety of TEFL course options available in Spain leading to TEFL jobs for those with TEFL certification. … Continue reading
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The Hell of ESL: The Pain in Spain Blog
If you’re thinking of teaching English in Spain but finding it hard to sort through all the information online, Pain in Spain is one TEFL blog which could definitely help you. Posts including how to become legal in Spain help you to find out what … Continue reading
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