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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: turkey
US and YÖK launch a major English language program
The United States government and Turkey’s Higher Education Board, YÖK, are involved in a new joint effort to send scores of U.S. English Teaching Assistants, or ETAs, to dozens of Turkish universities. “The aim of this program is not to … Continue reading
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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Norway fears loss of first language
Turkey: Burç College’s Florya Branch Organizes Foreign Language Fair The Florya branch of Burç College recently held its second annual foreign languages fair with participation from students and their parents at its campus in the Istanbul district of Bakırköy. Bünyamin … Continue reading
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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TEFL Conferences in Turkey: 2008
Listed below are the forthcoming English Language Learning and Teaching Seminars and Conferences in Turkey. Please click on the links for further information. FLORYA COLLEGE- ELT CONFERENCE- PARTNERSHIP FOR PROSPEROUS PERFORMANCE- MARCH 22, 2008 Florya College is organizing an ELT … Continue reading
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Turkish 101
I found this blog on living in Istanbul recently and just wanted to share this with you, from an entry about learning Turkish: The important thing, I think, when learning a new language, especially one that is so completely different … Continue reading
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All that Glitters is not Gold: Istanbul TEFL
Istanbul is a truly great place to live but, just like anywhere else these days, you’ve got to be really careful before accepting an English teaching job here. Ashley Perks has written a really nice checklist of things that anyone … Continue reading
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21st Century Teacher Training: ITI Istanbul PART 2
Read the concluding part of the interview with the teacher trainers of ITI Istanbul: Image courtesy of http://www.picturesfree.org/ Do you feel that courses such as CELTA and DELTA adequately prepare teachers of English? What would you do to change things … Continue reading
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21st Century Teacher Training: ITI Istanbul
The International Training Institute (ITI) specialises in teacher training and development. They have been conducting teacher training courses since 1988 and boast one of the highest success ratios worldwide. ITI is internationally recognised as a leading centre for the Cambridge … Continue reading
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