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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

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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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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

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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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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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