ELT World Blog- 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 → […]
- Dave’s ESL Cafe banned in Saudi Arabia?Fate, it would seem, is not without a sense of irony. So, one wretched hive of scum and villainy bans another wretched hive of scum and villainy. OK, that’s a bit unfair, I don’t know if I should label Saudi … Continue reading → […]
- United States: Subject Matters – Reading, Writing… and Readying for Tests
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Africa – Asia – Middle East news roundup
Time for a look at the magical world of TEFL in Rwanda, Egypt, Bahrain, the UAE and Pakistan. Rwandan teachers back at school to help country’s anglophone ambitions Although French now ranks as an official language alongside Kinyarwanda and English, … Continue reading
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UAE: Why Arab students find English tricky
Gulf News notes that a study by the British University in Dubai has indicated that insufficient attention is paid to spelling principles and this results in poor written English among Arab learners. An education expert has noted that, in order … Continue reading
United Arab Emirates: Maths and science to be taught in English
All pupils in state high schools will be taught maths and science in English by the year 2012, the Abu Dhabi Education Council (Adec) said yesterday. At the launch of its 10-year strategic plan, Adec said it aimed to see … Continue reading
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United Arab Emirates: Language institute helping to bridge cultures
United Arab Emirates: The Polyglot Language Institute, located near Al Nassr Square, in the heart of Dubai’s commercial district, is where Russians shop for fur jackets, people lunch at Iranian restaurants and where you can purchase sleek but inexpensive Indian … Continue reading
British Council launches portfolio of newservices at TESOL Arabia 2009 – Dubai
United Kingdom and UAE: Those loveable rogues the British Council, the world’s infamously largest English language teaching organisation, has launched a range of new global English teaching and learning services, debuting the new services in the UAE, at the TESOL … Continue reading
State pupils’ English skills are delaying degree programmes in the UAE
United Arab Emirates: According to The National, a substantial number of pupils in state schools applying to university do not have the English-language skills required to begin degree studies, college administrators say. Expressing concern over the time and money taken … Continue reading
A goal of one nation with two tongues
United Arab Emirates: The National notes that Arabic has been spoken in the lands that now constitute the UAE for more than a millennium. These days, though, it is as likely – if not more so – to hear English, … Continue reading
British Council marks 10 years in Sharjah
United Arab Emirates & United Kingdom: The British Council has been present and active in Sharjah for 10 years, and has significantly increased the size of its teaching and support staff over this time, to meet local demand from an … Continue reading
Dubai: Move to Introduce English in Arabic Nurseries Hailed
UAE: Children at a young age are more linguistically inclined in comparison to the later stages in their life, notes the Khaleej Times. Parents thus believe that if English is taught in state-run and Arabic nurseries and schools it will … Continue reading
United Arab Emirates: The Art and Science of Good English – Here Comes Help
The University of Cambridge English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Examinations is planning to work with education councils and corporate sectors across the UAE to raise the standard of English among students, teachers and professionals in the country. While … Continue reading
