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DepEd spearheads English training of South Korean teachers

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Philippines and South Korea: 50 Korean teachers recently completed the first part of their training on English teaching facilitated by the Department of Education. The English teaching training was part of an agreement with the Busan Metropolitan City of Education where it donated US$6 million worth of computers for Philippine public high schools, state [...]

Taiwan: English teaching should go ‘glocal’

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Today and for the foreseeable future, English is the global language and a necessary means to enhance one’s competitiveness in many job or school markets. The problem is that there is a lack of connection between the role of public education to prepare students for these markets and the actual abilities that students have [...]

Alle-Kiski schools tackle language barrier in the US

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Pennsylvania: Some Alle-Kiski Valley school districts are experiencing an uptick in the number of new students who speak little or no English. The districts have to make room in their budgets for customized “English as a Second Language (ESL)” or “English-Language Learners (ELL)” education that will reach these students.

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Vietnam: Students turn teachers for city voluntary campaign

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Thousands of youth volunteers have been doing social work for the last three weeks under Ho Chi Minh City’s Green Summer campaign, with nearly 200 students teaching children and workers English and other languages in the city.

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Poland: Public TV to introduce subtitles instead of dubbing

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In a move that some may describe as ‘radical’, Polish television may introduce subtitles to English movies instead of the traditional dubbing and voiceovers as soon as possible – this is the opinion of Education, Culture and Higher Education Ministries, who have joined the “English First” campaign.

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Malaysia: United, yet apart

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At this point in time, the biggest question on the minds of every Mathematics and Science teacher in Malaysia – as you might well imagine – would probably be this: “Are we going to continue in English or revert to Bahasa Malaysia?” Some await the decision with trepidation, and nail-biting anxiety, hoping in their [...]

Somali single mother excels in Britain

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A teenager who escaped endless war in homeland five years ago sets her sights on a medical degree after scoring five As at GCSE level, noted The Times.

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Singapore: English and the social fabric

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If Singapore is set to become a rainbow spread of peoples in the future owing to continued significant immigration to the country to supplement falling birth rates, the fostering of a common “Singaporean Spirit” well into the 21st century may require the introduction of English language tests for immigrants.

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Nigeria: Disturbing revelations from the NYSC

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Director-General of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) said that graduates from some tertiary institutions in Nigeria were not able to make statements in good English. Although the problem with the mastery of English language is also noticeable in some of the world’s great universities, including those in the United States, India and Asia, [...]

Teachers from Spain study in U.S. to develop bilingual teaching methods

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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 use and teaching of the English language in subject areas such as science and [...]

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