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Learning English: The Vietnamese have wide knowledge, but they are too shy to speak

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Vietnam: Learning English has become a norm in Vietnam. Everyone thinks that they must speak fluent English in order to get good jobs in this period of globalization. English language centres have been mushrooming in the past few years to satisfy the increasingly high demand.

The centres prove to be the most suitable [...]

Pakistan: The ‘lost generation’ in Swat Valley

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The Pakistani government has yet to rebuild any of the 159 fully destroyed schools that were bombed by the Taliban. As a result, students are furious, notes the New York Times..

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Rwanda: 900 English tutors are to train local teachers

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Rwanda & South Africa: The government, through the Teacher’s Service Commission, has selected 949 English tutors to train local primary and secondary school teachers how to appropriately conduct lessons in English.

Notes AllAfrica.com, The selection follows the Ministry of Education advertisement seeking 1000 teachers from neighbouring countries, after the country’s switch from French to [...]

Vietnam: English centres mushroom in Ha Noi

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Hanoi, Vietnam: Youngsters in Ha Noi have rushed to take part in English classes at centres throughout the capital in an effort to learn and improve their English but unfortunately, finding a quality course with affordable fee is not easy, said Hanoian Bui Thi Uyen.

Uyen said she has moved her children from one [...]

Nigeria harnesses the power of ‘Pidgin English’

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Nigeria: Work has started to study and standardise a language spoken by millions but denied official status, raising hopes for education and communication across West Africa.

From the Guardian:

A source of news is Wazobia FM, the first radio station in Nigeria to broadcast in Pidgin and registering huge audiences as a result. [...]

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