One of the great fallacies of the twentieth century was that it was somehow wrong to be a pessimist. The idea that one is in the wrong if you view the proverbial glass as being half empty rather than half full brands me among the unfortunate majority of the populace who, rumour has it, take [...]
Sometimes there are questions that make you stop and think, ‘Wow, does that apply to me?‘ As soon as this thread started at the ELT World forum (thank you 31), I knew that it would result in some fairly emotive banter.
Personally, I never feel the need to lie, although I am surprised by the perception [...]
English standards in the Philippines are slipping, according to the results of a ‘major international testing system’. This can only mean one thing, the teachers are to blame, of course.
This ‘major international testing system’ also showed Malaysians have taken the top spot in English proficiency among South-East Asian countries, although whether this refers to any [...]
Not only can you win prizes, you can even attend presentations. BTW, I actually know one of the people in the pictures.
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I promised a Part 2 and it’s on its way. I’ve been ill with swine flu so please bear with me.
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The not entirely optimism-inspiring named Enconcept E-Academy, established in 1994, is now considered, apparently, to be a new ‘breed’ of English cram school. Are you already worried?
It has a range of ‘interesting’ and ‘pragmatic’ methods to attract more and more students to learn English, whether it’s vocabulary, grammar, or conversation, which we all know [...]
Halten sie kinder. Wie heissen sie? Apologies for my crap German, but if the answer is Charlotte or Chantal, you could be in trouble. From the moment they first read the school register, exclaims The Local (Germany’s news – in English!) teachers could already be unfairly prejudiced against certain children, a new study from the [...]
The Malaysian government, still not content about the amount of damage it’s done, is considering bringing forward the implementation of the new policy to replace the Teaching and Learning of Science and Mathematics in English (PPSMI) to 2011 for Year One pupils. However, notes The Sun Daily, this will depend on ’several factors’ such as [...]
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A couple of recent Alex Case articles have addressed the issue of pay in TEFL and its implications. I greatly enjoy Alex’s blog, as those of you who come here regularly will know, but I feel I needed to respond to his quick brainstorm over this issue. This may make for depressing reading but there [...]
Not that offering courses in three (that’s 3) different languages is any kind of record, but prospective students of Dulwich College, scheduled to open in Seoul in 2010 will have a chance to learn three languages at the same time. I know, you can scare contain your excitement.
Fraser White, executive chairman of the Dulwich College [...]
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