How students in Uruguayan schools are being taught English over the Internet by teachers in Argentina -- and in the UK &...

By Michael Trucano. Recognizing its relevance in the global marketplace, the small South American country of Uruguay has placed increasing emphasis on improving the abilities of its schoolchildren to speak English. In trying to achieve this objective, however, it has faced a very acute resource constraint: There just aren't enough qualified teachers of English working in Uruguayan schools. Read more...