Italy: PON returns for 2017, funding language and citizenship courses nationwide
By Beckie Smith. In exciting news for the European study travel industry, the Italian government has announced it will resume providing scholarships to enable high school students to complete short, language study abroad courses through the PON scheme after a year-long lull. More...
EU juniors drive double digit growth in Irish ELT
By Sara Custer. English language schools in Ireland have reported double digit growth for the 2016 calendar year, driven mostly by junior language programs catering to EU students. More...
Stafford House unveils University Pathways program
By Sara Custer. After major expansion across North America, Stafford House International, the English language division of Cambridge Education Group, has unveiled a new university pathway program streamlined across its six locations. More...
Spain: ELE schools see jump in group bookings
By Sara Custer. Spanish language schools in Spain have seen a rise in demand for group bookings resulting in more student weeks but shorter average stays and an increase in intensive programmes, according to the latest annual report from the Federación de Escuelas de Español como Lengua Extranjera. More...
Duolingo English Test gaining in US admissions
By Sara Custer. More than 60 higher education institutions are now using the English language proficiency exam developed by leading language learning app, Duolingo, to test applicants’ English language skills. More...
Malta’s ELT enrolments stagnate, as student weeks drop 4%
By Natalie Marsh. The English language teaching industry in Malta experienced a decline in student weeks in 2016, according to recently released data from the National Statistics Office. More...
British Council’s animated ESL series goes online
By Natalie Marsh. The British Council has launched a new online learning series for children aged two to six to learn English as a second language, with global animation studio, Aardman. More...
Regional and minority languages: evolution over 20 years
The impact of rapid technological developments, such as the expansion of the Internet and social media, on the way regional and minority language media work in Europe, as well as other new challenges they bring in the context of the European Charter for Regional and Minority Languages is the theme of an expert meeting taking place in Brussels on 6-7 April 2017. The meeting participants working with the European Charter, as well as the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities, will discuss how to take into account these technological and social developments when monitoring the language situation in member states in the future, and will seek to come up with conclusions for the 20th anniversary of the entry into force of the language charter. More...
Comment se faire de nouveaux amis ("New Amigos") en ligne
Entretien de David Mallows, coordinateur thématique d’EPALE avec Lakki Pate, le créateur d’un nouveau jeu d’apprentissage des langues en ligne. Ce jeu est conçu pour transformer les joueurs en amis. Voir l'article...