By Viggo Stacey. More than half of Britons are missing out on finding love abroad after a British Council poll revealed that 54% would avoid striking up a holiday romance due to language barriers. More...
15 janvier 2020
15 janvier 2020
US: Summer Work Travel report inaccurate, industry says
By Viggo Stacey. The Summer Work Travel program in the US for visitors on J-1 visas is exposing young workers from around the world to “unacceptable risks” including human trafficking, a report from The International Labor Recruitment Working Group claimed. More...
15 janvier 2020
Language travel still popular for UK students, with Spain gaining foothold
By Viggo Stacey. Despite headlines reporting drops in language studies in schools across the UK, youngsters from secondary schools around the UK are continuing to travel overseas in busloads, educational tour operators have said. And Spain – and its language – is becoming increasingly popular. More...
14 janvier 2020
Learning foreign languages should be compulsory, says report
The report published by the Higher Education Policy Institute (Hepi) cites an EU-wide survey showing that just 32% of young people in the UK say they are able to read or write in more than one language, compared with 79% of their peers in France and more than 90% in Germany. More...14 janvier 2020
San Diego State U lays off all full-time ESL instructors
By Viggo Stacey. San Diego State University laid off its 12 full-time ESL instructors, a program director and an assistant program director in May in response to what the institution describes as a “rapid change” in the nature of access to higher education. More...
14 janvier 2020
Humboldt to promote German boarding options
By Viggo Stacey. German language provider Humboldt-Institut has launched a new website to provide information about Germany’s boarding schools to prospective students, parents and education agents. More...
14 janvier 2020
EC sells HE division to Study Group
By Viggo Stacey. English language provider EC has sold its higher education arm to Study Group for an undisclosed sum, in a strategic move which EC says will mean it can focus exclusively on its “core strength” – its full immersion English language provision. More...
14 janvier 2020
GenkiJACS to open third school in Japan
By Viggo Stacey. Japanese language course provider Genki Japanese and Culture School has announced it will open a new branch in the centre of Kyoto. More...
12 janvier 2020
Wayne State Issues List of Long-Lost Words to Bring Back
By Scott Jaschik. For the past 11 years, Wayne State University has at the start of the year released a list of long-lost words to bring back into current use. This year's list:
- Cachinnate -- to laugh loudly
- Coruscate -- (of light) to flash or sparkle
- Gewgaw -- a worthless, showy bauble
- Luculent -- clear in thought or expression
- Mullock -- rubbish, refuse, dirt
- Perendinate -- to procrastinate a long time, especially two days
- Redolent -- reminiscent or suggestive of, like a scent
- Seriatim -- taking one subject after another in regular order; point by point
- Somnambulant -- resembling or characteristic of a sleepwalker; sluggish
- Velleity -- a wish or inclination not strong enough to lead to action. More...
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