Guardian readers, teachers and academics respond to the controversy around the Cambridge university English syllabus. More...
Will learning a language abroad for a year make you fluent?
There’s no right way to learn a new language; some people prefer poring over books, while others go for apps or traditional lessons with a tutor. Immersing yourself is a surefire way to accelerate the process, though, and a year abroad is an opportunity to do just that. More...
Débat : L’écriture inclusive, un « péril mortel », vraiment ?
Remise à niveau en orthographe : la faute à Voltaire ?
Avoiding Awareness Gaps With Promise Programs
By Ashley A. Smith. Surveys find that language and distance, particularly for small groups of nationalities, can be barriers to raising awareness about Long Beach's popular college promise program. More...
Fear of Accented English
By David Matthews for Times Higher Education. Students do not trust teaching by foreign lecturers who speak English with unfamiliar accents, as compared with teaching by native speakers, an academic has warned -- meaning that students may need to be trained to overcome this prejudice. More...
English department offers “Game of Thrones” online class
Techno-News Blog. The English department has created an online Medieval class to help a student complete his degree while serving in the military overseas. The class — Studies in Medieval Literature: “Game of Thrones” and Its Medieval Worlds — is being adapted to an online format by English professor Mary Hayes, who has taught the class twice before in a traditional classroom setting, and has taught multiple other classes online. More...
Integrating global issues in the creative English language classroom
Integrating global issues in the creative English language classroom
Alan Maley, Nik Peachey, British Council, 2017/07/06
In 2010 Alan Maley and Nik Peachey released Creativity in the English Language Classroom (180 page PDF) which blended langiage learning with creative activities. This book (208 page PDF) is a follow-up to that effort. More...
Corsica e Sardegna un pattu novu tra duie isule surelle di u mediterraniu
Le Président du Conseil Exécutif de Corse et Agostino Pirredda, Président de la communauté de communes d’Alta Gallura, ont signé un «protocole d’accord Gallura- Corsica pour la promotion des cultures et des langues galluraises et corses», en présence du conseiller exécutif délégué à la langue corse, d’Antonio Tirotto, maire d’Agliento et de Gian Mario Mamia, maire de Badesi, le vendredi 10 novembre à 14h30 en salle 2 de l’Hôtel de la Collectivité territoriale de Corse à Aiacciu. Plus...
