By Beckie Smith. Pro Linguis, one of Switzerland’s oldest and largest education agencies which went into liquidation last month, is being acquired by StudyLingua AG, another Swiss language travel agency based in St Gallen. More...
Spain’s ELE schools report second year of steady growth
By Sara Custer. Student numbers and weeks at Spanish language schools in Spain have displayed another year of steady growth, cementing an industry-wide trend of recovery after being hit by the economic crisis in 2013. More...
FEDELE overhauls branding with new website, logo
By Sara Custer. “Spanish in Spain” or “Español en España” reads the new branding unveiled by Spanish language school association, FEDELE, this week alongside a website redesign. More...
UK: Experience English acquired by English Studio owners
By Amy Baker. A four-strong chain of UK-based English language schools, Experience English, has been acquired by the Real Experience Group, which also owns low-cost brand, The English Studio. More...
Campus France: language, financial concerns barriers to study abroad
By Natalie Marsh. A recent Campus France survey of 26,000 students in higher education in France has tried to understand barriers that prevent many of these students from studying abroad. Its latest research reveals that 2 in 3 students currently have no overseas study experience, despite participation numbers rising. More...
14th annual ELTons celebrate innovation in ELT
By Natalie Marsh. The annual British Council ELTons took place in London last week, recognising and awarding innovation and excellence in the English Language Teaching sector internationally. More...
Languages Canada calls for pan-Canadian approach to int’l ed as numbers drop
By Natalie Marsh. The language education sector in Canada experienced a downturn last year, according to the latest Languages Canada annual survey report. The association has attributed the drop to restrictive policy and the lack of a countrywide approach to international education. More...
The Effect of Multilingual Facilitation on Active Participation in MOOCs
A new approach for overcoming the language and culture barriers to participation in Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) is reported. It is hypothesised that the juxtaposition of English as the language of instruction, used for interacting with course materials, and one’s preferred language as the language of participation, used for interaction with peers and facilitators, is preferable to “English only” for participation in a MOOC. More...
Certificatu di Lingua Corsa (CLC) - Préparer le CLC avec Studi@lingua
Le Certificatu di Lingua Corsa est une certification de l'Education Nationale soutenue par la Collectivité Territoriale de Corse. Elaborée par les GR.ETA de Corse, elle est adaptée aux besoins de la société et notamment du monde professionnel. Le CLC est éligible au CPF (Compte Personnel de Formation). Voir l'article...
12 capsules métiers pour apprendre le français (FLE)
Le site AFIP (Action Français pour l’Insertion Professionnelle) propose un outil de compréhension du monde professionnel et d’apprentissage du français destiné aux migrants de niveau A1 1 à B1 (FLE – Français Langue Etrangère).
Ce programme comprend 12 capsules métiers avec, pour chacune, une vidéo sous-titrée, des exercices de français auto-correctifs en ligne et des activités à réaliser en salle avec l’appui d’un formateur. L’utilisation est libre et possible en autonomie. Voir l'article...