By Sara Custer. Recommendations from family and friends is one of the biggest influences for students choosing where to study English, it was revealed by international students. Thirty took part in roundtable discussions organised by The PIE News at the English UK marketing conference last week. More...
English Australia ESL lesson breaks world record
By Natalie Marsh. The world’s biggest English lesson took place in Sydney, Australia this week, breaking the world record, with students from 62 different nations taking part. More...
EU: Half of secondary students learned two foreign languages
By Beckie Smith. Just over half of all secondary school pupils in the EU studied two or more foreign languages in 2014, new statistics from Eurostat, the EU’s statistical office, have shown. More...
Czech gov't wants to boost ties with Portuguese-speaking countries
The Czech government wants to promote contacts with Portuguese-speaking countries and that is why it will debate applying for observer status with the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP) at its meeting on Wednesday.
The CPLP was founded in 1996.
The Foreign Ministry says the status would give the country an instrument with which to develop relations with the countries in which it does not have its diplomatic mission.
"This offers an opportunity to gain contacts and access to information and business deals," the ministry told CTK. More...
Français 3.0 : une application pour renforcer son français professionnel
Par Christine Barret-Labre. Le Centre de langue française de la CCIP propose aux demandeurs d'emploi de s'exercer pour développer leurs compétences en français professionnel. Voir l'article...Travail temporaire : quelles formations linguistiques éligibles au CPF ?
Par Christine Barret-Labre. Dans la branche du travail temporaire, parmi plus de 1 000 formations éligibles au Compte personnel de formation (CPF), l'accent est mis par la CPNE sur les certifications sans niveau spécifique avec une offre linguistique variée. Voir l'article...Delf et Delf Pro : des certifications pour soutenir l’apprentissage du Français langue étrangère
Par Christine Barret-Labre. La maîtrise de la langue française et le besoin d'attester de compétences langagières dans l'emploi sont davantage pris en compte dans la formation professionnelle via le CPF. Voir l'article...Mise en œuvre du marché "16FL" de l'Ofii
Par Céline Desserre. En lançant ce marché en juillet 2015, l'Ofii a souhaité structurer le positionnement linguistique dans les parcours des primo-arrivants tout en renforçant et en harmonisant les contenus des formations dispensées sur le territoire. Voir l'article...A qualitative analysis framework using natural language processing and graph theory
This paper introduces a method of extending natural language-based processing of qualitative data analysis with the use of a very quantitative tool—graph theory. It is not an attempt to convert qualitative research to a positivist approach with a mathematical black box, nor is it a “graphical solution”. More...
Contradictions in a distance course for a marginalized population at a Middle Eastern university
This study explores six cases of non-native English speaking students engaged in a distance English-medium course on critical thinking at a university in Iran. Framed within activity theory, the study investigated students’ course-related activity systems with a particular focus on contradictions that underlie any human activity. More...