By Natalie Marsh. The US government has begun piloting an intensive English and college preparation programme for foreign high school-aged students. More...
Vietnam: 1,000 ESL teachers to be trained
By Natalie Marsh. A new agreement has been signed between the British Council and the province of Nam Dinh, in northern Vietnam, to train its English language teachers. More...
Argentina, Spain unite to promote Spanish language
By Sara Custer. The representative associations of Spanish language providers in leading study destinations have partnered to improve teacher training, market research and quality assurance. More...
CEG’s Stafford House acquires three US language schools
By Sara Custer. UK-based Cambridge Education Group has acquired three English language schools in the US that will be brought under its English language brand, Stafford House School of English, starting next year. More...
New leadership for US, Aus ELT bodies
By Beckie Smith. English Australia and English USA, the representative bodies for the English language teaching sectors in each country, have both appointed new executive leaders. More...
Study travel organiser moves into cruise tours
By Amy Baker. Study travel trip organiser, Horizons du Monde, is launching a cruise-based package in its quest to ensure its offer stands out in the busy marketplace for study travel products. This taps into a trend moving away from pure language courses towards cross-curriculum products says the company’s president. More...
English language drives intl study for Ukrainians
By Natalie Marsh. Learning English is the main motivator for young Ukrainians to study abroad, according to a report by the British Council that also surveyed young people on their political views and civic activity. More...
EF moulds online school into smartphone app
By Sara Custer. EF has made its online English language school, EF Efekta, smartphone friendly by turning the platform into an app that will allow learners to access content on the go. More...
New Spanish language exam aims to resemble English counterparts
By Sara Custer. Instituto Cervantes has launched a new Spanish language competency exam that will be computer-based, offer a quick turnaround on results and aims to be the equivalent of English counterparts IELTS and TOEFL. More...
English3 launches online classroom readiness course
By Sara Custer. US-based corporate ESL provider English 3 has moved into the education sector with the launch of a video-based entrance exam and a student classroom-readiness course. More...