By Claudia Civinini. A positive picture emerged from the latest Languages Canada figures, with a 10% increase in student numbers and growth reported from most source markets. Language students generated an estimated CA$1.6bn in export revenue and contributed $204m in federal and provincial tax revenue. More...
Costa Rica makes English teaching a national priority
By Claudia Civinini. The government of Costa Rica has created an Alliance for Bilingualism that will support its strategy to improve the standard of English teaching in the country, an area a government press release defined “a national priority.” More...
LanguageCert recognised for BAC IELP
By Claudia Civinini. LanguageCert has been included in the list of recognised external awarding bodies for English language schools seeking accreditation under the BAC International English Language Provider scheme. More...
CES moves into Canada with Toronto school
By Claudia Civinini. Language school chain Centre of English Studies has entered the Canadian market with the acquisition of the Global Village Toronto (The Language Workshop). More...
Languages Canada signs MoU with CUMex
By Claudia Civinini. Languages Canada has signed an MoU with Mexican university association Consorcio de Universidades Mexicanas to collaborate on language learning and internationalisation. More...
Holingo “cuts middleman” in direct bookings
By Claudia Civinini. A new platform in English and French connects students with language schools around the world, in a bid to “cut the middleman” and take the Airbnb model into the language travel sector. More...
Pearson opens new test centres in Australia
By Claudia Civinini. English testing provider Pearson has opened two test centres in Melbourne and Adelaide to bring its tally to five new centres in Australia this year. More...
Babbel announces move into the language travel market
By Claudia Civinini. Language learning app Babbel has announced it will launch a language travel booking platform in 2019, after having acquired Berlin-based start-up LingoVentura, which handles bookings for 200 language schools in over 100 cities and countries. More...
Canada: college asks 428 to re-sit IELTS over English proficiency concerns
By Claudia Civinini. Over 400 offer holders to Niagara College, Canada, all from India, have been told to re-sit their IELTS or risk losing their place after the institution raised concerns about the English language proficiency of a current cohort of students who had been tested in the same test centre. More...