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Education agents will play a key role in rebuilding international enrolments post-pandemic
In English teaching, is native speaker really better than non-native teacher?
Okay....here’s a question: Why does our industry still do that ridiculous thing of defining a language teacher by where they’re from? The Native Speaker Fallacy can’t still survive...can it? Does speaking a language qualify one to teach it?
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Why Italians use dozens of words for simple instructions
"This Italian “more is more” attitude shows up throughout Italy."
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Fighting fake news
A while ago, I came across an interesting article published in The Guardian, entitled: Could language be the key to detecting fake news? The proliferation of deliberately misleading speeches, articles, websites and social media posts has led to many researchers trying to work out what the linguistic characteristics of fake news are. The article mentions …
Putting creativity at the heart of each student’s learning journey
Deep but entertaining talks by late Sir Ken Robinson, warmly recommended to all educators out there.
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The advantages of small international schools
With the thousands of international schools available around the world, it can be overwhelming trying to make the best decision for your child’s education. Some parents go for the glitz and glamour of the large schools with an abundance of facilities, but often forget youth need attention, and it is often difficult to get that special attention when your child is in a large class.
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The importance of role models in choosing our career or life path
The power of role models and their influence on us cannot be underestimated. This is particularly true for young people.
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Educators and agents speak their mind about how they see the education industry in the months ahead
Educators, agents, and service providers are planning for a number of scenarios into 2021, but ICEF wanted to take a closer look at how everyone is preparing for the upcoming student intakes between now and September. For example, when and how will visa services be restored for major study destinations? What about travel restrictions? Can we expect international flight schedules to pick up as restrictions ease off?
The new challenges for schools and online learning
When language schools were forced to suspend in-person classes earlier this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic many switched immediately to online delivery in order to continue teaching currently enrolled students. Students and agents now face a myriad of online learning programs, many of them with questionable pricing and quality. Should online language learning courses …
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Swing (to English) to cure depression, The Jive Aces with Verbalists
Actors, musicians, leading professionals and many other distinguished people are also members of the Verbalists Communication & Language Network. We bring you today the highlights of our last summer’s interview with The Jive Aces, who have firmly established themselves as the UK’s No.1 jive & swing band. The Jive Aces have become famous for their …
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