EC English opens school in Saudi Arabia
EC English Language Centres has opened a school in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, that the company says will meet the needs of students unable to study abroad.
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Tamwood expands work-study offering
Tamwood international, a Canadian language training and study abroad provider, is expanding its work-study division, with hospitality and business courses.
Guinness World Record broken for ELT class
Guinness World Records has confirmed that English UK London and London Nest’s attempt to break the record for the highest number of nationalities in an English language class was successful.
ILSC Education Group to close language schools in the US, pathways remain
ILSC Education Group will close its ILSC-San Francisco and ILSC-New York language schools in March 2018, citing a decline in popularity of the US as a standalone ESL learning destination.
Australian VET providers surprised by ELICOS regulation decision
Australian providers are preparing for an end to the delivery of English programs with VET-accreditation after the Australian Skills Quality Authority issued a notice of their intention to ban these courses due to conflicts between vocational and ELICOS Standards.
LanguageCert exam accredited for Italian PON
Language exam provider LanguageCert has been accredited by the Italian Ministry of Education as a recognised language qualification for Italian students on EU-funded PON scholarships.
Busuu plugs into ‘intelligent assistants’
A quiz bot for language learners to practice while undertaking household tasks has been developed by Busuu for the Alexa and Google Home interfaces.
Good times ahead for the UK ELT industry
A successful 2017 for UK ELT made for widespread optimism at the English UK Academic Conference, with the industry now looking positively to the future after the 2015-2016 slump. “It’s been a much better year for UK ELT, there are lots of reasons to be optimistic,” said Sarah Cooper of English UK.
Vietnam’s English targets set to fail, experts warn
Experts are worried that Vietnam’s plans to make all university graduates reach at least CEFR B1 in English by 2020 are set to fail.
ELS embarks on first pathways program with CLU
California Lutheran University and ELS have signed a new agreement to develop a graduate pathway program and extend the institution’s global reach.
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