San Diego State University laid off all its full-time ESL instructors in May in response to a "rapid change" in the nature of access to its courses, but former employees worry that the institution's language provision will no longer meet expectations.
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.
Ukraine, China and Iraq are the three countries where employers are most likely to offer a better starting package to employees with good English skills, according to a new survey.
China will roll out the National English Proficiency Test by 2020 as the country makes a breakthrough in developing the first comprehensive scaling system for teaching, learning and testing of the language, the Ministry of Education has said.
Rethinking business models with a focus on smaller margins but bigger scale is essential for businesses keen to work in India and help cater to the burgeoning demand for English and skills training, experts and stakeholders recommended at a British Council-organised English Partnerships Forum last week on English Skills for Employability.
Changes to visa regulations introduced this year are harming EFL schools, according to South Africa's association of English language providers, which estimates that immigration rules may cut some schools’ business by up to 60%.
The Malaysian government says it is on track to meet its goal of attracting 200,000 international students annually by 2020 as it implements new measures to raise English language levels in tertiary education. Earlier this month, Deputy Prime Minister and Education Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin announced that all university students will be required to pass English language in order to graduate from university.
Plans to remove English language testing from China's highly competitive university entrance exam will come into force a year earlier than originally planned. Students will now sit an external English exam that can be taken multiple times throughout the year as part of the university admissions process.
