US ambassador pledges support to English language learning in Angola – portalangop.co.ao
Luanda – The US ambassador to Angola, Dan Mozena, on Saturday in Luanda said that his diplomatic representation has an active programme for supporting the teaching of English language in this country, which includes the donation of learning material and the offer of scholarships.
The US diplomat was speaking at the closing ceremony of the 5th International Conference on the Teaching of English Language, which lasted five days.
According to the diplomat, who chaired the event, this year the US Embassy will send a specialised English teacher to the Education Sciences Higher Institute (ISCED).Read the complete news item: http://www.portalangop.co.ao/motix/en_us/noticias/educacao/ambassador-pledges-support-English-language-learning-Angola,7ea6234c-ed6e-488e-9ae1-a6fd2feb7ff6.html
Chinese language studied for many reasons – adn.com
Friday evenings at Central Middle School the classrooms are alive with syllables.
“Ah! Ou! En! Ang! Eng! Ong! Er!” shouts Minnie Yen.
“Ah! Ou! En! Ang! Eng! Ong! Er!” her students call back.
The language is Mandarin Chinese, and the students are part of the Alaska Chinese Association’s Yen Wulin Alaska Chinese School, which turned 25 this year.
Read the complete news item: http://www.adn.com/news/education/story/685208.html
English teaching, learning in Bangladesh – nation.ittefaq.com
Md. Mujibur Rahman
(From previous issue)This skilled manpower will be the backbone of our national economy when they can easily be employed across the world.
c) Establishing institution as an obvious need
The teaching and learning of English is a continuous process. A project can not run for indefinite period to carry out this important responsibility fully. So the need for establishing a permanent English Training Institution is a must. It should be materialized as soon as possible.
d) Upgrading the status of ELTIP
In the DPP the fate of ELTIP has been specified as (i) merging it with NAEM or (ii) absorbing the project in the revenue budget. Considering the facts, ELTIP proposes a third possible alternative which is to upgrade the status of ELTIP as a National English Language Training Institute. A proposal has already been sent to MoE for approval.
Read the complete news item:http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/2009/02/06/news0595.htm
Argentina: inspiring language teaching – guardianweekly.co.uk
Alejandra Ottolina, 46, is an English-language teacher in Argentina. She says that Clil classes require extra preparation but the flexibility they offer makes them rewarding for teachers and students
I teach English at a school of English and supervise different institutions in Argentina. I have had the chance to teach both English and Biology in English, which has helped me analyse the variables involved in Clil.
I had my first Clil experience in 1990, working at a prestigious bilingual school in Buenos Aires. I was in charge of language and composition in first and third year – intermediate/upper-intermediate level. I was then asked to teach Biology and I accepted the challenge. No biology teacher was asked to teach English, though.
Read the complete news item:http://www.guardianweekly.co.uk/?page=editorial&id=939&catID=22
British educationist declares English standards in Tanzania schools low – ippmedia.com
The Director of the village education project in Kilimanjaro, Katy Allen, is advocating a policy change in the teaching of English in the country.
Allen, a Briton by origin started the village education project in 1994.
In her paper titled: “What happened to our good English?“, she says after working in Tanzania for 14 years, she thinks that users of the language lack good command.
“l think that the English language syllabus and accompanying text books for primary education sector, are the main reasons for the lack of good command of the language, both spoken and written, in the country,“ she says.
Read the complete news item: http://ippmedia.com/ipp/guardian/2009/02/07/131153.html