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UK Visa English Requirement Update
Posted by TOEIC4Success | Friday, 30 September 2011 - 8:34pm |
After attending a very informative ETS Global teleconference, I've added more details/updates to both part 1 and part 2 of my earlier posts regarding changes in United Kingdom English language visa requirements.
If you want to learn about the whole visa application process, the UK Border Agency this month launched a new Web site designed to be more readily navigable than their earlier version.
Along the...
Tagged under: English language testing | Tagged under: Visa/citizenship requirements
How and Why Study Abroad Fields Differ in English-Speaking Countries
Posted by TOEIC4Success | Wednesday, 14 September 2011 - 12:45pm | 3 Comments
A new report from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Education at a Glance (downloadable free), offers almost 500 pages of data comparing its 34 country members on almost every imaginable education-related statistic, from teacher pay (page 415) to student reading ability as correlated to their immigrant status (page 97).
Some of the results could be anticipated (for instance, that the previously soaring rates of study abroad slowed with the world's economic downturn, declining...
Tagged under: English language learning | Tagged under: Research and statistics: international education
TOEIC® Success Story: China Southern Airlines
Posted by TOEIC4Success | Friday, 9 September 2011 - 1:11pm |
It surprised me initially to learn that so many airlines use TOEIC tests. While it makes sense, given the tests' focus on everyday, workplace English that is international rather than specific to any given country, aviation-industry-specific tests do exist, including those created by the International Civil Aviation Organization.
Two of several reasons why TOEIC tests are preferred are—
Tagged under: airlines | Tagged under: case study | Tagged under: Hiring and recruitment | Tagged under: Hospitality and tourism | Tagged under: TOEIC tests
TESOL Offers Publication Opportunity and Takes Its Degree Directory Online
Posted by TOEIC4Success | Thursday, 1 September 2011 - 10:45am |
The latest TESOL Language Bulletin included a couple of interesting announcements this week:
Tagged under: English language teaching | Tagged under: publication opportunities
Eight Great Sites to Improve English Listening Skills
Posted by TOEIC4Success | Tuesday, 30 August 2011 - 12:31pm | 2 Comments
An interesting discussion took place on the LinkedIn group ESL Teacher Professionals last month relating to a question asked by teacher Renee in New York regarding ways English language learners could improve their listening skills beyond such usual recommendations as films, radio, and YouTube. Comments from around the world focused on free Web sites. I've had a chance to go through those sites myself now and wanted to share the best...
Tagged under: English language learning | Tagged under: English language teaching | Tagged under: Web site lists
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