A British man identified by The Associated Press as John Norman Hardy Foss has received a 15-year prison sentence by a Thessaloniki court on March 25th for sexually molesting a schoolboy and trying to molest another...
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Friday, March 28, 2008
15 Years For Sex Crimes: British English Teacher Sentenced in Greece
Sunday, March 9, 2008
Sudden Demand: ESL in America and UK
A growing number of non-English speaking students are enrolling in schools throughout America and the United Kingdom, while the demand for qualified English language instructors is following suit...
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http://blog.esldaily.org/2008/03/09/sudden-demand-esl-in-america-and-uk.aspx
ESL Daily Team
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Scotland to Increase ESOL Funds
In 2006, Scotland had a 30% increase in students enrolled in English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) classes. Trying to meet the new demand has been proven difficult on the limited government resources allocated to this program. As a result, the Scottish government announced this week it would spend 9 million pounds on expanding its current ESOL program in an attempt to accommodate an additional influx of up to 7000 more “migrant workers, asylum seekers and refugees who want to attend English language classes.”
The government has not yet announced whether they will hire local or international teachers to fill the new positions. As the ESOL classes are run for the purpose of integrating immigrants into Scottish society, it would make sense to hire local, qualified teachers that would allow the students to grow accustom to the Scottish accent.
Further details can be seen at:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/7226241.stm
By Spencer McCall
Sunday, February 3, 2008
Sprechen zie Deutsche? Some British Teachers Soon Will
The BBC has reported that British language trainee teachers will now spend one month abroad training in either Germany, Spain or France. The future teachers will teach cumpulsory language courses at primary schools upon their return to England. The aim of the program is to provide the student teachers with a chance to enhance their secondary language skills before beginning to teach their pupils "another subject through a modern language other than English."
For further information, refer to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/7215016.stm
By Spencer McCall
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