‘News’ Archives
British Council: Call for experienced ELT trainers
The British Council is recruiting 20 part-time trainers to promote English products, conduct training workshops and deliver presentations in their regions and support BC online activities and events on the Teaching English website. We invite all interested teachers with relevant experience to complete the application form to take part in the [...]
British Council Online Teacher Training Courses
The British Council is pleased to announce that they are opening new online courses as of September 2011. Visit the website to find all the information that you need concerning the dates and times of the courses. Please note that they offer a discount of 15% for groups of 5 and more. The fee must be paid prior to the start of the [...]
New York Gypsy All Stars Headed to Turkey
The New York Gypsy All Stars (NYGA) are headed to Turkey April 18, bringing with them their unique blend of contemporary Balkan Gypsy music for Turkish audiences in Ankara and Kayseri wıth the support of the US Embassy Ankara. Born out of the first New York Gypsy Festival, the NY Gypsy All Stars blend traditional Gypsy and Turkish [...]
Oral Examiners required – Istanbul
As an authorized University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations Centre , British Side (Istanbul) are looking for Oral Examiners for the new exams season. This is a freelance job which means you can work as you wish during the exam season (March-June) and get paid per test. Please find further details of the vacancy notice here. Should you need [...]
US government and YÖK launch major English language program
The U.S government and Turkey's Higher Education Board, or YÖK, are involved in a new joint effort to send scores of U.S. English Teaching Assistants, or ETAs, to dozens of Turkish universities. "The aim of this program is not to teach English in the classical sense, but rather to raise the general familiarity of students with the English [...]
Positions at Bezmialem Vakif University, Istanbul
Bezmialem Vakif University, Istanbul, is seeking native speakers of English for twenty full time Instructor positions. The job description and what is expected of the Instructors are typical and detailed information can be found in this document.
Call for papers: ‘Journal of Educational Administration and Policy Studies’
The Journal of Educational Administration and Policy Studies (JEAPS) is a multidisciplinary peer-reviewed journal published that will be monthly by Academic Journals (http://www.academicjournals.org/JEAPS). JEAPS is dedicated to increasing the depth of the subject across disciplines with the ultimate aim of expanding knowledge of the [...]
Sri Lanka: A landmark in English teaching
The Sri Lanka India Centre for English Language Training (SLICELT) in Peradeniya was formally opened by Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao on March 7th. It is hoped the Centre will develop into a focal point of English Language Training in Sri Lanka, and that it will take the lead in continuously upgrading the skills of the 400 strong cadre [...]
Malta: 83,000 English-learning foreign students in 2009
The number of students who came to Malta to enhance their knowledge of the English language in 2009 was 83,288, according to Education Minister Dolores Cristina. According to the Times of Malta, Minister Cristina said there were also 10 learning centres offering courses in French, Italian, German, Spanish and Russian. Read the full story here.
Bulgaria: Teaching English to the army
Back in February 2009, a English language teaching lab was opened in Haskovo in Bulgaria a formal study location for military officers from the land forces of the Bulgarian Army. Sponsored by the Dutch government, the facility constitutes the sixth English language center for the training of the Bulgarian armed forces and is the first one for [...]
