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India 'cascades' skills to close language gap
Teachers are in the front line of an ambitious project to get a generation of school children speaking English
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Teaching by West Bengal's new book
A new course book aims to make English a welcome friend in some of the poorest classrooms in India
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India's private sector steps in to deliver English
SKS microfinance, a bank serving poor people across India, is preparing to open English-medium schools in competition with the state system
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Loneliness of the long-distance MA
Take it from someone who has just completed an MA Tesol distance course – prepare for isolation and frustration
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Self-starters called to campus teaching
Lack of training makes learning on the job the key to a career in teaching academic English
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Time to reflect on a job well done
A new qualification offers recognition for ELT's high achievers, but they must be ready to apply critical thinking to their work 
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Eager to practise together - virtually
Learners from around the globe can meet in the virtual world of Second LIfe, but as two teachers have found, turning these encounters into worthwhile language practice requires careful preparation
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Modules take pressure off training
Want to develop your skills and knowledge but just can't find the time to study for a diploma-level qualification? Cambridge Esol is providing some flexible answers to this teacher-training conundrum
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The explosive power of video sharing
The internet's vast archive of video clips is a valuable resource for language teachers
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Namibia's teachers help themselves
Namibia's first association for English language teachers is one year old. We find out what it has achieved and its plans for the future
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