English UK was commended in a debate in the House of Lords on Tuesday following a question from Lord Quirk asking the Government whether, in view of the Audit Commission report of January 2007, Crossing Borders, they will ensure good provision of English language teaching for immigrant workers. (more…)

Tony Millns, Chief Executive of English UK, reported good news for students and visitors to the UK on his return from a pre-announcement briefing on Wednesday with Bill Rammell, the Minister for FE, HE and Lifelong Learning at the Department for Education and Skills, and Liam Byrne, the Minister of State for Nationality, Citizenship and Immigration, Home Office. (more…)

UKCOSA, the Council for International Education, is offering members of English UK a generous 50% discount off the £140 cover price for the 2007 UKCOSA Manual. This invaluable publication provides clear authoritative guidance relating to international students in the areas of: immigration, fees and student support, financial hardship, welfare, health and tax benefits, and council tax.

To order your copy, just fill in the form below and return it to UKCOSA.

englishukflyer2007.pdf

41 Annual IATEFL Conference, Aberdeen, 19-22 April 2007

Pre-Conference Event (PCE) of IATEFL’s English for Specific Purposes (ESP) SIG (Special Interest Group)

10 am – 6 pm, 18 April 2007, Aberdeen, Scotland

The purpose of the 2007 Pre-Conference Event for ESP SIG is to demonstrate and discuss the exceptionally diverse range of sub-areas that ESP covers, and how these sub-strands are delivered in further, adult, private and university sectors in English native-speaking countries, in countries where English is a lingua franca (and is used as a second language) and in countries where English is used as a foreign language.

For further information about this event and the provisional programme of the ESP Day (20th April 2007) at the Conference, please download the document below.

esp-iatefl-sig.pdf

To celebrate winning a British Council ELTON award last week for its innovative online ‘ICT in the Classroom’ course, the Consultants-E are offering English UK members the opportunity to experience this award-winning course at a special discounted rate.

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