After nearly three years of strict border controls, Chinese students are once again being encouraged to study abroad, with Russia being one of the top study destinations.Scholarship programmes sponsored by the governments of Japan, South Korea and Russia are now accepting applications from students and professionals, according to the China Scholarship Counci...

Hundreds of young, university-educated Filipinos have been pulled into Asia’s scam online rooms, according to whistle-blowers, who say they are waved through Philippine airports by corrupt officials bound for jobs where their English-language skills are used to reel in targets across the world.Witnesses rescued from the scam centres in the Mekong region say ...

About 10 per cent of Hong Kong’s kindergartens may close if enrolment continues to fall amid immigration wave and a record low birth rate, a teachers’ group has warned, after polling hundreds of preschools.In releasing its findings on Tuesday, the Federation of Education Workers called for the government to increase the subsidy per pupil by one-fifth or prov...

A proposal by Chinese lawmakers to further reduce the amount of time spent studying English has triggered a wave of complaints that it risks harming students' prospects.The suggestion was first made public last month when the Ministry of Education issued a response to suggestions made by members of the National People's Congress in March about "...

Are Japanese just weak at English?The international community is truly puzzled by this. When I attended international conferences, such as the Technical Committee of the European Computer Manufacturers Association (now ECMA International - headquartered in Geneva), I was often asked about this."Why can't Japanese speak English well?" the other ...

An Irish man is preparing for a return to China as the country lifts most of its strict Covid rules.Patrick Quinn is set to travel to Beijing next month to resume his role as an ‘international principal’ at an English/Chinese primary school. The role involves managing foreign teachers who teach mainly-Chinese students in both English and Mandarin. ...

Every year, thousands of people travel to the ‘Land of Smiles’ to teach English.The list of benefits this decision has to offer is boundless, so instead of focusing on those, I’ve compiled a list of reasons why it may not be the best choice for everyone. If you’re thinking of teaching English in Thailand, you may want to reconsider if…You want to make a lot ...

Stereotype three: Chinese students lack critical thinkingI read recently that second-language learners may make the best second-language teachers. This is because they understand the difficulties faced during second-language acquisition.Students require an opportunity to construct their own individual understanding. As stated previously, Chinese students occ...