SMALL and medium-sized English language schools in Japan are predicted to benefit from the probable increase in demand for English among those who are unable to get jobs due to the global financial crisis. The managing director of Smart Partners KK, a business consulting company in Japan, says many of these people have the time and money to spend on improving their skills, and such schools have the flexibility to respond to the changing situation.
British schools told reading is top priority
英国:阅读成为学校教学第一要务
EVIDENCE shows that British children from the poorest homes hear only 13 million words by the time they are aged four, 32 million words less than children from affluent households. The figure, given to the government-ordered review of the primary school curriculum, has prompted a campaign to ensure parents spend more time talking to their children and that children struggling to read get more help.
