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British schools to rethink ‘i before e’ 英国:小学修改语法规则教学内容 THE spelling mantra “i before e except after c” is no longer worth teaching, according to the British government. Advice sent to teachers says there are too few words which follow the rule and recommends using more modern methods to teach spelling to schoolchildren. The document, entitled Support for Spelling, is being distributed to more than 13,000 primary schools. Some education experts have supported the government and questioned the effectiveness of the rule. Jack Bovill, chairman of the Spelling Society, said it would be helpful if spelling were allowed to evolve. More Canadians seek work overseas 加拿大:毕业生热衷出国任英语外教 A GROWING number of recent graduates of Canadian universities are becoming English teachers overseas. Teach Away, a Toronto-based agency that helps North Americans find teaching jobs overseas, says applications to teach English in Asia and elsewhere have jumped about 400 percent since late 2008. Vancouver-based Footprints Recruiting has experienced a similar trend, receiving 100 more applications a week than it did last year. Applicants to teach English overseas need a four-year university degree. But agencies say more people with post-graduate degrees and stronger qualifications are applying. US Supreme Court sides with AZ in language case 美国:高院审理亚利桑那州英语教育预算案 THE US Supreme Court sided with Arizona state officials who said the federal government should not be supervising the state’s spending for teaching non-English-speaking students. The five-to-four decision reversed a ruling by the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, which said the state was still violating a law that required “appropriate action” to help English language learners overcome language obstacles. The ruling may make it easier for Arizona to avoid a judge’s supervision of how it teaches English. |  |
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