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EAP versus BE

The target audience of your learners and the reasons they need to learn English are crucial factors for deciding on the focus of your lessons and how to deal with “errors”.

Michael J. Sandel in action. Photo: Harvard News Office

ASIA: A national Chinese news magazine named him the "most influential foreign figure of the year”. Hundreds of thousands of fans watch his television show. Tickets to his live appearances in China, Japan and Korea sell out quickly. Is he a rock star? Sort of.

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Getting to know you

With many university courses starting up again, here are some tips to get your semester off to a good start.

Edward and Bella as a university course?

Vampires at Harvard?

EDUCATION: This year, students will be signing up to learn about Harry Potter, as well as vampires and zombies, at top universities around the world. The courses aren't just hocus pocus, however, as they promise to focus on serious topics.

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Dealing with complex academic texts

It is important to encourage learners to reflect on why they have done certain exercises in the classroom, thus giving them the tools to become more autonomous in their learning.

Add another string to your bow

While finding a niche is one way to go, it is also necessary for trainers to develop the skills, knowledge and experience to deal with a multitude of clients.

A matter of degree

EDUCATION: Their friends are going on to graduate school or articling as lawyers. But a growing number of American young people are deciding to train as manual labourers after their first college degree.

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Getting started

SCOTLAND: There are many reasons to start your own business, and we hear many inspiring stories of how entrepreneurs succeed with their own companies. However, according to a new study, too few of these stories come from Scotland.

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Not really a perk

Most people like to brag about the perks they get, but there are some perks you should keep to yourself.

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University qualifications

By 2010, forty-five countries will have harmonized their systems of higher education. Here online, we look at some of the language used to talk about this topic. Which university qualifications do you know?

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