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Volume 2, Issue 1
Feb 2007 to Sep 2007
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- Philamlife grants P5 million to Promote English
Proficiency in universities nationwide
- Philam-PEP Schools MOA Signings with President
and COO Jose L. Cuisia, Jr.
- Citigroup, RCM, and UPS: Official PEP Partners
- Who Murdered English?: The New PEP Online Campaign
- Improving English among Filipinos, One School at a Time
- English or Engalog?
- English in business schools
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Volume 1, Issue 3
Sep 2006 to Jan 2007
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- UPS Foundation Grants $50,000 to Promote English
Proficiency in Public Schools
- Peace Corps Philippines Lauds PEP Project Report,
Offers Support
- Mindanao Schools Receive Education support from
USAID
- 3,000 to be trained under Philip Morris Grant
- Training Mindanao Teachers to Speak Better English
- Batangas Teachers Get Trained!
- PMAP Believes there is Bright Future for New Grads
- Call Center Academy Offers Franchises to Arrest Decline
in Quality of Call Center Applicants
- Dipolog Computer School Gets 20 DynEd Licenses
- IAME Makes DynEd Part of Curriculum
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Volume 1, Issue 2
May 2006 to Aug 2006
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- Far Eastern University to Implement English
Certification
- British Council and BBC World Service Support the
English Campaign
- Magsaysay Scholarships Enable Students to Learn
English
- PWC Davao Begins Training Students
- BATANGAS: English Training for More Competitive
Graduates
- TESDA Offers 100,000 PGMA Training for Work
Scholarships
- DTI Reaffirms Partnership with AmCham for PEP
- English by Radio
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Volume 1, Issue 1
Jan 2006 to Apr 2006
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- PEP: A Human Capital Investment Initiative
- SWS Measures English in the Philippines
- English Is Cool!
- Academe Roundup: Assumption College Adopts
TOEIC Testing
- DynEd Enhances Shell's SPEECH Program
- PEP Forges Ties with CICT and BPA/P
- English Centers Established in 3 Batangas
Colleges
- PEP Sponsors National Debate Tournament
- PWU Trains Students in International Business
English
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Danish firm Vestas to open huge I.T. hub in Makati City
Alma Anonas-Carpio
Business Mirror, March 7, 2010
A Danish company specializing in providing wind-power technology solutions has announced that it is opening in the Philippines its largest information-technology hub outside of its main IT office in Randers, Denmark.
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India's Aspiring English Speakers
Sadanand Dhume
The Wall Street Journal, March 2, 2010
At 8 p.m. on a Saturday, Rajeev Chamoli could be glued to a television screen watching cricket, or out with friends at one of this city’s many pubs. Instead, Mr. Chamoli, a 27-year-old software programmer, sits under a ceiling fan in a boxy classroom practicing his English along with five other students. “I would say I’m a very positive attitude guy,” says Mr. Chamoli in response to a teacher’s question. “I have an aggressive personality.”
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Universities told to boost English programs
Guy Healy and Andrew Trounson
The Australian, February 10, 2010
UNIVERSITIES are being warned to increase their English language programs for international students given the potential for a review of the migration points system to recommend higher levels of proficiency.
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The Difficult Mechanics of the English Language
Karole Honas
Local News 8, February 09, 2010
IDAHO - Idaho State Senator Mike Jorgenson is introducing some anti-immigration bills through the legislature this year. One of his ideas: Written driver’s license tests in Idaho would be given in English only -- no interpreters allowed.
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English is the language that unites us
Steve Kaufmann
Vancouver Sun, February 8, 2010
The history of Vancouver and “British” Columbia’s does not sit well with UBC Prof. Henry Yu. He wants us to reject our past, including the dominance of English in our lives.
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Universities recruit students with inadequate English
Maggie Dolan
BBC News, Inside Out, February 8, 2010
A BBC investigation has found evidence that suggests some universities under financial pressure accept overseas students who lack adequate English.
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Teaching English to Colombian Police
Nebraska.tv , February 09, 2010
UNK is recruiting students from what may seem like an unlikely place.
Professors Dr. Keith and Lisa Terry went to Colombia this past summer to teach English to members of the national police force. Some of them have followed the Terrys back to UNK.
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English without Chinese at exams ‘traitorous'
Wu Yiyao
China Daily, February 7, 2010
SHANGHAI: Four Shanghai universities that included an English test in their independent admission examinations but chose to leave out Chinese have come under flak for giving “more importance to a foreign language”.
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Foreign students to face stricter English language test in Britain
The Times of India, February 7, 2010
LONDON: Foreign students from India and other countries outside the European region who want to study in Britain will have to sit for a stricter English-language test and will be banned from bringing over dependents if they are studying short courses, the government announced Sunday.
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English As The Global Business Language
UbaidIllah Mash
The Australian, February 04, 2010
Bandar Seri Begawan - Proficiency in English is a necessary requirement for any professional working in a global business environment, said the vice-chancellor of Institut Teknologi Brunei (ITB) during the opening of the second English for Business & Technology (E4BT) Conference yesterday.
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How Is Language Learnt?
Literacy News, February 03, 2010
In general, one of the most extraordinary features of human beings is language acquisition. When we say language acquisition, that is mean either the first language acquisition or the second language acquisition. In this domain, we should distinguish between the first language and the second language.
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English simple to grasp? Easy to say so
Jeff Kaley
Waurika News - Democrat, February 03, 2010
WAURIKA — Over the course of nearly 33 years in this biz, I’ve discovered several truisms, the most important of which may be: If you’ve got an assignment, you can write under all sorts of conditions.
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Universities concerned over student literacy
570 News: All Around Radio, February 01, 2010
Some concerning news about Canadian student literacy as the University of Waterloo says 30 per cent of its students are failing its mandatory English Language Proficiency Exam.
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English fever catching up among youths
Fatima Sidiya
Arab News, January 23, 2010
JEDDAH: An 11-year-old Saudi schoolgirl works hard at improving her English at school.
But Fatima Abdul Wahab, who is in her first intermediate year at a public school in Madinah, is trying to become what she refers to as a “Saudi-American.”
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Foreign workers must pass English test to qualify for skilled status
Hetty Musfirah Abdul Khamid
Channel NewsAsia, January 23, 2010
SINGAPORE : To qualify for skilled levy status, foreign workers in the hotel, food and beverage (F&B), and retail sectors in Singapore will have to pass a listening and oral English test.
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Ajman to require English training for more than 600 employees
Yasin Kakande
The National, January 18, 2010
More than 600 municipal workers in Ajman will have to take English classes this year so they can better serve people.
The municipality launched the mandatory English training programme yesterday with the hope that the staff will have a working knowledge of the language by the end of 2010.
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Gordon, Teodoro, Villar bat for English
Christine Herrera
Manila Standard Today, January 16-17, 2010
Three presidential candidates are pressing for the return of English as the medium of instruction and the official language in court hearings and transactions in government.
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The importance of grammar (Part lll)
By KEITH WRIGHT
Manila Bulleting, January 13, 2010
Knowing why a word or word group is being used in a grammatically correct way can be just as important on one’s journey to becoming a superior speaker and writer of English as knowing how to use words correctly.
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And the 'Word of the Decade' is...
Kristine Servando
abs-cbnNEWS.com/Newsbreak, January 13, 2010
MANILA, Philippines - Experts from the American Dialect Society's (ADS) chose "techie" words as "Word of the Year" and "Word of the Decade."
In a press statement on the website of ADS, "tweet" was voted as the Word of the Year while "google" was voted as the Word of the Decade.
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Research to find effects on brain of bilingualism
BBC, January 12, 2010
A project at Bangor University aims to explore the benefit of being bilingual.
Researchers will be recruiting 700 people aged between two and 80 to take part in the £750,000 programme.
Prof. Virginia Gathercole said the obvious benefits included being able to converse and to participate in two cultures.
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News digest of local media -- English ability
Central News Agency/ Taiwan News, December 18, 2009
Taiwanese schoolchildren's English ability is second-best in non-English-speaking Asian nations, but older students lag behind other countries in the region, according to the results of recent international examinations.
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RP should continue improving English proficiency
Marvin Sy
The Philippine Star, December 09, 2009
MANILA, Philippines - Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Augusto Santos reiterated yesterday that the Philippines should continue efforts to improve English proficiency as other Asian nations, including China, have increased their standing as the region’s most competitive nations.
Santos said China is catching up with India in terms of English proficiency and this development would have an impact on the competitiveness of the Philippines in sectors requiring English language fluency.
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China overtaking India in English usage: study
Indo Asian News Service, November 20, 2009
London, Nov 20 (IANS) India is falling behind China in its attempts to increase the use of English, risking squandering a key economic advantage, a new report says.
A 'huge shortage' of teachers and quality institutions means China may now have more people who speak English than India, says the study by the British Council, Britain's international cultural relations body.
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CEPD's new English proficiency program won't work wonders
Joe Hung
The China Post, April 24, 2009
The Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) has just approved a proposal made by the Research, Development and Evaluation Commission to improve English proficiency in Taiwan.
Under the project, the CEPD is ready to spend NT$200 million a year from 2010 through 2012 to use Hanyu pinyin in Romanizing all street names and signs for public places, and open an unspecified number of English villages to familiarize youngsters with the use of that universal language.
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Fearing English in the Philippines
By Isabel Pefianco Martin
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 12 April 2008
Sometime ago, at a teacher training session I conducted, I made the mistake of suggesting that Math and Science teachers consider code switching (using English and Tagalog) as a strategy for making lessons less difficult for their students. I did not know that the school had just implemented an English-only policy in the classrooms, corridors and faculty lounges. No wonder teachers and students rushed to the quadrangle during break time!
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The new English in Camp Aguinaldo
DJ Yap, N.Dizon, T. Quismundo
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 12 April 2008
Jojo and Glo, once upon a time. They may be on opposite ends of the political divide now, but there was a time Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and Jejomar Binay were phone buddies.
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