English as a Foreign Language Exams Not Working for Nurses

English as a Foreign Language Exams Not Working for Nurses

You’re probably aware of the NHS soldiering on against a well-documented backdrop of staff and skills shortages. But did you know that English as a foreign language exams are contributing to the problem? A recent article by Emma Batha in Context (Thomson Reuters...
Game Changing English Language Lessons for Overseas Footballers

Game Changing English Language Lessons for Overseas Footballers

Despite all the razzamatazz around big international signings to premiership clubs, it’s an enormous upheaval for players and their families who speak little English or none at all. So, English language lessons are invaluable for many players who arrive in the UK to...
Why EFL Lessons Should Be in Every Immigrant’s Survival Kit

Why EFL Lessons Should Be in Every Immigrant’s Survival Kit

EFL lessons are a crucial lifeline for many immigrants who arrive in the UK with little or no English language skills. National Immigrants Day, on Friday 28th October, is the ideal opportunity to celebrate the vital service that EFL lessons provide to people who come...
3 Untimely Disadvantages of Only Speaking the English Language

3 Untimely Disadvantages of Only Speaking the English Language

The fact that the English language is the lingua franca can lull us in to false sense of security that it’s ok to only speak English. Additionally, it can provide us with a convenient excuse for not bothering to learn any other languages. But Baroness Coussins of the...
Sportspeople: 3 Winning Solutions for Tackling Your EFL Needs

Sportspeople: 3 Winning Solutions for Tackling Your EFL Needs

Upping their EFL game is on the minds of many non-native competitors alighting for the UK’s summer of sport. And there’s plenty. Only recently, we’ve witnessed the annual SW19 tennis face-off. Uefa Women’s Euro 2022 teams are going toe to toe in stadiums across the...
More Untranslatable Words Causing Chaos in EFL Lessons

More Untranslatable Words Causing Chaos in EFL Lessons

When you’re booking EFL lessons, you don’t expect to be forewarned about words to avoid in the classroom. Why so? you’d probably think. What’s the deal with these offending words? It’s simple. There are some words that can’t be translated from their native languages...