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French citizens ‘Balkan-level’ skill at the English language

('Tim Mac an Airchinnigh',) — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:07:08 -0000

The nineteenth-century attitudes to language learning here are not just wasting people’s time, but wasting an extraordinary amount of their money, opines a young Irishman who teaches English in Paris, capital of a country which an 'archaic' education system

Teachers in France and Germany: not lazy sacks

('Emily Griffins',) — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:00:00 -0000

Spending your time passing on your knowledge of and passion for language and literature - what a wonderful job! However in German and French society, the profession is still unable to shake off its crop of clichés. Vies from two teachers from either side of the Rhine

European run-down of teacher training and starting salaries

('Hayley Worsley-Carter',) — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 15:00:00 -0000

Working conditions for teachers are being discussed in every staff room throughout Europe. Overview

Being a teacher: from Ireland to Germany

('Eva Kopriosek',) — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 12:49:46 -0000

Germans are renowned-and feared-for their efficiency and their bureaucratic machinery. Experience

Bullying: European network online

('Susannah Readett-Bayley',) — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0000

Be it cyber-bullying via Youtube or tell tale classroom signs: the EU-backed site supports those who may see in-school violence happening and who struggle to know how to cope