The Latest News in ELT
April 2007
Romance Boss Tells All
Belinda Hobbs is the president of Harlequin K.K, the Japan branch of the world's most famous romantic fiction publisher -- and she tells all in this week's Nikkei Weekly Podcast. As ever, transcript and key vocabulary is available. Completely free.
The Nikkei Weekly Podcast. (April 30, 2007
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Debaters Wanted by English Speaking Union
The English-Speaking Union of Japan (ESUJ) will be holding the sixth parliamentary-style debate competition for participants other than university students on Saturday, 9th June -- and is looking for debaters! The competition is intended to be an enjoyable opportunity for working persons and adults to exercise their English-language skills of persuasion. Each team of two people must include at least one non-native speaker. ESUJ Councilor Russell Willis commented "This is a great chance for working adults to get involved in debate and demonstrate their skills of persuasion."
For more information: The English Speaking Union of Japan (April 24, 2007
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Anaheim's David Nunan Interviewed for Nikkei Podcast
Dr David Nunan, best-selling author of "Go For It" and president of Anaheim University has been interviewed for the Nikkei Weekly Interview produced by eigoTown.com.The transcript and key vocabulary are online. The Nikkei Weekly Interview is broadcast weekly and can be downloaded as a podcast through Apple's iTunes. Other interviewees include Skipp Orr, president of Boeing Japan, Brian Nelson, CEO of ValueCommerce, Ian de Staines of the British Chamber of Commerce and Glen Fukushima, president of Airbus Japan.
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News Headlines from Eigo Kyoiku News
Our sister site, Eigo Kyoiku News has run the following headlines in the last few days. For news about the English teaching profession and industry in Japanese, visit Eigo Kyoiku News.
Nara City Launches "Hello English" Project in Elementary Schools
METI Follows Up Court Order Against Nova
Kanda Gaigo Gakuin Holds Summer Seminars for English Teachers
Online Conversation Lessons Attractive to 30% of People without Eikaiwa Experience
More than 70% of Parents Favor English Education in Elementary School −Benesse Survey
(April 23, 2007
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Do Suru? Beacon Head Talks to Nikkei Weekly Show
Nicolas Menat, head of Beacon Communications, the advertising agency behind the cute Chihuahua in the Aiful consumer loan ads talks with broadcaster Peter Barakan in the latest Nikkei Weekly Interview. The interview is available by podcast and the associated Web page contains key vocabulary and a transcription of the interview. (April 17, 2007
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German Giant Mulls Thomson Learning Takeover
German media giant Bertelsmann is considering the acquisition of Thomson Learning, which the Thomson corporation put up for sale late last year.
Bertelsmann has done a deal with Citigroup Private Equity and Morgan Stanley to create a fund of £2.5bn which will give Bertelsmann the right to take a minority share in information companies with a view to an outright acquisition. According to the Financial Times, Thomson Learning is the first acquisition being considered. Bertelsmann owns publishing company Random House amongst other media properties. (April 16, 2007
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LADO Goes Bankrupt - 4,000 without Classes
English conversation school chain LADO has gone bankrupt with debts of around 20 million dollars. LADO closed its doors without warning on April 5th leaving 4,000 students without classes. Some inside sources have suggested that part of the reason for the bankruptcy was the high cost of licensing the Spiderman character and ineffective use of the character in Lado's marketing. (April 06, 2007
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Temple University's Kirk Patterson Interviewed
Kirk Patterson, the Dean of Temple University Japan has been interviewed for the Nikkei Weekly Interview produced by eigoTown.com. The transcript and key vocabulary are online. The Nikkei Weekly Interview is broadcast weekly and can be downloaded as a podcast through Apple's iTunes. Other interviewees include Skipp Orr, president of Boeing Japan, Brian Nelson, CEO of ValueCommerce, Ian de Staines of the British Chamber of Commerce and Glen Fukushima, president of Airbus Japan. (April 05, 2007
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News Headlines from Eigo Kyoiku News
Our sister site, Eigo Kyoiku News has run the following headlines in the last few days. For news about the English profession and industry in Japanese, visit Eigo Kyoiku News.
Otemae University Introduces English E-Learning
NOVA Launches English Conversation Course for Seniors
Boards of Education in Osaka Prefecture Suspected of Using ALTs by Illegal Contract
Benesse Releases DVD Series “Study English with New Feeling!”
(April 04, 2007
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