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Vanuatu consists of more than 80 islands in a Y-shaped archipelago, 1300 miles northeast of Sydney, Australia. It is an independent parliamentary democracy and a member of the British Commonwealth, with a primarily agricultural economy. Tourist facilities are limited outside the capital, Port Vila, which is located on the Island of Efate.

Introducing Let\'s Teach English
The Let?s Teach English video series offers free online training for English ... They learned some new words in English and they also learned about a new place, Vanuatu. Tra Mi: Okay, great start on c...
Publ.Date : Fri, 25 May 2018 20:11:00 GMT

Edgartown Resident Begins Peace Corps Service in Vanuatu
Laura Jernegan, 22, of Edgartown, Massachusetts, has been accepted into the Peace Corps and will depart for Vanuatu ... English education volunteer. Jernegan will live and work at the community level ...
Publ.Date : Mon, 23 Dec 2013 01:37:00 GMT

Tonga and Vanuatu Reading Assessment
English assessment in Vanuatu: 7% of boys, 11% of girls - French assessment in Vanuatu: 10% of boys, 16% of girls - Tongan language assessment: 9% of boys, 25% of girls. Teachers that know how to prom...
Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Oct 2012 17:00:00 GMT

The Classrooms Are Full ? but the Students Can?t Read
... of evidence that only 29 percent of teachers in the Solomon Islands and 54 percent in Vanuatu are trained. According to Taufaga, many ?who are teaching English lack the proficiency to model or tea...
Publ.Date : Sun, 07 Jul 2013 05:47:00 GMT

Vanuatu teachers union says govt needs to rethink language policy
The education ministry says the proposal places more emphasis on French because of the similarities between Vanuatu's vernacular, Bislama, and English. But the president of the Teachers Union, Wilfred ...
Publ.Date : Sat, 19 Sep 2009 03:20:00 GMT

Feature: Confucius Institute bridge of understanding, friendship between China, South Pacific island countries
8 (Xinhua) -- The Confucius Institute is a bridge of understanding and friendship linking China and the world, including the South Pacific island countries, a Vanuatu university ... it has since then ...
Publ.Date : Fri, 07 Sep 2018 22:45:00 GMT

When languages die, we lose a part of who we are
A good example is Vanuatu, an island state in the Pacific ... Speakers of a minority language may, for example, decide that it is better for their children?s future to teach them a language that is ti...
Publ.Date : Wed, 09 Dec 2015 06:16:00 GMT

No internet, no power, no problem: ASU solar library empowers schools abroad
SolarSPELL has a strong working relationship with the U.S. Peace Corps in Vanuatu, Micronesia and Samoa. Peace Corps volunteers in the Pacific Islands are stationed at remote, rural schools for two ye...
Publ.Date : Sun, 11 Sep 2016 17:00:00 GMT

Nigeria: Oh Mighty Nigeria, Go to Tiny Vanuatu and Learn Wisdom, Discipline, Organisation, Order and Contentment!
Does the country have one or two things to teach a country like Nigeria ... It had a dual colonial heritage; it was colonised by both the English and French. Vanuatu also has Vietnamese from the days ...
Publ.Date : Mon, 27 Aug 2012 05:13:00 GMT

How Languages Die
A good example is Vanuatu ... reasons why languages die. The reasons are often political, economic or cultural in nature. Speakers of a minority language may, for example, decide that it is better for ...
Publ.Date : Fri, 11 Dec 2015 10:22:00 GMT

Taking kids out of school for holidays: how long is too long?
English and Maths were swapped for cultural understanding ... "Another family I know took their children ? they have four ? out of school for a trip to Vanuatu. They had some teachers who were fine, b...
Publ.Date : Sun, 08 Oct 2017 16:32:00 GMT

Vanuatu evacuates children from volcanic Ambae island
The responsibility to make arrangements and fit the affected students and their teachers into host schools on Maewo lies on Vanuatu's Ministry of Education and Training (MOET), while the Ministry of C...
Publ.Date : Tue, 31 Jul 2018 05:04:00 GMT