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Thank you, this is (once again) very helpful. I agree that ROI on something like the Delta does not look promising. I was actually thinking of the more modest 1-week course offered by International House. As a relatively experienced teacher I would hope that I have most of the knowledge needed for a...

I have seen a number of courses for training Directors of Studies and language school administrators, and was wondering if anybody can give me some idea of how they are regarded and how useful they are for people who are going to fill these positions. I am thinking in particular of the courses offer...

I would also be interested in the answer to the first of these questions, especially as regards Europe (and the UK). Particular locations that interest me for various reasons are London, Hamburg, Moscow, Bucharest, Thessaloniki and Tbilisi. Feedback on providers in any of these places, good or bad, ...

Nobody has answered this as it is probably research you could do for yourself. Actually it is research I am doing for myself, but I don't see any harm in asking questions here as well. :? You provide a lot of useful advice on starting and running a language school, and I am grateful to you for shar...

First time here, hope you can help me! I'm having trouble in locative (prepositional phrases when it comes to identify which verbs actually DEMAND them) transitive locative: send e.g. John sent flowers to Mary NP+VP+NP+PP hang e.g. Peter hung the picure on the wall NP+VP+NP+PP are there any other t...

I would be grateful for a rough idea of how much capital you need to start a small English school in different parts of the world where members have experience (e.g. Western Europe, Eastern Europe, S.E. Asia, Latin America).

Personally I find it quite useful to refer to this comparative table of proficiency levels according to different institutions (in the UK and Europe): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_of_Language_Testers_in_Europe If I understand correctly, Intermediate corresponds to Level 2 or B1 (and Uppe...

Thanks, that is useful.

Peter Easton wrote:I can read the news all right. The country is paralysed and on the brink of revolution. Your link doesn't prove otherwise.

Does anybody know of any good on-line articles on the political and economic prospects in Georgia at the moment?

I would say this is a different meaning of "have" - not possession of something, but (in combination with its object) enjoying yourself. Enjoying yourself is certainly not stative. ;)