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ISSUE 04 · OCTOBER 2026
What does a language score actually tell us?
Christopher Hastings on what a score can and cannot show us about a learner, an editorial on why AI keeps failing at multiple choice, Myriam Iliovits on EMI and test validity, and the member code for Olena Rossi’s November course.
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ISSUE 03 · SEPTEMBER 2026
A professional language: rebuilding the preparatory-year Arabic course
Our first Arabic-language feature, the washback competition winner, Glyn Jones on the CEFR, and our 2027 conference announced. Read the issue →
ISSUE 02 · AUGUST 2026
What does it take to teach a nation a new language?
Chinese in Saudi schools two years on, our first competition winner on what AI feedback loses in translation, and one assessment myth formally retired. Read the issue →
ISSUE 01 · JULY 2026
It’s time the Gulf had its own seat at the table
Our inaugural issue: why GALTA and why now, the currency of high-stakes Arabic testing, and four new board members. Read the issue →
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