187 visa Direct Entry Stream to be discontinued in November 2019
The Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (RSMS) subclass 187 visa Direct Entry stream will no longer be available and new visas (subclass 491, 494, and 191 visas) will become accessible instead on the 16th of November 2019. My previous article talked about the 491 visa which replaces the 489 visa. See the Philippine Times August edition […]
CURIOUS CASE OF TEACHING SPOKEN ENGLISH TO A PORTUGUESE SPEAKER
Sometime ago I had a student from Brazil. The thought of teaching someone who lived in that part the world excited me. I had never met a Brazilian person all my life until then; although I’m a big fan of Joao Gilberto and bossa nova. I knew little of Brazilian Portuguese (I still do) and […]