- Date
- 13 September 2018 - 13:26
One Arabic-English translator shares his experience
Tony Calderbank has been translating from Arabic to English since 1992. He shares some of the knowledge he has acquired along the way.
- Tags
- Literature History
Voices
Voices
- Date
- 05 September 2018 - 10:34
Black Lives Matter Toronto founding member talks about his complex identity
Artist and activist Syrus Marcus Ware talks about black, transgender and disabled identity, and gives his best advice for effective activism.
- Tags
- Performance Equal opportunities and diversity
- Date
- 04 September 2018 - 12:03
How researchers developed an app that decodes babies' cries
Anastasia Ntracha is part of the team that developed the iCry2Talk app, which tells parents and carers what babies are saying when they cry.
- Tags
- Science
- Date
- 15 August 2018 - 13:44
How one woman built a career as a science journalist
Bhavya Khullar is a science journalist based in Delhi. She talks about how to find a story, approach an editor and build a career.
- Tags
- Science
- Date
- 13 August 2018 - 09:08
'If you remove language, you’re also removing knowledge of landscape' – Wesley Enoch
Artistic Director of the Sydney Festival Wesley Enoch is an Indigenous Australian whose language, Jandai, is vanishing. He talks about how to keep a language alive.
- Tags
- Festivals Theatre History
- Date
- 08 August 2018 - 11:30
Seven reasons for teachers to welcome home languages in education
Kerryn Dixon, Associate Professor at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa, makes the case for integrating learners' home languages into the life of the school.
- Tags
- Professional development English language
- Date
- 02 August 2018 - 12:14
How to help your child learn English with YouTube videos
Tracey Chapelton, education consultant and materials writer, has some advice for parents of young English learners, whose home language might not be English.
- Tags
- Learning resources Primary school English language
- Date
- 10 July 2018 - 11:08
A few ways teachers can use video for professional development
Cecilia Nobre, latest winner of the TeachingEnglish blog award, writes about her top tips for using video to improve skills and knowledge for more effective teaching.
- Tags
- Teaching resources Professional development English language
- Date
- 27 June 2018 - 08:29
Why are teenagers in England becoming less likely to learn languages?
The British Council's 2018 Language Trends survey of schools in England responds to concern about participation in language learning. Researcher Teresa Tinsley summarises its findings.
- Tags
- Publications
- Date
- 25 June 2018 - 16:08
Why is international trust crucial for the UK's future?
Trust is an essential element in human interaction for individuals, institutions and governments. But how is it earned? And why is it so important to the UK’s future?
- Tags
- Publications