- Date
- 27 November 2017 - 11:35
How one competition winner photographs people
Claudia Cuomo is the winner of EnGENDERed 2017. She told us how she approaches portrait photography.
- Tags
- Visual Arts Equal opportunities and diversity
Voices
Voices
- Date
- 24 November 2017 - 12:54
Six low-preparation vocabulary activities for the English classroom
Cristina Cabal, winner of the British Council's TeachingEnglish blog award, has new and improved games for revising English words.
- Tags
- English language Teaching Teaching resources
- Date
- 20 November 2017 - 14:00
How to design fusion fashion with style and sustainability
Sanna Karjalainen and Lauren Rees told us about their work alongside fashion and design students in China, the evolution of their style and the skills and tools every designer needs.
- Tags
- Design Fashion
- Date
- 17 November 2017 - 16:58
How does studying in Japan compare to the UK?
We asked UK student Ilaria Mancinelli how her experience of studying in Japan compares to studying in the UK.
- Tags
- Education
- Date
- 16 November 2017 - 11:20
Facts about the Dutch language
Dutch recently became one of the top ten languages that the UK needs in 2017. But why is learning Dutch useful? We asked Anna Devi Markus from British Council in Amsterdam.
- Tags
- English language
- Date
- 15 November 2017 - 08:00
How to prepare your learners for an English-speaking university
Averil Bolster and Peter Levrai have practical ideas for teachers who are new to English for academic purposes, or experienced teachers who want a refresh.
- Tags
- Universities and higher education Teaching resources Professional development
- Date
- 14 November 2017 - 07:00
Which foreign languages will be most important for the UK post-Brexit?
Languages for the Future, a new report by the British Council, has identified priority languages for the UK’s future prosperity, security and influence in the world.
- Tags
- Publications
- Date
- 06 November 2017 - 16:54
Why learning two varieties of the same language is a good idea
Stephanie Glenister, who studied French in the UK before working as a language assistant in France and Canada, reveals the linguistic and cultural benefits.
- Tags
- Teaching Work outside the UK English language
- Date
- 02 November 2017 - 16:37
A few rules for spelling and pronunciation in Danish
Julie Larsen, who teaches Danish at the University of Edinburgh, takes us through some rules of Danish spelling and pronunciation – and teaches us a few tongue-twisters.
- Tags
- English language Festivals
- Date
- 31 October 2017 - 13:03
Are you afraid of the dark (matter)?
How do we begin to visualise dark matter, and how does it differ from dark energy? Dark matter enthusiast Anna Christodoulou takes us on a tour of the unseen world this Halloween.
- Tags
- Science Scientific research