- Date
- 31 August 2022 - 16:00
Learning Chinese changed my life for good
Walker Darke writes about his experience of being part of the Generation UK Programme.
- Tags
- Modern Foreign Languages, Languages, China, Study outside the UK
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- 27 July 2022 - 11:30
Are you listening? But are you really listening?
Listening is something most of us do every day of our lives, but do we deeply listen? The BBC's Emily Kasriel explains how 'deep listening' can change people's lives and help change society.
- Tags
- Conflict resolution, Civil society
- Date
- 18 July 2022 - 09:31
Has language learning in England's schools recovered from the pandemic?
British Council’s annual Language Trends Report examines teachers' views of language teaching and learning in schools in England.
- Tags
- Languages, Schools, Primary school, Secondary school, Teaching
- Date
- 29 April 2022 - 15:00
Building key skills in Chinese Mandarin
Teacher Kay McLeod explains how the Mandarin Excellence Programme is helping teachers and pupils tackle the challenges of learning Mandarin.
- Tags
- Teaching, Languages
- Date
- 21 April 2022 - 09:05
Learnings from a digital creative exchange: Coventry x Beirut
J.D. Harlock, one of the participating writers on Coventry City of Culture Trust Youthful Cities Programme
- Tags
- Arts and culture
- Date
- 08 March 2022 - 06:17
Breaking bias: lessons from the boardroom
On International Women’s Day 2022, Stevie Spring CBE, Chairman, British Council gives us real-world advice on navigating challenges and breaking stereotypes in the workplace.
- Tags
- Gender equality, Gender and inclusion
- Date
- 01 December 2021 - 16:00
Babies’ language learning can help adult learners
English language teacher, Elsa O'Brien says adult language learners can learn a lot about pronunciation and intonation from the way babies learn language.
- Tags
- Languages, English and languages, Teaching
- Date
- 24 November 2021 - 14:00
What do Year 9 pupils think about learning languages?
A new YouGov survey commissioned by the British Council explores the attitudes of Year 9 pupils in England towards language learning. Vicky Gough, our Schools Adviser, tells us more.
- Tags
- Languages, Schools, Secondary school, Teaching
- Date
- 15 November 2021 - 11:30
Training the future workforce for automation and technological change
Dr Daniel Susskind, co-author of the best-selling book The Future of the Professions and the author of A World Without Work, spoke to us about training the workforce of the future.
- Tags
- Skills, Education and skills, Technology, Policy
- Date
- 27 October 2021 - 08:48
Six trends for the new future of English language teaching
What are the current trends in English language teaching? Taking a cue from this year's ELTons award finalists, writer Chia Suan Chong lists her top six.
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- English language, Learning resources, Technology