- Date
- 23 April 2020 - 16:42
Your favourite words from global languages
For UN English Language Day, we asked our social media communities which words from their own language we should start using in English.
- Tags
- English, Languages
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- Date
- 22 April 2020 - 10:38
Nigerian Pidgin – 20 useful words and phrases
Author Mimi Werna has put together her 20 favourite phrases in Nigerian Pidgin.
- Tags
- Languages, English language
- Date
- 06 April 2020 - 14:47
Five tips for teachers who have taken their classes online
Tim Phillips is Head of Teacher Development at the British Council. These are his tips for teachers who are navigating the digital classroom.
- Tags
- Teaching resources
- Date
- 18 March 2020 - 08:47
A closet of mixed emotions
Nosa Eke's short film, Something in the closet, tells the story of Maddie, a queer teenager struggling with her sexuality.
- Tags
- Film, Equal opportunities and diversity
- Date
- 18 March 2020 - 08:45
'Pxssy Palace is more than a club night'
Laura Kirwan-Ashman's documentary goes behind the scenes of London club night Pxssy Palace – a night for London's QTIPOC (queer, trans, intersex people of colour).
- Tags
- Film, Equal opportunities and diversity
- Date
- 18 March 2020 - 08:37
'I set my film about gender identity in the world of Irish dancing'
Sarah-Jane Drummey's film 134 tells the story of an Irish couple struggling with their child, Jack's, gender identity.
- Tags
- Film, Equal opportunities and diversity
- Date
- 18 March 2020 - 08:12
'Our film is about Pride in a small community'
When Pride comes to town is a documentary about Norway’s first rural Pride parade. It is directed by Julia Dahr and Julie Lunde Lillesæter.
- Tags
- Film, Equal opportunities and diversity
- Date
- 18 March 2020 - 08:09
This coming out film is about trust
Caio Scot directs After that party which tells the story of Leo, who sees his father kissing a man on a dancefloor.
- Tags
- Film, Equal opportunities and diversity
- Date
- 10 March 2020 - 12:58
How to use fake news critically in the classroom
English language teacher and materials writer for the British Council, Anne Wilding, tells us how fake news can provide a natural learning opportunity.
- Tags
- Teaching, English language
- Date
- 13 February 2020 - 12:30
'We want to be seen' – Shannon Sickels on identity
As Northern Ireland celebrates its first same-sex marriage, playwright and activist Shannon Sickels (Yee) tells us about identity and its role in learning.
- Tags
- Equal opportunities and diversity