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Mexican folkloric dancers
Date
08 October 2020 - 08:38

I fell in love with folkloric dance while teaching English in Mexico

Roslynn Beighton spent nine months teaching English at University Escuela Normal Superior in Toluca, Estado de México, where she learned the country’s ballet folklórico.

Tags
English
Glass skyscraper reflecting a blue sky with clouds
Date
07 May 2018 - 12:55

How users of an app are influencing local government in Mexico City

How can a smartphone app improve city infrastructure by connecting the public and local government? We asked Diego Mendiburu, CEO of app development company Fáctico.

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Technology
'You'll get so much more out of your year abroad if you go in with a positive mindset.' Image Bud Ellison, licenced under CC-BY 2.0, and adapted from the original.
Date
10 January 2017 - 21:10

There's no such thing as a bad teaching placement abroad

A year abroad comes with many challenges. Sam Pollard, who is on our English Language Assistants programme in Mexico right now, explains how to make the most of the experience.

Tags
English language, Teaching, Schools, Work outside the UK
'Poetry is, in some essential way, an acoustic form – it's a breath form.'
Date
21 December 2015 - 16:56

Sir Andrew Motion on Shakespeare's legacy (podcast)

Sir Andrew Motion, former British Poet Laureate, talks to journalist Georgina Godwin about his native UK as a 'country of Shakespeare', and explains how the Bard has influenced his work.

Tags
Arts, Literature, Shakespeare
'I have become the whale-watching equivalent of a train spotter, collecting species and ticking them off.'
Date
23 November 2015 - 11:13

How I made a career out of my whale obsession (podcast)

Whale watcher, enthusiast and writer Philip Hoare discusses his love for the 'barnacled angels' and how they are presented in literature.

Tags
Literature, Arts
Early-years lessons should include sharing, helping friends, team work. (c) British Council
Date
06 November 2015 - 12:25

How can parents and teachers best educate young children?

What principles can both teachers and parents bring to the education of very young children? Gillian Craig, who was part of the Learning Time with Shaun and Timmy writing team, explains.

Tags
Teaching, English language
Date
17 September 2015 - 03:59

Ten ways to support your child’s English-learning at home

As the British Council opens a new Learning Time with Shaun & Timmy centre in Mexico for two- to six-year-olds, Sarah Reid offers some useful tips for supporting your child’s learning.

Tags
English language, Teaching, Teaching resources
Starting too early in the story is a common mistake
Date
28 July 2015 - 14:51

Is it better to be a short story writer or a novelist?

Are short story writers getting a raw deal? How is writing a short story different? Northern Ireland's Paul McVeigh, author of The Good Son, compares.

Tags
Literature, Arts
Today, writing in Mexico is, like that of any other culture, multiform. Image (c) Eneas de Troya licensed under CC-BY 2.0, adapted from the original.
Date
09 April 2015 - 16:38

Why the comeback in Mexican literature?

As the British Council celebrates Mexican literature at the London Book Fair, translator Christina MacSweeney gives an overview.

Tags
Literature, Arts
'María Sabina did not take credit for her poetry: the mushrooms ... spoke through her.' Image (c) Scott Darbey licensed under CC-BY-22.0 and adapted from the original.
Date
30 March 2015 - 20:20

On María Sabina, one of Mexico's greatest poets

Long before 1960s counter-culture, an indigenous Mexican healer was creating extraordinary poetry under the influence of psychedelic mushrooms. Chloe Aridjis writes about María Sabina.

Tags
Literature, Arts
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