Voices
How do international experiences and language learning shape our perception of the world? We asked Dame Caroline Wilson DCMG, British Ambassador to China.
'I learned how design can cater to different ways of living.'
For UN Chinese Language Day, we asked British Council colleagues who have studied Mandarin to tell us about their most memorable mistake with tone while living and working in China.
How do you become a martial arts movie star if you aren't Chinese? We asked UK-born actor, fight director and filmmaker Ted Duran, a member of our Generation UK: China Network.
What's it really like to be a smart, ambitious young woman in China? Lara Izzard-Hobbs, an intern at a Chinese law firm as part of a British Council programme, answers.
After completing a semester abroad in Hong Kong as an undergraduate, Thomas Dyson decided to go to Shanghai as an international student. He talks about his experience of learning Mandarin.
The final post in our weekly series on the ten most important languages for the UK’s future is about Mandarin Chinese.
Weicong Liang, Chinese Instructor and Teaching Supervisor at the Business Confucius Institute, University of Leeds, demystifies Mandarin Chinese.
The idea to create Mabboo, a sustainable bamboo clothing and accessories brand, came to Ed Cheney in February 2008, during his time as a British Council English language assistant in China.
We are recruiting people from the UK now to become English language assistants (ELAs) in China next academic year! There are plenty of reasons why you should apply.