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Person standing in front of bookshelves
Date
13 September 2018 - 13:26

One Arabic-English translator shares his experience

Tony Calderbank has been translating from Arabic to English since 1992. He shares some of the knowledge he has acquired along the way. 

Tags
Literature, History
A close up of chess pieces on a board
Date
02 March 2017 - 16:24

How to win an argument

We asked Hitham Elhimmali, a young doctor in Tripoli, Libya, who is a debating champion and trainer in the British Council's Young Arab Voices programme.

Tags
Learning resources, Skills, Cultural leadership, Civil society, Conflict resolution
'Foreign influences have blended with local cultures, making the architecture of cities like Sabratha unique.'
Date
23 November 2016 - 16:19

Why we should care about Libya's cultural heritage

What damage has been done to Libya's cultural heritage and why should we protect it? The British Council's Tony Calderbank finds out.

Tags
Arts
Date
24 March 2016 - 14:35

How to reform a university’s English language department

What problems are common to English language departments at universities in developing countries, and how can they be tackled? The British Council's Ben Gray looks at the issues.

Tags
English language, Teaching
'Students today have huge amounts of information at their fingertips, which changes how knowledge is consumed and transmitted.' Photo (c) Mat Wright
Date
05 October 2015 - 04:57

Why we still need face-to-face teaching in the digital age

As we celebrate World Teachers’ Day, the British Council’s Sophie Partarrieu argues that face-to-face teaching still has an essential place in today’s education.

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Teaching resources
'Set things up in advance so the lesson isn’t taken up fixing the microphone, focusing the projector, and so on.' Photo (c) Watchcaddy licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0 and adapted from the original.
Date
29 January 2015 - 12:51

Tips for teaching groups of learners on Skype

Do teachers need to be in the room to successfully deliver a course to groups of learners? Not according to Nathan Lomax, who is training Libyan teachers from the UK using Skype.

Tags
Teaching, English language
'Around 40 per cent of 15- to 24-year-olds in Tunisia are unable to find employment.' Photo (c) Gwenael Piaser, licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 and adapted from the original.
Date
19 January 2015 - 02:36

Can digital learning improve education in the Maghreb?

Four years on from the Arab Spring, what challenges face North Africa's youth and how can technology transform its education systems? The British Council's Chris Neil looks at the issues.

Tags
Skills, Universities and higher education
Photo of half-finished construction on Benghazi University in 2012 (c) BBC World Service, licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0 and adapted from the original.
Date
04 June 2014 - 09:56

Can Libya's universities lead the country to stability?

In the aftermath of recent violence, the Libyan government is trying to repair and improve its higher education sector.

Tags
Universities and higher education
'Loud booms aren’t really unusual in Tripoli, but this one was very loud.' Photo (c) David Stanley, licensed under CC BY 2.0 and adapted from the original.
Date
30 May 2013 - 11:55

Thousands more Libyan graduates to study in the UK

Amid security alerts, the British Council signed an agreement with Libyan officials which we hope will smooth the path of up to 5,000 Libyan scholars due to study in the UK each year.

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Universities and higher education
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