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04 August 2021 - 08:02

Language learning gives me ‘richer experiences with a broader mindset’

How do international experiences and language learning shape our perception of the world? We asked Dame Caroline Wilson DCMG, British Ambassador to China.

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Study outside the UK
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Date
05 July 2021 - 11:12

Our time in China influenced our UK careers

'I learned how design can cater to different ways of living.'

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Study outside the UK
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Date
29 March 2021 - 16:09

This English language learning podcast is connecting people

Nearly 10 million people have listened to Reza Shah and Craig Wealand’s podcast, Aprender Ingles con Reza y Craig.

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English, Teaching, Technology
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Date
25 February 2021 - 16:09

'I helped to create Ghana's first national apprenticeship policy'

Project manager Samuel Gyedu-Brefo tells us how he helped to create the first national apprenticeship policy for Ghana – and why it’s important for policymaking to be inclusive.

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Date
22 February 2021 - 12:12

How I create fun and effective Mandarin Chinese lessons

Mandarin teacher Frank Fan tells us how he uses learning activities and games in his classroom – as well as a sense of humour.

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Teaching, Languages
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Date
01 February 2021 - 14:29

How I learned about French culture by teaching English in rural France

Claire Hogg spent six months in France as an English Language Assistant. She shares her experiences and tips for learning about French culture in a small town.

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English and languages, Work outside the UK
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Date
13 October 2020 - 11:40

How to excel as a diplomat

Elizabeth Davies-Kumadiro is Head of Renewable Energy and Transmission for the UK's Department for International Trade in China. She tells us how she is building her career.

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Work outside the UK
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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.

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Languages, English language
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Date
28 November 2019 - 14:21

My new classroom techniques and activities for 2019

Teacher and author Larry Ferlazzo shares the activities, resources and methods for learning that he is testing, three months into his school year.

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Date
26 November 2019 - 13:44

I teach on a floating school

Rahmat Hidayat, coordinator of the Floating School in Indonesia, tells his experience of education by boat.

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