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'Maths-phobia can easily translate into students exhibiting anxiety.' Photo (c) Chris de Kok, licensed under CC-BY-2.0 and adapted from the original.
Date
10 August 2015 - 06:46

How can teachers help students overcome their fear of maths?

Ewart Newton of JUMP Math, a social enterprise working with the British Council as part of an international work-study exchange programme, makes some suggestions for the maths classroom.

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Civil society
'Young children understand the concept of symmetry from building towers with building blocks.' Photo (c) Raúl Hernández González, licensed under CC-BY-2.0, adapted from the original.
Date
06 August 2015 - 04:06

Every child is capable of learning maths

How important is a child's mindset when learning maths? Emily Cairns, a UK student working at JUMP Math in Toronto as part of an international work-study exchange programme, explains.

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Teaching, Science, Schools
Many factors can contribute to an individual becoming homeless. Photo (c) Garry Knight, licensed under CC BY 2.0 and adapted from the original.
Date
05 August 2015 - 10:52

Three myths about homelessness in the UK

Canadian student Carter Vance, who's being mentored by a social enterprise in the UK this summer as part of an international work-study exchange programme, gives us his take.

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Civil society
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.

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Literature, Arts
'Shakespeare can help modify prisoners’ behaviour in a way that counselling cannot.' Photo (c)  Aapo Haapanen licensed under CC BY 2.0 and adapted from the original.
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07 July 2015 - 04:13

Can Shakespeare help reform prisoners?

Laura Bates, Professor of English at Indiana State University, explains how the world's most famous playwright can help bring about prisoner reform.

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Arts, Theatre, Literature, English language, Shakespeare
'Young Ukrainians do not differ  from the majority of their peers in Eastern Europe or the European Union.' Photo (c) Ira Matviiuk / British Council Ukraine
Date
30 June 2015 - 00:01

What young Ukrainians think

Ukrainian author Andrei Kurkov comments on the findings of a survey about young Ukrainians, who are apparently not that different from their UK peers.

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Cultural relations, Publications
'A change or variation in this music (or pitch) can affect the meaning of what we say.'
Date
25 June 2015 - 05:52

How English learners can improve intonation

What is intonation and how can you improve this aspect of your pronunciation? Fazle Muniem, a teacher at the British Council in Bangladesh, explains.

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English language, Teaching
'Syrians feel the world has forgotten about them.' Photo (c) Hassan Abou Nouh, 'Prayer' taken in Homs, Telbiseh, Syria, 2011- 2014.
Date
24 June 2015 - 13:30

What do Syrian refugees think about their country's crisis?

We asked Abed, a Syrian who has been talking to fellow Syrian refugees, what they thought.

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Education, Arts
Original illustration for Five essential listening skills for English learners
Date
18 June 2015 - 16:08

Five essential listening skills for English learners

How can learners improve their listening comprehension? Teacher Raphael Ahmed shares some useful strategies in one of our top five articles of all time, illustrated by artist Jamie Johnson.

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Teaching, English language
Not many Westerners can say they've been on a Chinese TV show.
Date
09 June 2015 - 05:31

What I learned from being on a Chinese TV dating show

How did an English Language Assistant from the UK working in China suddenly find himself before an audience of millions? Robbie Stanley-Smith explains.

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Schools, Work outside the UK, English language, Teaching
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