Voices
The British Council's 2018 Language Trends survey of schools in England responds to concern about participation in language learning. Researcher Teresa Tinsley summarises its findings.
Trust is an essential element in human interaction for individuals, institutions and governments. But how is it earned? And why is it so important to the UK’s future?
This year's Venice Biennale architecture exhibition is titled 'Freespace'. We asked architecture and design journalist Debika Ray about public space and the British Pavilion.
Cristina Cabal, winner of the British Council's TeachingEnglish blog award, has new and improved games for revising English words.
Languages for the Future, a new report by the British Council, has identified priority languages for the UK’s future prosperity, security and influence in the world.
Manick Govinda of UK arts producing organisation Artsadmin is an advocate for the UK’s vote to leave the European Union. Artsadmin founder Judith Knight takes the opposite view.
Video interviews, live-streamed speeches and social media videos are becoming more and more common. Here is theatre director Paul Bourne's advice for communicating on camera.
There's a long-held view that students have different learning styles and that teachers have to adapt their teaching to those styles.
When Xiaoming Zhu first started teaching Mandarin Chinese in the UK, she was part of a small but dedicated network of teachers. She explains how the subject has continued to grow.
Is it a teacher's responsibility to bring up difficult global issues such as poverty and women's rights in the classroom? We asked English language teacher Malu Sciamarelli.
