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Man standing in archway at the Great Wall of China

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.

Tags: Teaching, Languages

'Who would expect to hear students talking about la Gran Vía in Madrid as if they had just met there?' Image (c) Jose Maria Cuellar, licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0 and adapted from the original.

Date: 09 March 2017 - 17:00

Eight ways to improve your secondary school language project

Are you curious about setting up an international, inter-school language project? Spanish teacher Cristina Sánchez explains how to make it a success.

Tags: Teaching resources, Teaching, Schools

'We developed a card game where you can match female and male figures doing the same profession.' Image (c) 27707,licensed under Creative Commons CC0 and adapted from the original

Date: 23 February 2017 - 21:00

How to approach teaching gender equality to boys and girls

Fatma Özdemir Uluç, who led a British Council-supported study into gender equality in Turkish schools, tells us how teachers can show children that boys and girls are equal.

Tags: Education, Women and girls, Teaching resources, Teaching

'Living in China teaches you to take things as they come, and you have no choice but to relax.' Image (c) Silentpilot, licensed under CC0 and adapted from the original.

Date: 17 February 2017 - 17:08

China: a crash course in personal development

How might moving to China help you grow as a person? We asked Kate Woodruff, who is taking part in the British Council's English Language Assistant programme.

Tags: English language, Work outside the UK, Teaching

'Get students out of their seats and moving.' Image (c) Mat Wright

Date: 20 January 2017 - 10:00

How to keep your students motivated

Cristina Cabal has been teaching for 26 years. She shares some of her top tips for keeping students motivated.

Tags: Teaching, Teaching resources, Schools, English language

'Nestled in south-west Germany, bordering France and Luxembourg, Saarland was not officially part of West Germany until 1957.' Image (c) Kay Gaensler under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 licence, adapted from the original.

Date: 18 January 2017 - 10:00

How many languages do you need to learn on a year abroad?

Elliot Douglas, who is currently on our English Language Assistants programme, explains how a local dialect showed him a different side to Germany.

Tags: Work outside the UK, Teaching, Schools

'You'll get so much more out of your year abroad if you go in with a positive mindset.' Image Bud Ellison, licenced under CC-BY 2.0, and adapted from the original.

Date: 10 January 2017 - 21:10

There's no such thing as a bad teaching placement abroad

A year abroad comes with many challenges. Sam Pollard, who is on our English Language Assistants programme in Mexico right now, explains how to make the most of the experience.

Tags: English language, Teaching, Schools, Work outside the UK

'The English language has about 60 to 70 different prepositions.' Photo (c) Thomas Hawk, licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0 and adapted from the original.

Date: 21 November 2016 - 16:40

Five fun activities to teach prepositions

How do you make learning prepositions easier for your students? TeachingEnglish blog award winner Aoife McLoughlin of ELT-Connect has some tips.

Tags: Teaching, English language, Teaching resources

Date: 17 November 2016 - 10:30

How chat apps can help students collaborate and self-correct

The winners of the latest Teaching English blog award, Elena Mutonono and Veronika Palovska, share some practical ideas for using two popular chat apps with your adult learners.

Tags: Teaching, English language, Teaching resources

'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.

Tags: Teaching, Science, Schools

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