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Date: 29 June 2017 - 16:50

'Delightfully utilitarian': learning Swedish as a foreign language

Student and translator Nicholas Lawrence explains his experience of learning Swedish.

Tags: Learning resources, Festivals

'You will have to work hard for your sales.' Image of cup (c) Garrhet Sampson, licensed under non-exclusive copyright and adapted from the original.

Date: 14 June 2017 - 02:15

How to market and promote your e-book

In his final article in a five-part series on self-publishing, author and digital publishing specialist Nik Peachey talks about the best ways to market your e-book.

Tags: Literature, English language, Learning resources

'The more places you upload your materials, the more likely you are to make a sale.' Image (c) Pexels, licensed under CC0 and adapted from the original.

Date: 09 June 2017 - 15:50

How to upload and sell your e-book

In his fourth article in a series on self-publishing, author and digital publishing specialist Nik Peachey talks about what you have to do get your e-book online and up for sale.

Tags: Literature, English language, Learning resources

'With self-publishing, you need to roll up your sleeves and start developing your new skills.' Image (c) coyot, licensed under CC0 and adapted from the original.

Date: 30 May 2017 - 17:24

How to create your self-published e-book

In his third article in a series on self-publishing, author and digital publishing specialist Nik Peachey talks us through software, image choice, and formatting.

Tags: English language, Creative Economy, Professional development, Learning resources

'I prepare a large overview of the book I’d like to create, then split it into smaller sections.' Image (c) jarmoluk, licensed under CC0 and adapted from the original.

Date: 15 May 2017 - 21:04

How to structure and write a self-published e-book

In his second article in a series on self-publishing, author and digital publishing specialist, Nik Peachey, explains how to get on with the task of writing and structuring a book.

Tags: English language, Creative Economy, Professional development, Learning resources

'Once you have a set of cards, they can be adapted and reused with counters and pencils.' Image (c) fielperson, licensed under CC0 and adapted from the original.

Date: 12 May 2017 - 17:50

Classroom activities to teach narrative tenses

Are you looking for new grammar games for the classroom? Award-winning blogger Mike Astbury shares some resources to download and print.

Tags: Schools, Teaching resources, Learning resources, English language

'Löyly is the steam generated by throwing water on hot stones in the sauna.' Image (c) makive, licensed under CC0 and adapted from the original

Date: 10 May 2017 - 21:44

'Notoriously challenging': learning Finnish as a foreign language

Famous for its complexity, Finnish has 15 grammatical cases and inspired the novelist J.R.R. Tolkien. Penelope Roux explains.

Tags: Festivals, Work outside the UK, Learning resources

'Everything has to work on a smartphone, so course design will be mobile-responsive.' Image (c) DariuszSankowski, licensed under CC0 and adapted from the original.

Date: 19 April 2017 - 15:20

Will online courses overtake the traditional degree?

Simon Nelson, the CEO of online learning platform FutureLearn, gives his predictions about online learning.

Tags: Universities and higher education, Professional development, Technology, English language, Learning resources

'Remembering and using new words in speech is often a challenge for language learners.' Image © Pierre Metivier, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 and adapted from the original

Date: 16 February 2017 - 16:00

Ten ways to learn new words as a language learner

Teacher and teacher trainer Svetlana Kandybovich, our latest TeachingEnglish blog award winner, shares her top tips for remembering new words.

Tags: English language, Learning resources

'Teenagers often have a lot to learn when it comes to staying safe online.'

Date: 02 February 2016 - 08:06

How to help teenagers stay safe online

To mark Safer Internet Day on 9 February 2016, Jo Budden, editor of our LearnEnglish Teens website, takes a look at the issues and offers some practical tips.

Tags: Teaching, Learning resources, Education

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