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English teachers can use objects like a dart board in the classroom. Photo (c) Richard Matthews, licensed under CC BY 2.0 and adapted from the original.

Date: 23 October 2013 - 16:34

Teaching English with household objects

Dylan Gates writes about how English teachers can use ordinary household items in the classroom to make learning fun.

Tags: English language, Teaching

Soldiers in the South Sudanese army learn English with the British Council (image credit: Joe MacDonald)

Date: 15 October 2013 - 16:31

How to teach English to a former rebel army

Claire Duly explains what it’s like to transform former rebels into a modern standing army.

Tags: English language, Teaching

'We may end up sounding like robots if we don't stress our words in the right places.' Photo (c) John Greenaway, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 and adapted from the original.

Date: 09 October 2013 - 16:01

Why teaching word stress in spoken English is important

One very important element to being understood in English is stressing the right words in a sentence.

Tags: English language, Teaching

The Thai teachers at your school will feel responsible for you, so don't go out cycling in the pelting Monsoon rain.

Date: 03 October 2013 - 11:34

Essential tips for English language assistants in Thailand 1

If you are a student in the UK who’s planning to teach in Thailand in 2014 through the British Council’s Thailand English Teaching Project, read this advice by Charlotte Ogilvie.

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

Current word processors allow us to create and re-create our texts until they are fully comprehensible to others.

Date: 18 September 2013 - 11:22

The benefits of new technology in language learning

Gary Motteram explains how the arrival of digital technologies in the classroom has helped learning.

Tags: English language, Technology, Teaching

'The use of mother tongue in the early stages elicits a range of opinions.' Photo (c) Mat Wright

Date: 29 August 2013 - 11:05

How should Africa teach its multilingual children?

In many Sub-Saharan African countries, English becomes the official language of instruction at a relatively early stage in a child’s education, often with confusing effects.

Tags: English language, Schools

'Some people argue that society has changed a lot since these works were written.' Photo (c) mischief mari, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 and adapted from the original.

Date: 16 August 2013 - 17:10

Is Jane Austen out of date for the classroom?

Teacher trainer Chris Lima explains how 19th-century language and culture are less of a hindrance in relating literature to language students than one might assume.

Tags: English language, Literature, Teaching

Date: 27 July 2013 - 10:41

How to coach teachers

Ellen Darling of the British Council shares some of the coaching tips passed on by education expert Loraine Kennedy during our webinar.

Tags: English language, Teaching

'Before the introduction of the printing press to Britain in the late 1400s, there was no single ‘standard’ variety.' Ryan McCullah, licensed under CC BY 2.0 and adapted from the original.

Date: 24 June 2013 - 09:53

The myth of planet English

In the latest from our English language seminars, Dr Christopher J. Hall explains why the idea that there is just one correct and unchanging form of English is a myth.

Tags: English language, Teaching

'At the heart of English spelling there is a phonological system – alphabetic letters related to sounds.'

Date: 31 May 2013 - 15:04

Three myths about English spelling

Johanna Stirling shares three myths about English spelling from her recent British Council seminar.

Tags: English language, Teaching

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