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A young woman sitting down on a couch, studying on a tablet. She seems to be chatting with her friend who has a laptop open before her.
Date
15 September 2025 - 07:57

Learning without borders: five lessons from five years of online English

From living rooms to late-night study sessions, we explore what five years of online English teaching reveal about helping learners thrive.

Tags
Language learning, Online learning, Learning resources, English language
A teacher high fives her pupil in class.
Date
22 August 2025 - 15:00

If professional development for teachers is an ecosystem, how can open learning resources help it thrive?

We explore how our TeachingEnglish open learning resources help contribute to an ecosystem that supports lifelong learning and the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal 4: Quality education.

Tags
Teacher development, Online learning, Quality education, Teaching
A teacher holds up a piece of paper, she is showing it to her class of young pupils.
Date
11 August 2025 - 16:30

What if we invited them in? Using learners’ languages to support English

Could welcoming our learners’ other languages into the classroom be the key to more effective learning? Huma Riaz explores how plurilingualism can create richer learning experiences.

Tags
Teacher development, Language learning, English and languages, English, Educational research
Group of students standing outside a building and chatting.
Date
11 August 2025 - 12:00

International students – the UK’s BFFs

The economic benefits of international students to the UK are well known, but what about the benefits of the goodwill these students generate towards the UK? Reesha Alvi investigates.

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Higher education, Universities and higher education
An AI generated image of William Shakespeare and Jane Austen sitting in a cafe.
Date
28 April 2025 - 16:00

The world in an idiom: what everyday phrases say about us

The British Council's Amy Lightfoot and Mina Patel look at how the everyday phrases we read in books, on social media or hear on TV are shapeshifting in the digital age.

Tags
Language learning, English and languages, Languages, English, English language
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Date
30 January 2025 - 12:00

How football refereeing made my year in Italy unforgettable

Matt Robson, an English Language Assistant who spent a year in Varese, Italy, tells us how football refereeing helped him establish friends and connections during his placement.

Tags
Work outside the UK, Football
Emily Kasriel on stage talking to an audience. A British Council branded video screen can be seen in the background saying: Deep Listening with Emily Kasriel.
Date
09 December 2024 - 12:30

Deep Listening: A Transformative Experience

Have you heard of Deep Listening? Tiba Khalifa, from Libya, describes how she gained this important skill during our 90 Youth Voices programme.

Tags
Cultural leadership, Professional development
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Date
11 November 2024 - 09:00

Ten trends and innovations in English Language Teaching 2024

Ahead of the ELTons Festival 2024, Chia Suan Chong looks at the finalists for the ELTons Innovation Awards to bring you the top trends and innovations in English language teaching.

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Teaching, English language
Students in graduation robes walk through a stone archway holding umbrellas.
Date
25 October 2024 - 18:00

From carpenter in rural China to University of Cambridge professor - how education can change a life

Professor Boping Yuan gives a fascinating insight into growing up in Chairman Mao’s China, and shares how education and the British Council helped change his life.

Tags
History, Modern Foreign Languages, Education
A poster in a school - on a yellow background text says: Je vais. Tu vas. Il / elle / on va. Nous allons. Vous allez.
Date
15 July 2024 - 09:00

Our new survey finds schools in England struggle to recruit language teachers

Vicky Gough takes a look at the results of the British Council Language Trends England 2024 survey and finds schools struggling, but there's hope for the future.

Tags
Language learning, Schools, Languages, Languages, Teaching, Schools
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