Voices Magazine

Date: 02 June 2017 - 20:22

Seven tips for English language beginners

Winner of the TeachingEnglish blog award Larissa Albano shares seven ways to make learning English easier for beginners.

Tags: English language, Learning resources

'Movie dialogue is a treasure trove of realistic interaction.' Image (c) dbreen, licensed under CC0 and adapted from the original.

Date: 22 May 2017 - 19:35

How to use movie dialogue in the classroom

Language teacher Martina Limburg Loučková explains why using movie dialogue in the classroom can be an interactive and fun way to help learners and teachers.

Tags: English language, Teaching resources, Film

'With focus and attention, students can reach their learning goals and stay motivated.' Image (c) TeroVesalainen, licensed under CC0 and adapted from the original.

Date: 18 May 2017 - 14:48

Two tools to help you set learning goals

Multiple winner of the TeachingEnglish blog award, Aoife McLoughlin, explains how to set learning goals.

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

'If I were to move back to India, I wouldn't choose to live anywhere else'. Image (c) stephaniemonot, licensed under CC0 and adapted from the original.

Date: 20 April 2017 - 15:00

My experience living in an Indian megacity

Teaching assistant Natalie Lever gives her advice on how to thrive in one of the world's biggest cities.

Tags: Study outside the UK

'My hope is to see creative Chinese auteurs, directors and writers emerge who strive to realise a vision.' Image 'Monkey King: Hero Returns', used with permission.

Date: 30 March 2017 - 16:49

What is working in China's animation industry like?

How can you build a career as an animator in China? We asked Christopher Colman, a member of our Generation UK: China Network.

Tags: Work outside the UK, Creative Economy, Visual Arts, Professional development

'Social entrepreneurs need to be creative in finding funds.' Image by FraukeFeind, licensed under CC0 and adapted from the original.

Date: 17 March 2017 - 18:42

Seven ways to run a social enterprise on less money

No money, no problem? Charles Oham, of the University of Greenwich, explains why social enterprises can run on more than just cash.

Tags: Creative Economy, Professional development

'On the main square of Krakow, we find not a monument to a king... but the Romantic poet Adam Mickiewicz.' Image (c) DzidekLasek, licensed under CC0 and adapted from the original.

Date: 14 March 2017 - 18:00

A brief history of modern Polish literature

Stanley Bill, lecturer in Polish Studies at Cambridge University, takes us through 200 years of Polish literature.

Tags: Literature, English language

'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

Date: 02 March 2017 - 16:24

How to win an argument

We asked Hitham Elhimmali, a young doctor in Tripoli, Libya, who is a debating champion and trainer in the British Council's Young Arab Voices programme.

Tags: Learning resources, Skills, Cultural leadership, Civil society, Conflict resolution

'Gendered language has a bias towards a particular sex.' Image (c) dmagarityjr, licensed under CC BY SA-2.0 and adapted from the original.

Date: 01 March 2017 - 19:00

Teachers, what is gendered language?

What exactly is gendered language and why should you warn language learners about it? Jemma Prior explains.

Tags: Teaching resources, Teaching, Women and girls, Equal opportunities and diversity

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