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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
Teacher with children raising their hands
Date
24 March 2021 - 12:33

Challenge gender bias in the classroom with language

English language teacher Elsa O’Brien tells teachers how to evaluate their communication style and model inclusive language.

Tags
Teaching, Teaching resources, Equal opportunities and diversity
Yellow football on grass
Date
11 January 2021 - 14:37

How I built a career in disability sport

Footballer Jack Rutter has built a career in disability sport, including as team captain for England at the 2016 Paralympic Games, and tells us the skills he has learned along the way.

Tags
Equal opportunities and diversity, Football, Skills, Olympics
Young man walking in a school hallway
Date
03 July 2019 - 08:00

'Harsh and inconsistent marking' – teachers in England on why pupils opt out of languages

The Language Trends Survey 2019 charts the health of language teaching in schools in England. The British Council's Vicky Gough summarises its findings.

Tags
Languages, Educational research, Publications
Students sitting around a table
Date
24 April 2019 - 17:24

Make your English language lesson work for learners from a different culture

Chia Suan Chong is the author of Successful International Communication, and a regular columnist and award-winning resident blogger for monthly magazine English Teaching Professional.

Tags
Teaching, English language, Equal opportunities and diversity
Woman working on a laptop and wearing a yellow jumper
Date
23 April 2018 - 17:00

Will young people in the EU want to learn English in 2025?

The British Council's Sarah Rolph breaks down the results of our new report, The future demand for English in Europe: 2025 and beyond.

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Publications, English language
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Date
13 December 2017 - 12:32

Why one student from the Gulf decided to study in the UK

Ebtihal Al Kindi is an Omani student in her third year at the University of Glasgow who responded to a new British Council report.

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Publications, Study in the UK, Universities and higher education
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Date
29 November 2017 - 09:00

What motivates young people in the UK to study in another country?

The new 'Broadening Horizons' report surveyed UK students about their study-abroad aspirations. Zainab Malik, the author, breaks down the results.

Tags
Publications, Study outside the UK
'There is little research into EMI's impact on how much English students learn, and what content they absorb.' Image (c)
Date
14 September 2017 - 10:48

How effective is English as a medium of instruction (EMI)?

We asked Dr Nicola Galloway, co-author of a recent report into English as a medium of instruction (EMI), about her research into the growing trend to teach university courses in English.

Tags
English language, Educational research, Publications
'They campaign, they volunteer, and yes, they vote.' Image (c) Allef Vinicius, used under licence and adapted from the original.
Date
13 September 2017 - 08:42

How does the next generation in the UK see its future?

We asked 2,000 young people in the UK about their career prospects, interest in political and social action, and the UK's place in the world, as part of the Next Generation UK research.

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Publications, Civil society, Cultural leadership, Educational research
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