Voices
How can learners improve their listening comprehension? Teacher Raphael Ahmed shares some useful strategies in one of our top five articles of all time, illustrated by artist Jamie Johnson.
To mark World Refugee Day on 20 June 2015, the British Council's Emily Reynolds looks at why empathy is so important and how teachers can help children develop the ability.
How did an English Language Assistant from the UK working in China suddenly find himself before an audience of millions? Robbie Stanley-Smith explains.
What discussion activities work in class? Tekhnologic, winner of the British Council’s Teaching English blog award, shares a few ideas in one of our top five articles of all time.
A British Council report with the University of Sussex on women in South Asia's higher education sector suggests that men could do more to help women succeed. Ismail Badat explains.
There is significant debate about what motivates some young people in the Middle East and North Africa to join ISIS. The British Council's John Dubber considers the issues.
The authors of the first Wales-wide Language Trends research report explain the dire situation for modern foreign languages in Wales.
Nine UK universities operate in Dubai, but how can students be sure they get what they pay for? We asked Dr Warren Fox to set the record straight.
As universities expand abroad, must they compromise their values of personal and academic freedom? Robert Quinn of Scholars at Risk looks at this thorny issue.
The UK doesn’t send out nearly as many students abroad as it welcomes. How can the UK encourage its students to travel further afield to study? Zainab Malik explains the latest findings.