Voices
How is teaching business English different from teaching general English? Teacher and trainer Gabrielle Jones tells us how to succeed in the business English classroom.
What verb does ‘negotiation’ go with? Do you ‘make’ or ‘conduct’ a negotiation? Adam Kilgarriff, Director of Lexical Computing, explains how ‘corpora’ can help us answer such questions.
How should teachers use ‘authentic’ texts in class? Author, trainer and teacher Rachael Roberts gives advice on the example of newspapers.
English tutor and resource writer Genevieve White responds to some of the common problems teaching Shakespeare in the English language classroom.
Teacher Emma Segev, who won last month’s British Council Teaching English blog award, shares her ideas for learning English on the go.
Effective listening is essential in an academic context. English for Academic Purposes specialist Edward de Chazal tells us how English language teachers can help students prepare.
Teacher and English for Academic Purposes (EAP) specialist Emma Greenhalgh tells us why humour should be incorporated into language-learning.
Following her recent British Council seminar, education consultant Laila El-Metoui tells us about the importance of creating an inclusive and positive atmosphere in the classroom.
Weicong Liang, Chinese Instructor and Teaching Supervisor at the Business Confucius Institute, University of Leeds, demystifies Mandarin Chinese.
What is the benefit of letting students be creative while they prepare for an exam that’s crucial to their careers?