Voices
Should Arabic join other modern languages on the UK school curriculum? Yes, says Tony Calderbank, who argues that is essential to the UK’s long-term economic and cultural prosperity.
What can be done to ensure school students in developing countries are not later excluded from the world of work? Abdikadir Ismail reports from rural Kenya.
Educators agree that critical thinking is a crucial skill for the 21st century, but is it harder to teach in some cultures than in others? The British Council's Don Watson reports.
Is teaching Mandarin Chinese as daunting as it sounds? The British Council's Charlotte Ogilvie hears from a few UK teachers, and shares some useful resources.
German has a reputation for long words and difficult grammar. But far from being prosaic, it’s actually a language for writers, thinkers and hipsters, writes Martin Steinmetz.
Weicong Liang, Chinese Instructor and Teaching Supervisor at the Business Confucius Institute, University of Leeds, demystifies Mandarin Chinese.
Sheanna Patelmaster, 17, explains why learning to win arguments is a useful life skill.