Voices
Vicky Gough takes a look at the results of the British Council Language Trends England 2024 survey and finds schools struggling, but there's hope for the future.
British Council’s annual Language Trends Report examines teachers' views of language teaching and learning in schools in England.
Teacher Kay McLeod explains how the Mandarin Excellence Programme is helping teachers and pupils tackle the challenges of learning Mandarin.
English language teacher, Elsa O'Brien says adult language learners can learn a lot about pronunciation and intonation from the way babies learn language.
A new YouGov survey commissioned by the British Council explores the attitudes of Year 9 pupils in England towards language learning. Vicky Gough, our Schools Adviser, tells us more.
Nearly 10 million people have listened to Reza Shah and Craig Wealand’s podcast, Aprender Ingles con Reza y Craig.
Mandarin teacher Frank Fan tells us how he uses learning activities and games in his classroom – as well as a sense of humour.
The annual Language Trends survey examines teachers' views of language teaching in schools in England. Its author, Ian Collen, explains some of this year’s findings.
Online teachers must also be moderators. Kirsteen Donaghy, British Council e-Learning Consultant, shares five tips for guiding students through online courses.
Trainee secondary Spanish teacher Tom Ricketts didn't set out to have a career in languages, but his own teachers' expertise and a study year in Spain changed that.