- Date
- 22 February 2021 - 12:12
How I create fun and effective Mandarin Chinese lessons
Mandarin teacher Frank Fan tells us how he uses learning activities and games in his classroom – as well as a sense of humour.
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- Teaching, Languages
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- 29 June 2020 - 08:00
Language learning is still in decline in England's schools
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.
- Tags
- Languages, Schools, Primary school, Secondary school, Teaching
- Date
- 20 May 2020 - 15:18
Six tips for running online courses
Online teachers must also be moderators. Kirsteen Donaghy, British Council e-Learning Consultant, shares five tips for guiding students through online courses.
- Tags
- Teaching, Teaching resources, Learning resources, Languages
- Date
- 22 April 2020 - 10:38
Nigerian Pidgin – 20 useful words and phrases
Author Mimi Werna has put together her 20 favourite phrases in Nigerian Pidgin.
- Tags
- Languages, English language
- Date
- 16 October 2019 - 09:40
How I built a virtual lab for schools
How do you teach practical science without physical equipment? Job Adeleke Oyebisi tells us how a 3D virtual laboratory works.
- Tags
- Science, Technology, Teaching resources
- Date
- 22 July 2019 - 16:33
English language summer camp activities for teenagers
Learners might go to camp to improve their language skills, but the experience can mean much more to a teenager. British Council teacher Melissa Thomson shares memorable learning activities.
- Tags
- English, Teaching resources
- 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.
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- Languages, Educational research, Publications
- Date
- 01 July 2019 - 15:16
Six collaborative games for competitive English language classrooms
Do you want your English language learners to work toward a common goal in the classroom? Teacher David Petrie, who won the TeachingEnglish blog award, tells us his tried-and-tested methods.
- Tags
- Teaching resources, English
- Date
- 24 June 2019 - 14:48
Five digital resources for autonomous English language practice
Cristina Cabal, six-time winner of the TeachingEnglish blog award, tells us her favourite apps, sites and browser extensions to make autonomous learning fun.
- Tags
- English, Teaching resources
- Date
- 18 June 2019 - 14:01
How to practise spelling with young learners of English
These are English language lecturer Maureen McKeurtan's favourite approaches to spelling in the young learner classroom.
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- English, Teaching resources