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Date
03 July 2019 - 15:44

Four ways your library can support language learning

Sonia Contreras and Cristina Sanchez are librarians at the British Council Young Learner Resource Centre in Madrid. They tell us how to set up storytelling events, writing clubs and more. 

Tags
English language, Teaching resources, Literature
'Shetlandic is still a living spoken tongue'. Image (c) Mike Erskine, used under licence and adapted from the original.
Date
28 August 2017 - 14:12

'Recognisable yet strange': a guide to Shetlandic dialect

Christine De Luca is a poet who writes in Shetlandic, which is spoken in the Shetland Isles off the north coast of Scotland. We asked her about the dialect.

Tags
Literature, English language, History
'You will have to work hard for your sales.' Image of cup (c) Garrhet Sampson, licensed under non-exclusive copyright and adapted from the original.
Date
14 June 2017 - 02:15

How to market and promote your e-book

In his final article in a five-part series on self-publishing, author and digital publishing specialist Nik Peachey talks about the best ways to market your e-book.

Tags
Literature, English language, Learning resources
'The more places you upload your materials, the more likely you are to make a sale.' Image (c) Pexels, licensed under CC0 and adapted from the original.
Date
09 June 2017 - 15:50

How to upload and sell your e-book

In his fourth article in a series on self-publishing, author and digital publishing specialist Nik Peachey talks about what you have to do get your e-book online and up for sale.

Tags
Literature, English language, Learning resources
'On the main square of Krakow, we find not a monument to a king... but the Romantic poet Adam Mickiewicz.' Image (c) DzidekLasek, licensed under CC0 and adapted from the original.
Date
14 March 2017 - 18:00

A brief history of modern Polish literature

Stanley Bill, lecturer in Polish Studies at Cambridge University, takes us through 200 years of Polish literature.

Tags
Literature, English language
'These are not trivial, one-note bad guys.' Image (c) c. paras, licenced under CC-BY 2.0, and adapted from the original.
Date
26 October 2016 - 08:59

Why we can't get enough of Shakespeare's villains

Why do audiences adore Shakespeare's 'baddies', despite their dastardly deeds? We asked Shakespeare expert Alexey Bartoshevich.

Tags
Shakespeare, Education, Literature, Arts
Illustration of George's Marvellous Medicine (c) Quentin Blake
Date
12 September 2016 - 17:20

What do we learn from Roald Dahl's creative use of language?

Roald Dahl is famous for his exuberantly inventive use of language. Dr Susan Rennie, chief editor of the Oxford Roald Dahl Dictionary, describes his techniques.

Tags
Literature, Arts, Schools
‘Blood will have blood’ (from Macbeth). Still (c) FutureLearn / British Council.
Date
29 December 2015 - 11:32

Five famous Shakespearean phrases explained

The British Council's Anthony Cosgrove shares lines from five of Shakespeare's greatest plays to show that they are more accessible to English language learners than you might think.

Tags
English language, Teaching, Literature, Arts, Shakespeare
'As scientists, we have to realise the power we have – and the limitations of that power.' Photo (c)  Andy Miah, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 and adapted from the original.
Date
14 August 2015 - 06:52

What scientists can gain from literature and philosophy

Education UK’s Ellie Buchdahl spoke to Professor Lord Robert Winston, who boasts a long list of achievements in both science and the arts, to find out.

Tags
Science, Education, Literature
'Shakespeare can help modify prisoners’ behaviour in a way that counselling cannot.' Photo (c)  Aapo Haapanen licensed under CC BY 2.0 and adapted from the original.
Date
07 July 2015 - 04:13

Can Shakespeare help reform prisoners?

Laura Bates, Professor of English at Indiana State University, explains how the world's most famous playwright can help bring about prisoner reform.

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Arts, Theatre, Literature, English language, Shakespeare
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