Voices
What can songs teach us about a language? Richard Stokes, Professor of Lieder at the UK’s Royal Academy of Music, tells us about teaching the wonder of language through music.
As we release our latest app for primary learners of English (ages 6 - 11), mobile learning consultant and young learner specialist Tracy Dumais provides advice for parents and teachers.
How do Japanese students really feel about studying abroad? The British Council's Anna Esaki-Smith looks at some of the findings of a report called Japan: Debunking the 'inward-looking' myth
How can we make complex scientific ideas more accessible? Dr Roberto Trotta tells us about his attempt to describe the universe using the most common 1,000 words of English
Have you thought about becoming a teacher of English? Meryem Salhi, a teacher from Tunisia, explains why her decision to do the CELTA at the British Council in Poland paid off.
Mohammed Gamal, a former student at Al-Azhar English Training Center, tells us how learning English has helped him study at top institutions and develop new points of view.
How can countries in Southern and Eastern Europe and Central Asia – a region the British Council calls 'Wider Europe'– prepare their young populations to be successful?
The final post in our weekly series on the ten most important languages for the UK’s future is about Mandarin Chinese.
Hannah Pearson, who’s working as an English language assistant in Mexico, shares her advice on immersing yourself in the language of the locals.
Emma Wind argues that despite the forces of globalisation, the world’s most populous country remains culturally distinct.