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Original illustration for How can film help you teach or learn English?
Date
21 October 2014 - 15:40

How can film help you teach or learn English?

Teacher and author Kieran Donaghy tells us why film is such a good resource and recommends useful websites in one of our top five articles of all time, illustrated by artist Jamie Johnson.

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English language, Teaching, Teaching resources
'Independent schools in the UK are recognised by the OECD as being among the best in the world.' Photo (c) Steve Cadman, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 and adapted from the original.
Date
09 October 2014 - 15:11

Why should international students choose UK schools?

Matthew Burgesslooks at what independent UK schools can offer these pupils and provides some tips to help parents choose the right school for their children.

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Schools, Study in the UK
Where will universities recruit international postgraduates from between now and 2024? Photo: Asim Bharwani on Flickr/CC
Date
06 October 2014 - 16:58

Where will universities recruit postgraduates from?

Universities increasingly depend on Chinese and Indian postgraduates, but what other markets are opening up?

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Universities and higher education
'Though the script may look like loopy squiggles to an untrained eye, learning to read and write isn't as huge a challenge as most people expect.' (Photo of Arabic calligraphy by Mark under Creative Commons licence)
Date
03 October 2014 - 14:34

Arabic: more accessible than you think

In the ninth in our weekly series on the ten most important languages for the UK’s future, we turn to the fifth most commonly spoken language in the world, Arabic.

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Schools, Study outside the UK, Work outside the UK, Publications
Keeping a blog or even just captioning your photos is a good way to document your experience. Photo of the Teotihuacan pyramids by MCAD library on Flickr/CC.
Date
29 September 2014 - 11:49

Make the most of your time abroad as a language assistant

How should we prepare for life in a new country?

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Teaching, Work outside the UK, Schools, English language
''Learning Russian has opened up a beautiful and complex country for me.'
Date
26 September 2014 - 12:18

Russian: beautiful, complex, and a window onto the unknown

We turn to Russian in the eighth post of our series on the ten languages essential for the UK's future.

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Publications, Work outside the UK, Study outside the UK
Chinese architecture embraces both traditional and contemporary elements. Photo of the 'Bird's Nest', Beijing's National stadium by Baron Reznik under Creative Commons licence.
Date
25 September 2014 - 15:46

Chinese architecture today: innovative and traditional

The British Council’s Li Ying looks at some of the influences on contemporary Chinese architecture and examines what can be gained from collaboration between the UK and China in this field.

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Universities and higher education, Architecture
'People who have studied in the UK are more likely to maintain professional networks within the UK'; Photo: Mat Wright
Date
25 September 2014 - 15:24

Why UK universities should cultivate alumni networks

The British Council's Kirsty Pelenur explains why international students are good for the UK and why its universities must continue to cultivate the relationships they are building.

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Universities and higher education
'The lessons are an outlet for students to talk freely and openly about politics, life, culture and themselves.' Photo (c) Nick Page, licensed under CC BY 2.0 and adapted from the original.
Date
24 September 2014 - 10:33

How can language teachers use culture and politics?

What happens when you combine language, culture and politics in the classroom?

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English language, Teaching
'Thai Mae Fae Luang University has worked in the village of Huay Lad Nai to develop a sustainable tea business to benefit the local community.' Photo by Windlash on Flickr/CC.
Date
22 September 2014 - 16:06

How can universities contribute to social change?

The British Council’s Paul Smith explains some recent developments and looks at examples of universities working with communities in the Asia Pacific region.

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Universities and higher education
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