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The artwork 'PLEASE...' by Jeppe Hein, words written in neon lights
Date
26 April 2019 - 08:23

Three games to recycle vocabulary in the English language classroom

Aoife McLoughlin won the TeachingEnglish blog award with 7 Fun Tasks for Classroom Debates. Here, she tells us her favourite classroom vocabulary games.

Tags
English language, Teaching, Teaching resources
Students sitting around a table
Date
24 April 2019 - 17:24

Make your English language lesson work for learners from a different culture

Chia Suan Chong is the author of Successful International Communication, and a regular columnist and award-winning resident blogger for monthly magazine English Teaching Professional.

Tags
Teaching, English language, Equal opportunities and diversity
Tianjin at night
Date
18 April 2019 - 10:23

Mandarin language learners in China – a few things that surprised us

For UN Chinese Language Day, we asked British Council colleagues and programme participants in China what they find most surprising about learning Mandarin.

Tags
Languages, Study outside the UK, Work outside the UK
Wendy Sadler holding a ruler
Date
16 April 2019 - 11:19

How to explain scientific ideas – six simple tips from a communication expert

Wendy Sadler is a lecturer at Cardiff University, and the founder of the communication service science made simple. These are her six simple tips to become a science communicator.

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Science
Person using a laptop in a cafe
Date
08 April 2019 - 13:00

Netflix and learn – six ways to teach English language skills with television

How can teachers of English create learning material with streaming services? Melissa Thomson, a British Council teacher and trainer based in Bilbao, describes her top six approaches.

Tags
English language, Teaching, Teaching resources
Bowl of cherries and two pieces of paper on a table
Date
03 April 2019 - 13:57

Three ways to see what learners know in the English language classroom

Don Merritt, an English language coordinator and former British Council teacher, uses these low-preparation activities to understand what his class have learned.

Tags
English language, Teaching, Teaching resources
Two men dancing in a still from the film Crashing Waves
Date
29 March 2019 - 08:40

'I felt like I was being watched all the time' – filmmaker Emma Gilbertson

Emma Gilbertson's short film Crashing Waves, inspired by her story of childhood bullying and understanding her identity, tells the story of two gay men.

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Film, Equal opportunities and diversity
Character from the short film I (ÉG) in a bath, viewed from above
Date
28 March 2019 - 11:46

'There isn't enough fictional film with trans characters' – director Hallfríður Þóra Tryggvadóttir

The short film I (ÉG) follows a trans character through the Icelandic landscape.

Tags
Film, Equal opportunities and diversity
Pidgeon Pagonis standing in front of a drawing of a pigeon
Date
26 March 2019 - 08:11

'I am non-binary in my biology and my gender' – intersex activist Pidgeon Pagonis

Intersex activist Pidgeon Pagonis made the documentary film A Normal Girl with director Aubree Bernier-Clarke. They talk about bodily autonomy, informed consent, and family.

Tags
Film, Equal opportunities and diversity
Still from the film with lead actor walking through village
Date
25 March 2019 - 08:29

What is it like to make an LBGTQ+ film in the Amazon rainforest?

Quentin Lazzarotto worked with renowned director Werner Herzog on Carlito se va para siempre (Carlito is leaving for good), his short film about a gay man, set in the Amazon rainforest. 

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Film, Equal opportunities and diversity
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