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Setting your own learning goals before you start your MOOC is crucial. Photo (c) Mat Wright
Date
27 July 2015 - 14:41

How to make the best use of a massive open online course

Want to get the most out of a massive open online course? The British Council's David Gatrell explains how.

Tags
English language, Teaching, Learning resources, Universities and higher education
Women are consistently under-represented in leading positions in science, despite often making up more than 50 per cent of the undergraduate population. Image © James Glossop (British Council).
Date
24 July 2015 - 10:51

What institutions can do to support women in science

The British Council's Director of Science, Dr Claire McNulty, takes the Tim Hunt affair as an opportunity to look forward.

Tags
Science, Equal opportunities and diversity
One in seven countries have a leader who has studied in the UK.
Date
16 July 2015 - 10:37

Why the UK needs its universities to make friends abroad

Higher education is a crucial asset in the UK's public diplomacy efforts, argues the British Council's Jacqui Jenkins.

Tags
Universities and higher education
'Brain-training' activities increase our concentration and boost creativity.
Date
15 July 2015 - 11:30

Eight steps to becoming a more creative teacher

How can teachers develop their creativity in the classroom? Marisa Constantinides, who recently presented a webinar on the subject for our EnglishAgenda website, gives us her tips.

Tags
Teaching, English language
'Churchill had a personal "soft power" that extended beyond his political and strategic skills.' Drawing (c) Lyn Ott, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.5, 2.0 and 1.0, and adapted from the original.
Date
14 July 2015 - 14:31

Churchill: an icon of soft power?

The British Council’s John Dubber examines how a figure famous as a war leader was also a master of soft power, or influence by attraction rather than coercion.

Tags
Cultural leadership, History
'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.

Tags
Arts, Theatre, Literature, English language, Shakespeare
'Young Ukrainians do not differ  from the majority of their peers in Eastern Europe or the European Union.' Photo (c) Ira Matviiuk / British Council Ukraine
Date
30 June 2015 - 00:01

What young Ukrainians think

Ukrainian author Andrei Kurkov comments on the findings of a survey about young Ukrainians, who are apparently not that different from their UK peers.

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Cultural relations, Publications
'A change or variation in this music (or pitch) can affect the meaning of what we say.'
Date
25 June 2015 - 05:52

How English learners can improve intonation

What is intonation and how can you improve this aspect of your pronunciation? Fazle Muniem, a teacher at the British Council in Bangladesh, explains.

Tags
English language, Teaching
'Through dance, children develop spatial awareness, become less clumsy and pay more attention to others sharing their space.' Image (c) Mat Wright
Date
25 June 2015 - 04:41

Why song and dance are essential for children’s development

How do children benefit from music and dance? Lin Marsh, a singing leader with the British Council's World Voice programme, explains.

Tags
Music, Teaching resources, Arts, Education
'Syrians feel the world has forgotten about them.' Photo (c) Hassan Abou Nouh, 'Prayer' taken in Homs, Telbiseh, Syria, 2011- 2014.
Date
24 June 2015 - 13:30

What do Syrian refugees think about their country's crisis?

We asked Abed, a Syrian who has been talking to fellow Syrian refugees, what they thought.

Tags
Education, Arts
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