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Rankings make the blood pressures of vice chancellors in the UK rise and fall according to where their institution is ranked. Photo of King's College, University of Cambridge ©VisitBritain / Britain on View
Date
10 March 2014 - 09:40

Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings 2014

The British Council’s Dr Halima Begum explains how the World Reputation Rankings works and how international collaboration can improve an institution’s reputation.

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Universities and higher education
'There are more female undergraduates than men, so where are the female leaders? Photo (c) Harsha K R, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 and adapted from the original.
Date
06 March 2014 - 17:55

Where are all the women in higher education leadership?

Ismail Badat runs us through the numbers and asks why there aren’t more women leaders in higher education in South Asia.

Tags
Universities and higher education, Equal opportunities and diversity
'In our world today, people do terrible things to achieve their ambition.' Photo (c) Andrew Smith, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 and adapted from the original.
Date
06 March 2014 - 16:24

We shouldn't teach Shakespeare to learners of English: false

English tutor and resource writer Genevieve White responds to some of the common problems teaching Shakespeare in the English language classroom.

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Arts, Literature, Theatre, Teaching, Teaching resources, English language, Shakespeare
There are hundreds of mobile apps available for English language students.
Date
27 February 2014 - 09:38

Mobile learning: improve your English anytime, anywhere

Teacher Emma Segev, who won last month’s British Council Teaching English blog award, shares her ideas for learning English on the go.

Tags
English language, Education, Technology, Teaching
Students need good listening skills to interpret what people are saying in various academic situations. Photo (c) Melvin Gaal, licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0 adapted from the original.
Date
24 February 2014 - 11:31

Prepare English language students for academic listening

Effective listening is essential in an academic context. English for Academic Purposes specialist Edward de Chazal tells us how English language teachers can help students prepare.

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Universities and higher education, English language, Teaching
'Humour has been found to play an important part in academic contexts.' Photo of laughing students (c) Mat Wright.
Date
24 February 2014 - 10:28

Learners of English, prepare to laugh in university seminars

Teacher and English for Academic Purposes (EAP) specialist Emma Greenhalgh tells us why humour should be incorporated into language-learning.

Tags
Teaching, English language, Study in the UK
'As soon as you make the invisible visible, people react.' Photo (c) VisitBritain / Nicolas Chinardet
Date
18 February 2014 - 14:13

LGBTQI+ issues in English language teaching

Following her recent British Council seminar, education consultant Laila El-Metoui tells us about the importance of creating an inclusive and positive atmosphere in the classroom.

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Teaching resources, Teaching, Equal opportunities and diversity
China once gave the world a range of inventions, including the compass.
Date
11 February 2014 - 16:27

What does China need to re-emerge as an innovating nation?

If China is to remain economically competitive, it needs to move away from its current strength of absorbing foreign inventions, argues the British Council’s Jeremy Chan.

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Universities and higher education
'Shakespeare's plays are manuals on how to perform, not books to be read.'
Date
11 February 2014 - 12:27

What's it like to speak Shakespeare around the globe?

As we celebrate the 450th anniversary of Shakespeare’s birth, UK actor, author and producer Ben Crystal relates what it’s like to speak the work of this playwright.

Tags
Arts, Literature, Theatre, Shakespeare
1.4-1.5 million men from India served for Britain in the war. Photo of wounded Indian soldiers in a French village courtesy of Imperial War Museum.
Date
11 February 2014 - 08:47

First World War: Remember the global scale and legacy

The British Council’s Anne Bostanci, co-author of the report Remember the World as well as the War, gives us a glimpse into the war’s global scale and legacy.

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History
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