- Date
- 21 May 2019 - 14:32
Why are fewer pupils in Northern Ireland choosing to learn a language?
A new report into languages in Northern Ireland shows a 19 per cent drop in uptake at GCSE level over the last eight years.
- Tags
- Publications, Languages
Voices
Voices
- Date
- 17 May 2019 - 14:59
Cyber crime – a few ways to make yourself safer
Dr Jessica Barker is a cyber security expert and co-founder of the cyber security agency Cygenta.
- Tags
- Technology, Security
- Date
- 16 May 2019 - 18:19
'Writing a novel in English was no easy task' – Eugen Chirovici, crime writer
Crime writer Eugen Chirovici's work has been translated into 38 languages. His 11th novel, The Book of Mirrors, is his first book written in English language.
- Tags
- Literature
- Date
- 10 May 2019 - 14:35
Young Germans' concerns about violence outweigh their experiences
The Next Generation Germany report surveyed young people on identity, immigration and education. The British Council's Christine Wilson summarises the findings.
- Tags
- Publications
- Date
- 09 May 2019 - 14:56
Four steps to create signposts in your English language lesson
Show English language learners what they are gaining from your lesson, with teacher and trainer Ste Sharpe's four-step approach.
- Tags
- Teaching, English language
- Date
- 08 May 2019 - 17:01
What is transitional justice?
Noha Aboueldahab is a specialist in transitional justice, author, and fellow at the Brookings Doha Center. She tells us about her career, and why her work matters.
- Tags
- Justice, Conflict resolution, Study in the UK
- Date
- 02 May 2019 - 17:59
I learned Spanish as a teenager and it led to a career I love
Trainee secondary Spanish teacher Tom Ricketts didn't set out to have a career in languages, but his own teachers' expertise and a study year in Spain changed that.
- Tags
- Teaching, Languages, Professional development, Study outside the UK
- Date
- 29 April 2019 - 08:10
'There's a mystique around expertise' – how Dr Zoe Whitley built her career as a curator
Dr Zoe Whitley is Senior Curator, Hayward Gallery, London, and curator of Cathy Wilkes’ British Council commission at the British Pavilion, La Biennale di Venezia 2019.
- Tags
- Visual Arts
- 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
- 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