Voices
More and more students access UK higher education without entering the UK, but what is the impact on the countries hosting UK higher education?
Scholar and translator Brother Anthony of Taizé (An Sonjae) explains why Korea’s recent history has played such an important part in shaping its literature.
Good intentions alone will not help us introduce languages such as Chinese and Arabic into the curriculum. If we want to thrive in a global society, we need to take firm action now.
What verb does ‘negotiation’ go with? Do you ‘make’ or ‘conduct’ a negotiation? Adam Kilgarriff, Director of Lexical Computing, explains how ‘corpora’ can help us answer such questions.
How should teachers use ‘authentic’ texts in class? Author, trainer and teacher Rachael Roberts gives advice on the example of newspapers.
The British Council’s Dr Halima Begum explains how the World Reputation Rankings works and how international collaboration can improve an institution’s reputation.
Ismail Badat runs us through the numbers and asks why there aren’t more women leaders in higher education in South Asia.
English tutor and resource writer Genevieve White responds to some of the common problems teaching Shakespeare in the English language classroom.
Teacher Emma Segev, who won last month’s British Council Teaching English blog award, shares her ideas for learning English on the go.
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.