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'With focus and attention, students can reach their learning goals and stay motivated.' Image (c) TeroVesalainen, licensed under CC0 and adapted from the original.

Date: 18 May 2017 - 14:48

Two tools to help you set learning goals

Multiple winner of the TeachingEnglish blog award, Aoife McLoughlin, explains how to set learning goals.

Tags: English language, Schools, Learning resources, Teaching resources

'[Maria Stoian's book] is a collection of comics based on stories of women who have experienced abuse.' Image (c) Maria Stoian, used with permission.

Date: 18 May 2017 - 01:59

The rich, international world of comic books by women

Anamaria Pravicencu, who curated events at the European Comics Festival Exhibition in Bucharest, talks about the rise of international comic books by women authors.

Tags: Visual Arts, Literature, Women and girls, Equal opportunities and diversity

'I prepare a large overview of the book I’d like to create, then split it into smaller sections.' Image (c) jarmoluk, licensed under CC0 and adapted from the original.

Date: 15 May 2017 - 21:04

How to structure and write a self-published e-book

In his second article in a series on self-publishing, author and digital publishing specialist, Nik Peachey, explains how to get on with the task of writing and structuring a book.

Tags: English language, Creative Economy, Professional development, Learning resources

'Once you have a set of cards, they can be adapted and reused with counters and pencils.' Image (c) fielperson, licensed under CC0 and adapted from the original.

Date: 12 May 2017 - 17:50

Classroom activities to teach narrative tenses

Are you looking for new grammar games for the classroom? Award-winning blogger Mike Astbury shares some resources to download and print.

Tags: Schools, Teaching resources, Learning resources, English language

'Löyly is the steam generated by throwing water on hot stones in the sauna.' Image (c) makive, licensed under CC0 and adapted from the original

Date: 10 May 2017 - 21:44

'Notoriously challenging': learning Finnish as a foreign language

Famous for its complexity, Finnish has 15 grammatical cases and inspired the novelist J.R.R. Tolkien. Penelope Roux explains.

Tags: Festivals, Work outside the UK, Learning resources

Coffee and e-book. Photo by Franklin Heijnen, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 and adapted from the original.

Date: 03 May 2017 - 17:00

How to crowd-fund and self-publish an e-book

In the first of a series on self-publishing, author and digital publishing specialist Nik Peachey explains how to crowd-source funding for a self-published e-book.

Tags: English language, Professional development

Date: 02 May 2017 - 14:28

Why do businesses cluster together?

What causes industries to cluster together in certain parts of a city, and is it a good thing? We asked Kat Hanna, Research Manager at the Centre for London.

Tags: Creative Economy, Technology, Universities and higher education

'While it might be enjoyable to listen to Scandinavian musicians like ABBA singing in English, it is sometimes seen as a threat to their languages.' Image (c) bradhoc, licensed under CC BY 2.0 and adapted from the original.

Date: 25 April 2017 - 14:55

Seven pieces of Scandinavian music to enjoy

Writer and translator Robert Ferguson, who has lived in Norway for 30 years, takes us on a tour of Scandinavia's musical heritage.

Tags: Music, Performance, History, Cultural relations

'If I were to move back to India, I wouldn't choose to live anywhere else'. Image (c) stephaniemonot, licensed under CC0 and adapted from the original.

Date: 20 April 2017 - 15:00

My experience living in an Indian megacity

Teaching assistant Natalie Lever gives her advice on how to thrive in one of the world's biggest cities.

Tags: Study outside the UK

'Everything has to work on a smartphone, so course design will be mobile-responsive.' Image (c) DariuszSankowski, licensed under CC0 and adapted from the original.

Date: 19 April 2017 - 15:20

Will online courses overtake the traditional degree?

Simon Nelson, the CEO of online learning platform FutureLearn, gives his predictions about online learning.

Tags: Universities and higher education, Professional development, Technology, English language, Learning resources

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