- Date
- 05 January 2018 - 10:58
Three mobile apps for English language assistants in Europe
Two British Council language assistants share the mobile apps that they use to navigate the unknown.
- Tags
- Professional development
Voices
Voices
- Date
- 03 January 2018 - 14:30
Use pop songs to learn connected speech and sound more fluent in English
Colm Boyd, a materials writer and British Council teacher in Barcelona, shows how attention to connected speech in pop music can help improve fluency in spoken English.
- Tags
- English language, Learning resources, Teaching resources
- Date
- 21 December 2017 - 15:05
Three ways to help English language learners 'notice' grammar
We'am Hamdan, who teaches English at the British Council in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, describes practical ways to build 'noticing' in your next grammar lesson.
- Tags
- English language, Teaching, Teaching resources
- Date
- 20 December 2017 - 10:14
How to understand silence in different work situations
Some say silence is golden. For others, it can be awkward or even aggressive. Kate Sullivan, the British Council’s expert on intercultural fluency, gives advice on saying nothing.
- Tags
- Professional development
- Date
- 15 December 2017 - 12:43
How does one virtual reality animator find inspiration, communities and audiences?
James Paterson is a creative director and founder of Presstube.
- Tags
- Visual Arts
- Date
- 13 December 2017 - 12:32
Why one student from the Gulf decided to study in the UK
Ebtihal Al Kindi is an Omani student in her third year at the University of Glasgow who responded to a new British Council report.
- Tags
- Publications, Study in the UK, Universities and higher education
- Date
- 29 November 2017 - 09:00
What motivates young people in the UK to study in another country?
The new 'Broadening Horizons' report surveyed UK students about their study-abroad aspirations. Zainab Malik, the author, breaks down the results.
- Tags
- Publications, Study outside the UK
- Date
- 27 November 2017 - 11:35
How one competition winner photographs people
Claudia Cuomo is the winner of EnGENDERed 2017. She told us how she approaches portrait photography.
- Tags
- Visual Arts, Equal opportunities and diversity
- Date
- 24 November 2017 - 12:54
Six low-preparation vocabulary activities for the English classroom
Cristina Cabal, winner of the British Council's TeachingEnglish blog award, has new and improved games for revising English words.
- Tags
- English language, Teaching, Teaching resources
- Date
- 20 November 2017 - 14:00
How to design fusion fashion with style and sustainability
Sanna Karjalainen and Lauren Rees told us about their work alongside fashion and design students in China, the evolution of their style and the skills and tools every designer needs.
- Tags
- Design, Fashion