Voices
What problems are common to English language departments at universities in developing countries, and how can they be tackled? The British Council's Ben Gray looks at the issues.
We asked Mahmoud Hassino, a Syrian journalist and gay blogger who works at a refugee shelter in Berlin, what it's like to be a gay refugee.
Bisi Alimi, a Nigerian activist who received death threats after he came out tells us about his experience growing up in his home country.
Do young people need to see gay characters on screen? Absolutely, says Irish film-maker Kate Dolan.
Briony Hanson, the British Council's director of film, talks about how film can challenge and educate.
The fifth of the United Nations' new development goals is to achieve gender equality for all by 2030. We asked Janet Veitch OBE how far we still have to go.
Lizzie Lynch, a former English language teaching assistant in Thailand, explains how learning her students' mother tongue compelled her to reassess her methods.
How can teachers encourage learners to correct their own writing? Second-time winner of TeachingEnglish blog award, Cristina Cabal, offers a few tried and tested error-correction activities.
How can universities develop the best international strategy? We asked Dr Jean-Bernard Adrey of Coventry University, whose Centre for Global Engagement is reaping awards.
We asked Nancy Elhalfawy, an Egyptian PhD student, about her country's scientific legacy and how it inspired her to become a scientist.