Voices

'The creative industries are built around people'. Image (c) Unsplash, licensed under CC0 and adapted from the original.

Date: 10 March 2017 - 21:30

Should you move to a city for your creative career?

Does living in a city correlate with creative success? We asked Andy Pratt, Professor of Cultural Economy at City University London.

Tags: Universities and higher education, Creative Economy, Skills

'Who would expect to hear students talking about la Gran Vía in Madrid as if they had just met there?' Image (c) Jose Maria Cuellar, licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0 and adapted from the original.

Date: 09 March 2017 - 17:00

Eight ways to improve your secondary school language project

Are you curious about setting up an international, inter-school language project? Spanish teacher Cristina Sánchez explains how to make it a success.

Tags: Teaching resources, Teaching, Schools

'Ask your opponent specific questions, guided towards a point of weakness in their argument.' Image (c) stevepb, licensed under CC0 and adapted from the original.

Date: 02 March 2017 - 16:24

How to win an argument

We asked Hitham Elhimmali, a young doctor in Tripoli, Libya, who is a debating champion and trainer in the British Council's Young Arab Voices programme.

Tags: Learning resources, Skills, Cultural leadership, Civil society, Conflict resolution

'Gendered language has a bias towards a particular sex.' Image (c) dmagarityjr, licensed under CC BY SA-2.0 and adapted from the original.

Date: 01 March 2017 - 19:00

Teachers, what is gendered language?

What exactly is gendered language and why should you warn language learners about it? Jemma Prior explains.

Tags: Teaching resources, Teaching, Women and girls, Equal opportunities and diversity, Cultural relations

'We developed a card game where you can match female and male figures doing the same profession.' Image (c) 27707,licensed under Creative Commons CC0 and adapted from the original

Date: 23 February 2017 - 21:00

How to approach teaching gender equality to boys and girls

Fatma Özdemir Uluç, who led a British Council-supported study into gender equality in Turkish schools, tells us how teachers can show children that boys and girls are equal.

Tags: Education, Women and girls, Teaching resources, Teaching, Cultural relations

'Alsatian culture is a unique mix of French and German influences.' Image (c) jackmac34, licensed under CC0 and adapted from the original.

Date: 23 February 2017 - 10:00

Alsace: culturally not quite French, not quite German

Being an English language assistant gives you insight into a new culture. Laura Leichtfried, a language assistant in Alsace, France, tells us about the region.

Tags: Study outside the UK, History, Cultural relations

'Living in China teaches you to take things as they come, and you have no choice but to relax.' Image (c) Silentpilot, licensed under CC0 and adapted from the original.

Date: 17 February 2017 - 17:08

China: a crash course in personal development

How might moving to China help you grow as a person? We asked Kate Woodruff, who is taking part in the British Council's English Language Assistant programme.

Tags: English language, Work outside the UK, Teaching

'Remembering and using new words in speech is often a challenge for language learners.' Image © Pierre Metivier, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 and adapted from the original

Date: 16 February 2017 - 16:00

Ten ways to learn new words as a language learner

Teacher and teacher trainer Svetlana Kandybovich, our latest TeachingEnglish blog award winner, shares her top tips for remembering new words.

Tags: English language, Learning resources

'When you have someone special to share all the new experiences with, life becomes an adventure.' Image (c) DrCarl, licensed under CC0 and adapted from the original.

Date: 14 February 2017 - 12:06

Would you find love abroad as an English language assistant?

Might you find your Valentine overseas? Four people taking part in the British Council's English Language Assistant programme shared tales of romantic encounters.

Tags: English language, Study outside the UK

'You're having a giraffe!' means 'You're having a laugh' or 'you must be joking'. Image (c) Alexas_Fotos, licensed under Creative Commons CC.0 and adapted from the original.

Date: 08 February 2017 - 15:15

'You're having a giraffe!?' A starter guide to UK slang

Are you moving to the UK for study or work? The British Council's Sophie Cannon explains some of the weird and wonderful words and phrases you might encounter.

Tags: Study in the UK, English language

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