- Date
- 21 April 2015 - 10:53
Is there a 'right' way to learn a language?
What is the best method for acquiring another language? Declan Cooley, CELTA trainer at the British Council in Poland, investigates.
- Tags
- English language, Teaching
Voices
Voices
- Date
- 17 April 2015 - 09:24
How Iranian architects invented ways to stay cool
How did people keep cool indoors before the invention of air-conditioning? Architect Mehran Gharleghi explains how Iran's architects developed clever strategies to beat the heat.
- Tags
- Arts, Architecture
- Date
- 16 April 2015 - 13:40
How can we tackle violence against women in Egypt?
Four offices providing women in Egypt with legal advice and social support in the face of violence opened yesterday. The British Council's Doaa Hafez looks at the issues and what can be done
- Tags
- Civil society, Women and girls, Equal opportunities and diversity
- Date
- 14 April 2015 - 10:24
Why aren’t England's A-level students learning languages?
Fewer school students in England are choosing to study languages past the age of 16. Kathryn Board and Teresa Tinsley, authors of the Language Trends survey, explain why.
- Tags
- Schools, Secondary school
- Date
- 09 April 2015 - 20:30
Misremembered history: the First World War in East Africa
The First World War had a seismic impact around the world. Daniel Steinbach of King's College London explains how the campaign in East Africa has been misremembered.
- Tags
- Cultural relations
- Date
- 09 April 2015 - 16:38
Why the comeback in Mexican literature?
As the British Council celebrates Mexican literature at the London Book Fair, translator Christina MacSweeney gives an overview.
- Tags
- Literature, Arts
- Date
- 09 April 2015 - 10:01
What does it take to join us as a future leader?
What skills and personal qualities do you need to successfully apply for the British Council's Future Leaders Scheme? The British Council's Chris Neil explains.
- Tags
- Cultural leadership, Professional development
- Date
- 01 April 2015 - 09:25
How teachers can recognise and help children with autism
British Council teacher Peter Moran shares his son's story with advice for teachers to help recognise and assist children with autism.
- Tags
- Equal opportunities and diversity, Teaching
- Date
- 30 March 2015 - 20:20
On María Sabina, one of Mexico's greatest poets
Long before 1960s counter-culture, an indigenous Mexican healer was creating extraordinary poetry under the influence of psychedelic mushrooms. Chloe Aridjis writes about María Sabina.
- Tags
- Literature, Arts
- Date
- 24 March 2015 - 10:52
How to help English learners read more quickly
Why is the ability to read for gist important for many learners of English and how can they develop this skill? Eleni Pappa, a British Council teacher in Greece, provides the answers.
- Tags
- Teaching, English language