- Date
- 08 January 2015 - 17:19
Do boys need male teachers to learn a language?
What effect can employing male language assistants have on schools and their pupils? The British Council’s Charlotte Ogilvie finds out.
- Tags
- Schools
Voices
Voices
- Date
- 07 January 2015 - 08:15
Why Palestinian universities are looking abroad
The British Council’s Tim Sowula accompanies UK publication Times Higher Education on a trip to sound out Palestinian universities.
- Tags
- Universities and higher education
- Date
- 05 January 2015 - 08:22
How employable are African graduates in their countries?
While young graduates in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa do all they can to make themselves employable, they still face significant hurdles in landing jobs. Tristan McCowan analyses.
- Tags
- Universities and higher education, Skills
- Date
- 22 December 2014 - 12:51
Fun ways to teach English collocations
Do your students have difficulty deciding which words go together in English? Tim Warre, who won our most recent Teaching English blog award, lists his most effective tips.
- Tags
- Teaching, English language, Teaching resources
- Date
- 18 December 2014 - 15:14
How to connect with the locals in Barranquilla
Alecia Bailey, an English language assistant in Barranquilla, Colombia, explains why it's important to make friends among the locals, and gives some tips for soaking up the nightlife
- Tags
- Teaching, Work outside the UK, Schools, English language
- Date
- 17 December 2014 - 16:18
Five things you must do in China (if you're feeling brave)
To really understand and enjoy another culture, you need to jump right in. So says Charlotte Hawker, who's working as an English language assistant in Nanjing, China.
- Tags
- Teaching, Work outside the UK, Schools, English language
- Date
- 16 December 2014 - 08:39
Ten reasons to become an English language assistant
Shereen Chenia, who has returned to the role of English language assistant for a second time, explains the benefits of this opportunity.
- Tags
- Teaching, Work outside the UK, Schools, English language
- Date
- 15 December 2014 - 15:00
What kind of workspace do you need to be creative?
Kerem Alper, co-founder of Turkey’s first creative hub, explains what creative professionals need from their working space.
- Tags
- Arts, Creative Economy
- Date
- 15 December 2014 - 14:21
'It's an accomplishment if someone stops to look at art'
British artist Mat Collishaw explains the ideas behind his exhibition, Black Mirror, which engages with Italian masters.
- Tags
- Arts, Visual Arts
- Date
- 10 December 2014 - 07:38
What export opportunities exist for UK social enterprises?
According to a new British Council report launched in Scotland today, a growing number of UK social enterprises are trading overseas and are optimistic about the prospects for export growth.