- Date
- 10 March 2014 - 17:01
How to use newspaper articles in language class
How should teachers use ‘authentic’ texts in class? Author, trainer and teacher Rachael Roberts gives advice on the example of newspapers.
- Tags
- English language, Teaching
Voices
Voices
- Date
- 10 March 2014 - 09:40
Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings 2014
The British Council’s Dr Halima Begum explains how the World Reputation Rankings works and how international collaboration can improve an institution’s reputation.
- Tags
- Universities and higher education
- Date
- 06 March 2014 - 17:55
Where are all the women in higher education leadership?
Ismail Badat runs us through the numbers and asks why there aren’t more women leaders in higher education in South Asia.
- Tags
- Universities and higher education, Equal opportunities and diversity
- Date
- 06 March 2014 - 16:24
We shouldn't teach Shakespeare to learners of English: false
English tutor and resource writer Genevieve White responds to some of the common problems teaching Shakespeare in the English language classroom.
- Tags
- Arts, Literature, Theatre, Teaching, Teaching resources, English language, Shakespeare
- Date
- 27 February 2014 - 09:38
Mobile learning: improve your English anytime, anywhere
Teacher Emma Segev, who won last month’s British Council Teaching English blog award, shares her ideas for learning English on the go.
- Tags
- English language, Education, Technology, Teaching
- Date
- 24 February 2014 - 11:31
Prepare English language students for academic listening
Effective listening is essential in an academic context. English for Academic Purposes specialist Edward de Chazal tells us how English language teachers can help students prepare.
- Tags
- Universities and higher education, English language, Teaching
- Date
- 24 February 2014 - 10:28
Learners of English, prepare to laugh in university seminars
Teacher and English for Academic Purposes (EAP) specialist Emma Greenhalgh tells us why humour should be incorporated into language-learning.
- Tags
- Teaching, English language, Study in the UK
- Date
- 18 February 2014 - 14:13
LGBTQI+ issues in English language teaching
Following her recent British Council seminar, education consultant Laila El-Metoui tells us about the importance of creating an inclusive and positive atmosphere in the classroom.
- Tags
- Teaching resources, Teaching, Equal opportunities and diversity
- Date
- 11 February 2014 - 16:27
What does China need to re-emerge as an innovating nation?
If China is to remain economically competitive, it needs to move away from its current strength of absorbing foreign inventions, argues the British Council’s Jeremy Chan.
- Tags
- Universities and higher education
- Date
- 11 February 2014 - 12:27
What's it like to speak Shakespeare around the globe?
As we celebrate the 450th anniversary of Shakespeare’s birth, UK actor, author and producer Ben Crystal relates what it’s like to speak the work of this playwright.
- Tags
- Arts, Literature, Theatre, Shakespeare