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26 November 2020 - 12:03

How teaching English took me from the Gobi Desert to Mount Everest

Jasper Gogol-Sicklen spent three years teaching English at Chongqing Foreign Language School in China. He used his time abroad to seek adventures across all of Asia.

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Work outside the UK, UK, China, Study outside the UK
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Date
24 November 2020 - 11:45

How to create art with someone on a different continent

Artists Alaa Tarabzouni and Ellie Niblock took part in a digital residency during the Covid-19 pandemic. They tell us how they created art together, virtually.

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Arts, Arts and culture
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Date
23 November 2020 - 11:20

What it's like to be a trans fashion activist in Jamaica

We spoke to creative director Emani Edwards about how she uses style as a form of protest.

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Arts and culture, Equal opportunities and diversity
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Date
12 November 2020 - 07:59

Which languages did the UK study in lockdown?

We asked 2,000 UK adults about their experience of language learning and what languages young people should learn today. British Council’s Vicky Gough breaks down the results.

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Languages
Date
09 November 2020 - 12:15

Why speaking skills are important in higher education

Dr Doris Dippold and Dr Marion Heron's new research shows a mismatch between the speaking skills we need in the real world and taught skills.

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English language, Higher education
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Date
09 November 2020 - 11:30

How one woman runs a public health initiative in Bangladesh

Sumaya Akter Tithi is a Sub-Assistant Community Medical Officer (SACMO) in Bangladesh. She tells us about supporting women during Covid-19.

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Women and girls, Science
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Date
30 October 2020 - 14:08

Remote assessment – how teachers in four countries did it

Teachers in Bangladesh, England, Nigeria and Spain tell us how they solved one of the year’s biggest issues in education.

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Teaching resources
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Date
19 October 2020 - 14:58

Why do whales strand?

Wildlife scientist Dr Vanessa Pirotta tells us what might have caused Australia's worst whale stranding on the Tasmanian coast, and how scientists are trying to prevent beachings.

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Science
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Date
13 October 2020 - 11:40

How to excel as a diplomat

Elizabeth Davies-Kumadiro is Head of Renewable Energy and Transmission for the UK's Department for International Trade in China. She tells us how she is building her career.

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Work outside the UK
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Date
08 October 2020 - 08:38

I fell in love with folkloric dance while teaching English in Mexico

Roslynn Beighton spent nine months teaching English at University Escuela Normal Superior in Toluca, Estado de México, where she learned the country’s ballet folklórico.

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English
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