Voices
Hannah Pearson, who’s working as an English language assistant in Mexico, shares her advice on immersing yourself in the language of the locals.
Anne Bostanci ponders a promising emerging shift in the UK’s discussions about the First World War.
Emma Wind argues that despite the forces of globalisation, the world’s most populous country remains culturally distinct.
This Black History Month in the UK, the British Council’s Paul Howson explains how the Harlem Renaissance turned disillusionment into pride.
‘Poetry is what gets lost in translation’, the American poet Robert Frost is quoted as saying. So how do you translate literature effectively?
Matthew Burgesslooks at what independent UK schools can offer these pupils and provides some tips to help parents choose the right school for their children.
Universities increasingly depend on Chinese and Indian postgraduates, but what other markets are opening up?
How should we prepare for life in a new country?
We turn to Russian in the eighth post of our series on the ten languages essential for the UK's future.
The British Council’s Li Ying looks at some of the influences on contemporary Chinese architecture and examines what can be gained from collaboration between the UK and China in this field.