- 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
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- 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
- 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 - 08:47
First World War: Remember the global scale and legacy
The British Council’s Anne Bostanci, co-author of the report Remember the World as well as the War, gives us a glimpse into the war’s global scale and legacy.
- Tags
- History
- Date
- 03 February 2014 - 11:30
Can IELTS be taught at lower levels?
There’s no reason why students at a lower, pre-intermediate level can’t start preparing for the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) exam.
- Tags
- Exams, English language
- Date
- 15 January 2014 - 09:22
Could you teach work skills through computer simulation?
Geoff Rebbeck explains how one UK college is using virtual simulation software to teach students welding skills.
- Tags
- Skills
- Date
- 25 November 2013 - 16:16
How to teach English as a lingua franca (ELF)
Katy Simpson Davies and Laura Patsko will run a British Council Seminar in Glasgow on 26 November 2013 on teaching pronunciation and listening in an ELF context (English as a lingua franca).
- Tags
- English language, Teaching
- Date
- 11 November 2013 - 17:37
Voices and images from the First World War
Lucinda Hawksley gives us an idea here of the language and images employed by British journalists, propagandists and artists during that time.
- Tags
- History, Teaching
- Date
- 28 October 2013 - 10:35
How English teachers can use e-books in the classroom
Victoria explains how to use e-books in the classroom, following her British Council seminar on the subject.
- Tags
- English language, Teaching
- Date
- 02 October 2013 - 10:41
Why everyone should learn 1,000 words in another language
Brits have a reputation for being poor linguists, so a group of UK institutions, including the British Council, launched a campaign last week to encourage everyone to learn another language.
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- Schools