Voices
How does teaching English to refugees differ from teaching other groups of learners, and how might you change your approach in the classroom?
How do you manage your teaching schedule and lesson planning, with the added challenge of unsocial working hours? British Council teacher Melissa Thomson describes her top four approaches.
How have Indonesia's islands, languages, oral storytelling tradition, faith and politics influenced its thriving contemporary literary scene?
Substitute teaching can be demanding. We asked Daniel Vincent, a teacher of English at the British Council in Madrid, how to plan and deliver these lessons with confidence.
The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Modern Languages thinks the UK is in a crisis. Professor Mike Kelly, a languages advocate, expert and advisor to the APPG, tells us why.
For St David's Day, we asked our colleagues in Wales to tell us their favourite Welsh language words and phrases. They also shared facts about pronunciation, spelling and grammar.
Ste Sharpe mentors newly-qualified teachers of English. This is his advice for building rapport with adult and teenage learners, for teachers who are new to the classroom.
Ahead of London Fashion Week on 15-19 February 2019, we asked designers taking part in our international residencies what their home town can teach their industry.
Is teaching in a small town more rewarding? Emily Torr explains what surprised her about living in rural Spain and how sharing traditions allowed her to integrate into the community.
These are the top five issues that one observer sees in the English language classroom, with practical steps for teachers who want to fix them.