Voices
After completing a semester abroad in Hong Kong as an undergraduate, Thomas Dyson decided to go to Shanghai as an international student. He talks about his experience of learning Mandarin.
Robert William McCaul, winner (with Marek Kiczkowiak) of the TeachingEnglish blog award, examines the influential ideas of linguist Stephen Krashen
Abbey Heffer couldn't speak much Mandarin when she first arrived in China. Now, two years later, she works for the Chinese government and speaks the language confidently.
Staffrooms, including digital ones, can be a rich source of professional development, argues British Council teacher Matt Ellman.
You may have never heard of him, but the Monkey King has been adored in the world’s most populated country for centuries. James Trapp examines his roguish charm.
Filmmaker Sara Ishaq relates how a four-day art workshop helped give a degree of solace to Yemeni children made homeless by war.
A number of barriers are stopping refugee children in Lebanon, Turkey and Jordan getting the education they need. Some steps have already been taken, but there is a lot to be done.
To mark Safer Internet Day on 9 February 2016, Jo Budden, editor of our LearnEnglish Teens website, takes a look at the issues and offers some practical tips.
Dr Christina Lima of the University of Leicester suggests five ways of using films of Shakespeare's plays to practise English language listening.
Following a year abroad in Australia, Daisy Binks decided she wasn't done with living abroad and is now working as an English language assistant in Shijiazhuang, China. Read her tips.