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'I now carry a small notebook wherever I go in case I suddenly get inspired to write a short poem or an interesting observation.' Photo by Javier M. on Flickr under Creative Commons licence.

Date: 03 September 2014 - 15:39

How a creative writing course gave me the freedom to write

What does it take to switch off the phone and get writing?

Tags: Universities and higher education

'When the war ended for some countries in 1918-19, it did not for Turkey.' Photo (c) Ottoman Imperial Archives, licensed under CC-BY-NC-SA 2.0 and adapted from the original.

Date: 01 September 2014 - 11:23

Why Turkey hasn't forgotten about the First World War

Anne Bostanci writes about the effects of the war on Turkey and why especially the younger generation ‘remembers’.

Tags: History, Publications

'It's hard to miss this colourful, well-groomed tribe of trendy urbanites.' Photo (c) farhad pocha, licensed under CC BY 2.0 and adapted from the original.

Date: 29 August 2014 - 10:17

German and hipsters: the perfect match?

German has a reputation for long words and difficult grammar. But far from being prosaic, it’s actually a language for writers, thinkers and hipsters, writes Martin Steinmetz.

Tags: Study outside the UK, Work outside the UK, Schools, Publications

Date: 26 August 2014 - 10:56

How to help learners of English understand prepositions

Why are words like ‘on’, ‘at’, ‘for’ and ‘about’ so tricky for learners of English and how can teachers help?

'We don't often use pen and paper, yet this is what we expect of young learners.' Photo (c) vidalia_11, licensed under CC BY 2.0 and adapted from the original.

Date: 23 August 2014 - 15:48

How to help young English language learners love writing

Roseli Serra, winner of the TeachingEnglish monthly blog award, writes about how to encourage children learning English to love writing in English too.

Tags: English language, Teaching, Education

Spanish: learning to speak the language of 400 million people. Photo of Mexico City by Kasper Christensen under Creative Commons licence.

Date: 22 August 2014 - 15:28

Spanish: speak the language of 400 million people

In the recent Languages for the Future report, Spanish was highlighted as the most important language for people in the UK to learn.

Tags: Schools, Work outside the UK, Study outside the UK, Publications

'By my sixth or seventh year in Japan, I was actually dreaming in Japanese.' Photo (c) mrhayata, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 and adapted from the original.

Date: 15 August 2014 - 16:20

Single Japanese words can contain whole worlds of experience

Japanese has a reputation for being difficult for English speakers to learn, but being able to speak it opens an extraordinary culture, writes Matt Burney.

'The take-up of massive open online courses is now global.' Photo (c) Christopher Phin, licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0, adapted from the original.

Date: 14 August 2014 - 11:13

How thousands can join free English language online course

From 1 September 2014, you can learn English through our first massive open online course (MOOC), ‘Exploring English: language and culture’ on FutureLearn.

Tags: Universities and higher education, English language, Learning resources

Some regional varieties of Italian, such as Sicilian, differ so widely from standard Italian that they are seen by some as separate languages. (Photo of Italy and Sicily by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center)

Date: 08 August 2014 - 16:26

How good is Italian for business?

The British Council’s Languages for the Future report identified the ten languages most important to the UK over the next 20 years. Sarah Giles writes about Italian.

Tags: Study outside the UK, Work outside the UK, Schools

'A Severe Young Man' (1934. film still) is full of eroticism, far away from the conventional style of its time.

Date: 07 August 2014 - 12:09

Five Ukrainian and Soviet Ukrainian films to watch

Ivan Kozlenko recommends his top five Ukrainian movies of all time, and describes the differences between film restoration in Ukraine and Western Europe.

Tags: Arts, Film

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