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An infographic helping students understand countable and uncountable nouns. Created by Zdenek Rotrekl, used here with permission.

Date: 27 May 2014 - 12:38

How infographics can help teach the rules of English

How can infographics help learners understand the rules of English?

Tags: Teaching resources, Teaching, English language

'I think this patronage model will become increasingly important.' Photo (c) Mark Hillary, licensed under CC BY 2.0 and adapted from the original.

Date: 23 May 2014 - 14:57

My business model for an English teaching resource website

Kieran Donaghy describes how his business, Film English, has grown from using film in the classroom to help students learn English to a fully-fledged online enterprise.

Tags: Film

Teachers and learners of online courses can have a feeling of ‘detachment’. Photo by Lars Kristian Flem under Creative Commons licence.

Date: 20 May 2014 - 10:04

How new technologies affect student-teacher relationships

Karen Wilkins is an online business trainer and PhD student researching the effect of technology on relationships. Here, she summarises her findings.

Tags: English language, Teaching

'Technology is transforming how we communicate, socialise, play, shop and conduct business.' Photo (c) Mat Wright

Date: 19 May 2014 - 12:40

How students can use mobiles to learn English

Mobile technology is everywhere, but do you restrict or encourage it in your classroom?

Tags: Teaching, English language

'Exercising mice perform better on memory tests.' Photo (c) Airwolfhound, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 and adapted from the original.

Date: 14 May 2014 - 12:02

Improve your memory in a surprising way

Lyl Tomlinson, the US winner of the science communication competition FameLab, explains why you should lace up your running shoes if you want to remember where you left your keys.

Tags: Science

Many young Pakistanis want to turn away from violence in their communities. Photo by Benny Lin on Flickr under Creative Commons licence.

Date: 08 May 2014 - 14:23

How violence affects young Pakistanis

A recent report presents 1,800 stories from young people across Pakistan, expert interviews, and a national survey on the effects of political, criminal and domestic violence.

Tags: Civil society, Justice

Chance meetings with passionate people can be pivotal in inspiring a career in science. Photo (c) Lab Science Career, licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 and adapted from the orignal.

Date: 06 May 2014 - 13:57

Everyone should have the chance to learn about science

How can we get more young people interested in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)? Wendy Sadler explains the goals and challenges of working in science communication.

Tags: Science

Do the benefits of scholarship programmes for international study outweigh the risks? Photo (c) College Degrees 360, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 and adapted from the original.

Date: 01 May 2014 - 09:28

Why sponsor students to study abroad?

Governments invest in their citizens through scholarship programmes for international study, but do the benefits of such investment outweigh the risks?

Tags: Universities and higher education

'Children always love demonstrations involving the plasma sphere.' Photo (c) Hervé BRY, licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 and adapted from the original.

Date: 25 April 2014 - 09:30

How can teachers inspire children in science class?

Rhys Phillips is a research engineer and a radio broadcaster. He explains how teachers can amaze and inspire.

Tags: Schools, Science, Education

'37 per cent of UK respondents were considering studying overseas, an increase of 17 per cent on the previous year.' Photo (c) Mat Wright

Date: 24 April 2014 - 10:27

What motivates UK students to go abroad, what prevents them?

The British Council’s Elizabeth Shepherd summarises a report looking at the perceived barriers and changing attitudes to international study.

Tags: Universities and higher education

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