- Date
- 09 May 2013 - 16:57
How I learned to teach English through a video screen
Natalia Milán describes what it’s like to teach English to a class from the other side of a video screen.
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- Teaching resources, English language, Teaching
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- 09 May 2013 - 16:23
Aung San Suu Kyi speech: support Burma's higher education
This is a transcript of Aung San Suu Kyi’s video speech on academic freedom. The video was presented at a British Council and University of London policy dialogue event on 9 May 2013
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- Universities and higher education
- Date
- 08 May 2013 - 15:18
English language teaching for migrants and refugees
David Mallows has edited a collection of academic essays by experts on English language teaching for migrants and refugees.
- Tags
- English language, Teaching
- Date
- 01 May 2013 - 16:44
How to help your students recognise regional UK accents
Regional accents and dialects can be difficult enough for native speakers to understand, but to English language teachers, they present an even greater challenge.
- Tags
- English language, Teaching
- Date
- 30 April 2013 - 17:07
What's keeping 80 per cent of UK students from going abroad?
The British Council’s Elizabeth Shepherd delves into new research that explains why some students decide to study abroad while others stay at home.
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- Universities and higher education
- Date
- 26 April 2013 - 11:07
How Argentinian housing models could benefit UK architecture
Could an Argentinian development practice solve the UK’s housing problem while also strengthening the role of the architect? The British Council’s Alastair Donald explains fideicomiso.
- Tags
- Architecture, Arts
- Date
- 25 April 2013 - 15:03
How observing other teachers can improve your teaching
One of the best things teachers can do to improve their teaching is to look outside their own classrooms, argues teacher development adviser Jon Gore.
- Tags
- English language, Teaching
- Date
- 22 April 2013 - 17:39
What we can learn from Moscow's 'paper architects'
What’s the point of designing buildings that may never be built? The British Council’s Alastair Donald explains the value of ‘paper architecture’.
- Tags
- Architecture, Arts
- Date
- 10 April 2013 - 14:51
Is English a form of linguistic imperialism?
Anne Burns prepares to moderate a discussion on this topic at this year’s International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language (IATEFL) annual conference.
- Tags
- English language
- Date
- 09 April 2013 - 12:11
When is British humour lost in translation?
Brits are known for their dry wit, but students learning English as a foreign language don’t always understand the UK’s trademark sarcasm
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- English language, Teaching