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'The lessons are an outlet for students to talk freely and openly about politics, life, culture and themselves.' Photo (c) Nick Page, licensed under CC BY 2.0 and adapted from the original.

Date: 24 September 2014 - 10:33

How can language teachers use culture and politics?

What happens when you combine language, culture and politics in the classroom?

Tags: English language, Teaching

DailyArt is a very simple app — everyday, it sends subscribers one piece of fine art, plus a short story about the artwork. Screenshots by Zuzanna Stanska, used with permission.

Date: 16 July 2014 - 14:06

How to invent a mobile app that people love

Zuzanna Stanska, one of the British Council’s Young Creative Entrepreneurs, created DailyArt, a mobile app that sends users a piece of art every day, now downloaded by 100,000 people

Tags: Creative Economy, Arts

The 'Five Gentlemen' discuss regional British accents. Video still (c) British Council.

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

Video still from 'The Five Gentlemen' series.

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

Tags: English language, Teaching