Voices
We asked interns who moved to China with basic language skills to tell us the most useful Mandarin words and phrases they learned.
The leadership skills Freddie Cloke gained as an international university student in Wuhan, China helped him start a business after graduation.
Abigail Nobes spent part of her Erasmus+ year in Ronda, Spain. She translated, interpreted, and organised cooking events that brought the community and visitors together.
The British Council's Julie Wright and gardening blogger Graham Wright have advice to grow a beautiful, productive garden, even in a small or difficult urban space.
On #ChecklistDay, biochemistry PhD researcher Eoin Murphy shares the checklist he uses to design research proposals.
Y Wladfa is a unique Welsh-language settlement in Patagonia, Argentina. Dr Walter Ariel Brooks traces how the language has evolved in Argentina since its arrival in 1865.
The British Council's Louise Spratt teaches English to young learners in Madrid. These are her favourite activities that use audio made for the classroom.
Baby Ruth Villarama is a documentary filmmaker whose recent film follows domestic workers competing in a beauty pageant. She shares her advice for new documentary makers.
For European Day of Languages 2018, our colleagues across Europe told us some of the onomatopoeic words in their languages.
For European Day of Languages 2018, our colleagues across Europe told us some difficult words for an English speaker to say in their languages, with tips for pronunciation.