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Man walking down the street, listening to music. Photo (c)

Date: 26 September 2017 - 13:06

Seven Zimbabwean musicians you should hear

Immerse yourself in the sounds of Harare, the ‘Sunshine City’, with this selection by the British Council's Farai Ncube and Alex Bratt.

Tags: Music, Arts

House door. Photo: dimitrisvetsikas1969, licensed under CC0 1.0 and adapted from the original

Date: 26 September 2017 - 10:23

Phrases only native speakers use in 17 European languages

For European Day of Languages, colleagues from British Council offices across Europe collected 17 words and phrases that will make you sound (almost) like a local.

'Carnival in Port of Spain, Trinidad, spotted this foursome having a grand time waiting for the bands to pass.' Image copyright Mark Morgan used under licence CC by 2.0 and adapted from the original.

Date: 20 September 2017 - 16:32

Joe Hakim: 'Read things out loud as part of the writing process'

Performance poet Joe Hakim travelled to Trinidad and Tobago to work with Caribbean poets. We asked him about what he learned.

Tags: Literature, Performance

'The rise in ocean acidity levels is causing clown fish larvae to lose their ability to tell which are the best habitats for them to settle.' Image (c) nile, used under licence and adapted from the original.

Date: 18 September 2017 - 20:02

How do fish talk to each other?

There are more than 230,000 species of marine life in our ocean. So how do they communicate? We asked FameLab finalist and marine chemical ecologist Dr Mahasweta Saha.

Tags: Science, Scientific research

'There is little research into EMI's impact on how much English students learn, and what content they absorb.' Image (c)

Date: 14 September 2017 - 10:48

How effective is English as a medium of instruction (EMI)?

We asked Dr Nicola Galloway, co-author of a recent report into English as a medium of instruction (EMI), about her research into the growing trend to teach university courses in English.

Tags: English language, Educational research, Publications

'They campaign, they volunteer, and yes, they vote.' Image (c) Allef Vinicius, used under licence and adapted from the original.

Date: 13 September 2017 - 08:42

How does the next generation in the UK see its future?

We asked 2,000 young people in the UK about their career prospects, interest in political and social action, and the UK's place in the world, as part of the Next Generation UK research.

Tags: Publications, Civil society, Cultural leadership, Educational research

'To be a good writer, read a lot of what you like, and listen when people are speaking to you.' Image (c) Ben Wright , used under licence and adapted from the original.

Date: 12 September 2017 - 20:21

Novelist Sally Rooney on contemporary Irish writing

Sally Rooney released her first novel this year and is one of a group of new authors reshaping Irish writing. We asked her about her book and her contemporaries.

Tags: Literature

Date: 11 September 2017 - 14:48

What do the 2018 world university rankings tell us?

The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2018 are with us, but there's little change. The British Council's John Bramwell explains.

Tags: Universities and higher education, Study outside the UK, Study in the UK

'By becoming a specialist, you refine your teaching and make yourself a source of expertise.' Image (c) Carl Heyerdahl, used under licence and adapted from the original.

Date: 05 September 2017 - 16:16

Teachers' professional development: a few things to consider

How can teachers identify and build on their strengths, and make time for professional development? We asked Amy Lightfoot and Deepali Dharmaraj.

Tags: Professional development, Teaching, Teaching resources, Learning resources

'Shetlandic is still a living spoken tongue'. Image (c) Mike Erskine, used under licence and adapted from the original.

Date: 28 August 2017 - 14:12

'Recognisable yet strange': a guide to Shetlandic dialect

Christine De Luca is a poet who writes in Shetlandic, which is spoken in the Shetland Isles off the north coast of Scotland. We asked her about the dialect.

Tags: Literature, English language, History

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