Voices Magazine

An older gay man comes out in this heart-warming three-minute film. Video still from The Orchid, (c) dir. Ferran Navarro-Beltrán, 2015

Date: 17 March 2016 - 11:14

Can film change how we see same-sex relationships?

Briony Hanson, the British Council's director of film, talks about how film can challenge and educate.

Tags: Film, Arts, Equal opportunities and diversity

'We can't allow another generation to grow up putting up with inequality.' Photo (c) Mat Wright.

Date: 03 March 2016 - 16:06

Can we legislate away sexism?

The fifth of the United Nations' new development goals is to achieve gender equality for all by 2030. We asked Janet Veitch OBE how far we still have to go.

Tags: Civil society, Cultural relations

It turns out Thai really isn't like English at all. Photo (c) Mat Wright.

Date: 03 March 2016 - 12:22

Why learning Thai made me a better English teacher

Lizzie Lynch, a former English language teaching assistant in Thailand, explains how learning her students' mother tongue compelled her to reassess her methods.

Tags: English language, Teaching

'Does every single writing error need to be corrected?' Image (c) Daniel Novta, licensed under CC BY 2.0 and adapted from the original.

Date: 02 March 2016 - 09:34

Activities for correcting writing in the language classroom

How can teachers encourage learners to correct their own writing? Second-time winner of TeachingEnglish blog award, Cristina Cabal, offers a few tried and tested error-correction activities.

Tags: English language, Teaching resources

'The term "internationalisation", as applied to higher education, used to mean just "having lots of international students".' Photo (c) Mat Wright.

Date: 02 March 2016 - 09:11

A step-by-step plan to internationalise your university

How can universities develop the best international strategy? We asked Dr Jean-Bernard Adrey of Coventry University, whose Centre for Global Engagement is reaping awards.

Tags: Universities and higher education

'The pharaohs left a huge scientific legacy.' Photo (c) David Stanley, licensed under CC-BY-2.0 and adapted from the original.

Date: 24 February 2016 - 18:40

Why has Egypt produced so many great scientists?

We asked Nancy Elhalfawy, an Egyptian PhD student, about her country's scientific legacy and how it inspired her to become a scientist.

Tags: Science, Universities and higher education

Nour Najem is among the designers who use handmade fabric.

Date: 24 February 2016 - 14:46

'Fashion is a beautiful thing'

At London Fashion Week 2016, we spoke to four rising stars in the British Council's International Fashion Showcase about the future of international high fashion.

Tags: Fashion, Arts

'My dad's a proper business man who dresses ‘improperly’ and I wanted to reflect this in something as basic as a shoe.'

Date: 23 February 2016 - 17:50

'Objects tell stories most historians would never write'

Jasleen Kaur talks about her identity as a Scottish-Indian artist, the secrets of everyday objects, and why the most interesting stories are often those we don't hear about.

Tags: Arts, Education

'China has experienced staggering progress in the past three decades.'

Date: 23 February 2016 - 05:10

Who says UK is China's junior partner in new golden era?

Tim Clissold, specialist in asset recovery in China and author of Mr China, explains why he thinks a special relationship between the UK and China is mutually beneficial.

Flipped learning can help students prepare for more productive and effective lessons.

Date: 22 February 2016 - 04:47

How to flip the classroom using game-based learning

Paul Rogers, award-winning author of Little Bridge, explains how game-based learning helps teachers and students prepare for more effective lessons. Join his webinar on 25 February 2016.

Tags: Teaching, English language

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