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Britain opens Chevening scholarship for leadership training
Thaindian News —
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New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) The British government has announced the Chevening Gurukul scholarship for 2010 under its flagship scholarship scheme for mid to senior level professionals in India.The programme, announced Wednesday, enables mid to senior level professionals in any field to study leadership and public policy ...2 days ago -
What was the biggest change in TEFL in the Noughties?
TEFLtastic with Alex Case —
Authority: 120
If you’d asked me in 1999, I probably would’ve predicted that Task Based Learning was going to take over the TEFL world, for better or worse. What a damp squib that turned out to be, with apparently even Cutting Edge no longer being described as a task based course. Despite being ubiquitous in UK state schools, ...4 days ago -
“The morning after the big fire”, contemporary art
GenevaLunch —
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Title: “The morning after the big fire”, contemporary art Location: Annemasse, France, Villa du Parc contemporary art centre Link out: Click here Description: Two young British artists, Michael Samuels and Sara Barker, in an exhibit of sculptures and wall pieces, supported by the British Council. Note ...5 days ago -
Education UK Web case study: Wales
The Language Business —
Authority: 409
It’s only a taster rather than an in-depth study (how much more do I have to do for them?) but it reveals how institutions in Wales are short-changed by the British Council’s Education UK web site. It also shows what it is like to use the “official” British international student recruitment site that comes ...6 days ago -
More English works to be made available in Indian languages
Thaindian News —
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Chandigarh, Dec 17 (IANS) In a bid to attract more Indian readers to English literature, the British Council is assisting Indian writers in translating classic works into regional Indian languages.“There are over 22 nationally recognised languages in India and nearly 1,000 other regional languages. Keeping this fact ...1 week ago -
Writing on not blogging
Writing on writing : Amlokiblogs —
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Blogging, like love, has its phases. In the beginning youre raring to go, a little dewy-eyed, and cant talk about anything else. Then routine kicks in and before you know it, youre seeking some variety. Not always in terms of a new person or blog, mind you. But well, something..um..different. There are some bloggers, ...1 week ago -
Share Your City Stories!
Bibliobibuli —
Authority: 128
Heres a new website I think you are going to enjoy very much. It will feature stories all set in the city where many of you live, and best of all, those stories are going to be written by you! (Roll of drums ...) Launched today at The British Council - City of Shared Stories Kuala Lumpur . As you can see, it ...1 week ago -
André Brink for Author of the Day Slot at the London Book Fair
BOOK SA - News —
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Alert! André Brink - in the news of late - has a new feather to place in his much-befeathered cap: he will feature as an Author of the Day at the 2010 London Book Fair . Brink’s day will be Tuesday, 20 April. Here’s more from the British Council: Press release from the British Council The London ...1 week ago -
Education UK Web case study: Edinburgh Napier University
The Language Business —
Authority: 409
If you have watched our videos about Loughborough and Glasgow Caledonian, you may not wish to view another in the same vein (even if it has one or two new angles). But just as we chose Glasgow Caledonian because the Principal and Vice-Chancellor is a British Council trustee, and therefore really needs to do something ...1 week ago -
Lord Kinnock sets his hopes on a starring role at the National Theatre
Daily Telegraph | Telegraph.co.uk —
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Mandrake hears an intriguing whisper that Lord Kinnock is being lined up to replace Sir Hayden Phillips as the chairman of the National Theatre in the New Year.1 week ago -
BACK FROM BEYOND
Phillippa Yaa de Villiers —
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Beyond Words was a tour that brought four SA poets together to recite new work and share ideas and inspiration with poets from the UK. Travelling across 5 cities, the tour performed in Newcastle, London, Manchester, Bristol and Birmingham. This Saturday, 12 December, Professor Keorapetse Kgositsile, National Poet ...2 weeks ago -
FREE BOOK: Get Your Copy of Kalooki Nights NOW!
GW English News —
Authority: 119
During the month of February, renowned British novelist Howard Jacobson will be teaching, reading, and inspiring students at GW. Following Nadeem Aslam and Suhayl Saadi , Jacobson is the third and culminating GW-British Council Writer in Residence. His most famous book is the wonderfully funny, perverse, and ...2 weeks ago -
BLOG: Critical thoughts about Georgian Contemporary Art Situation. By Nini Palavandishvili (georgianfemaleartists.blogspot.com)
GEORGIA & SOUTH CAUCASUS —
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(Raw material, fragment)Contemporary art and contemporary art environment is very young term in Georgia. In 2004, as i returned from Germany to Georgia, the situation i found was very difficult in terms of there was no public present of contemporary art scene in Georgia. All the active artist were working in their ...2 weeks ago -
Working for the Beeb.
Vmonos! —
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Sadly not as a Blue Peter presenter, but I have recently been involved in some work for the BBC World Class site. As their website says - BBC World Class is an initiative bringing the benefits of international school linking to schools across the UK. World Class also encourages children and schools to ...2 weeks ago -
Let’s be thankful
The Pakistani Spectator —
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“It would not have been possible to ask the questions we did here,” said my friend who had now moved to Jordan. She had worked on a report recently released by the British Council that took and in-depth look at the younger generation of Pakistanis. It was a detailed and important piece of work that required over a ...2 weeks ago -
That Education UK Web Story
The Language Business —
Authority: 409
On January 29th 2002, almost 8 years ago, the British Council was very disturbed. It realised that the launch of their Education UK website, a direct and high profile result of the interest of Downing Street and the “Prime Minister’s Initiative”, with gongs riding on it, had been a disaster. On that day ...2 weeks ago -
From Bangalore to Copenhagen: A play to protect environment
Thaindian News —
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By Maitreyee BoruahBangalore, Dec 5 (IANS) A group of Bangalore students is all set to educate world leaders gathering in Copenhagen for the Dec 7-18 climate change summit through a play on threats and challenges to environment worldwide.Life and Death, a play starkly depicting of the dangers to the environment, will ...3 weeks ago -
A big change at the BC
TEFLtastic with Alex Case —
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British Council Chennai only employs local teachers . I wouldn’t be surprised if it has been imposed on them by visa restrictions, but if it works I can see them trying to spread the idea elsewhere. A welcome change? Likely to work in the country you are in? Any other questions you can think of on this topic now ...3 weeks ago -
BRITISH COUNCIL JOBS ACROSS AFRICA,ASIA,UK
Dan Royal Job/Vacancies —
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BRITISH COUNCIL JOBS ACROSS AFRICA,ASIA,UK Press Officer 2 posts - 1 x permanent/1 x 9-month fixed-term contr Ref: MH09 £25,000 - £27,499 (plus £3,300 London Market Allowance London This post attracts a generous benefits package, including 32 days’ leave and civil service pension arrangements, and ...3 weeks ago -
Making fun of climate change: Calling all cartoonists…
Moving Images, Moving People! —
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My mentor Sir Arthur C Clarke was fond of saying that there is nothing too serious in this world that you can’t make fun of it. (He should know – he once wrote a funny story about the end of the world, the mother of all disasters!)On this blog, I’ve written about creative efforts at [...]3 weeks ago
