
Languages
Learn 40 hand signals used by the Aboriginal people of the Western Australian Desert
Long before the invention of telegraphy, never mind mobile phones, the people of the Australian desert had a way to communicate across distances.

Languages
Language on the move: Migrating literature and Zachary Richard’s Cajun tales
The musician and poet Zachary Richard has kept the Cajun tradition alive. But how has the migration of his stories affected them? Mathilde Köstler considers three of his tales.

Languages
An unheard voice from a Chinese teacher
Yang, Jun, or Ms Yang in the 'Are our kids tough enough? Chinese school' series, reflects on her experiences of the British and Chinese education systems.

Languages
My teaching experience on 'Are our kids tough enough? Chinese school'
Yang, Jun (Ms Yang in the 'Are our Kids tough enough? Chinese school?' series) mulls over her time at Bohunt Academy.

Education & Development
Ms Yang on British and Chinese education
Ms Yang, the science teacher from 'Are our kids tough enough? Chinese school', gives her opinion on education in Britain and China and reflects on her experiences.

Science, Maths & Technology
Do sperm whales speak with local accents?
A survey suggests that sperm whale culture might be surprisingly elaborate - and that whales have regional dialects.

Languages
Speak in colours!
What does 'rire jaune' or 'avoir un bleu' mean? Learn French idioms that use colour to convey a particular mood or impression of a person or situation.

Languages
European Day of Languages
Happy European Day of Languages! Find out more about why we should celebrate language learning.

Languages
Languages and the refugee crisis
Can the European Day of Languages impact the linguistic challenges in Europe's current refugee crisis? Mara Fuertes-Gutiérrez discusses the importance of language in intercultural understanding.

Languages
A future for languages in schools?
Find out how the London Centre for Languages and Cultures is encouraging and promoting the study of languages in the UK.

Languages
Dancing to the rhythm of cultures
Spain exhibits a vast array of traditional dances all over the country. This article looks at the Flamenco, religious dances and more...

Languages
Why is fish the translator's nightmare?
The blogger The Honourable Husband recalls a meal where language skills struggled to get a grip of a fish.