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      Roberts, C. 2010. ‘Language Socialisation in the Workplace’. Annual Review of Applied Linguistics 30: 211 – 227
      Summary: This paper reviews key articles concerned with English language socialisation as well as with second language socialisation (SLS) with other languages. It examines some of the conditions for SLS in very different work contexts and the relationship between language training for employment and the reality of these conditions in practice.
      Country of research: United Kingdom
      Learners' background: various
      Institutional level: adult
      Entered by: King's College London (Department of Education and Professional Studies)
      Burns, A. and C. Roberts. 2010. ‘Migration and Adult Language Learning. Special Issue’. TESOL Quarterly 44/3: 409-14
      Summary: This is the introduction to the special issue edited by Burns and Roberts. The literature on ELT for adult immigrants and refugees is fragmented and under-reported. This SI seeks to begin to address this lack by looking at the relationship between outside social and economic forces and their impact on the inside world of the classroom.
      Country of research: various
      Learners' background: various
      Institutional level: adult
      Entered by: King's College London (Department of Education and Professional Studies)
      Roberts, C. and M. Cooke. 2009. ‘Authenticity in the adult ESOL classroom and beyond’. TESOL Quarterly 43/4: 620-642
      Summary: Much so -called authentic ESOL material is based on idealised or poorly researched activities and situations. This paper illustrates the gap between real language use in institutional settings, such as job interviews and medical consultations, and argues for the need for more research-based materials.
      Country of research: United Kingdom
      Learners' background: various
      Institutional level: adult
      Entered by: King's College London (Department of Education and Professional Studies)
      Roberts, C., M. Baynham, M. Cooke and J. Simpson. 2008. ‘Adult ESOL in the UK: Policy and research’. Prospect 22/3: 18-31
      Entered by: University of Leeds (School of Education)
      Roberts, C., M. Cooke, P. Bushell, M. Hepworth, J. McGoldrick, J. O'Neill, K. Dudley, A. Goodband and J. Simpson. 2007. Developing Adult Teaching and Learning: Practitioner Guides: ESOL. Leicester and London: NIACE and NRDC.
      ISBN: 978-1-86201-336-0
      Entered by: University of Leeds (School of Education)
      Baynham, M., C. Roberts, M. Cooke, J. Simpson and K. Ananiadou. 2007. Effective Teaching and Learning ESOL. London: NRDC.
      ISBN: 1-905188-27-7
      Summary: Available online: http://www.nrdc.org.uk/content.asp?CategoryID=422&ArticleID=786
      Related project: ESOL Effective Practice Project
      Entered by: University of Leeds (School of Education)
      Baynham, M., C. Roberts, M. Cooke, J. Simpson, K. Ananiadou, J. Callaghan, J. McGoldrick and C. Wallace. 2005-2007. ‘Effective Teaching and Learning’.
      Funding body: National Research and Development Centre
      Summary: The project investigated the manner in which Adult ESOL classrooms interpreted ways of teaching ESOL in UK classrooms, through a series of in-depth studies of classroom interaction.
      URL: http://www.nrdc.org.uk/publications_details.asp?ID=89
      Country of research: United Kingdom
      Learners' background: various
      Entered by: Institute of Education, London (Department of Learning, Curriculum and Communication)
      Baynham, M., C. Roberts, M. Cooke and J. Simpson. 2003-2006. ‘ESOL Effective Practice Project’.
      Funding body: NRDC/ESF
      Summary: Project report available online: http://www.nrdc.org.uk/publications_details.asp?ID=89#
      URL: http://www.personal.leeds.ac.uk/~edujsi/research_projects.htm
      Entered by: University of Leeds (School of Education)