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      Wedell, M. 2010. Managing Educational Change In a Turbulent Environment. Saarbrucken, Germany: Lambert Academic Publishing.
      ISBN: 9783838342610
      Summary: A longitudinal study of a TESOL change project in Hungary from 1991-1998. The study uses a framework that looks at the project from the point of view of its content and its process, within a local, national and international context which was itself unpredictably changing.
      Country of research: Hungary
      Learners' background: Hungary
      Institutional level: tertiary
      Entered by: University of Leeds (School of Education)
      Lillis, T. and M.J. Curry. 2010. Academic Writing in a Global Context. The Politics and Practices of Publishing in English. London: Routledge.
      ISBN: 0-415-46883
      Summary: Academic Writing in a Global Context examines the impact of the growing dominance of English on academic writing for publication. The authors explore the ways in which the global status of English is affecting the lives and practices of multilingual scholars working in contexts where English is not the official language of communication, throwing into relief the politics surrounding academic publishing.
      Country of research: various
      Learners' background: various
      Entered by: The Open University (Faculty of Education and Languages)
      Holliday, A.R., M. Hyde and J. Kullman. 2010. Intercultural Communication: An Advanced Resource Book for Students. London: Routledge.
      ISBN: 0-415-48942-3
      Summary: Explores social strategies for achieving successful intercultural communication. Looks deeply at underlying social, political and psychological forces. Takes a stand against traditional theories of culture which depend on essentialist, 'othering' stereotypes. Maintains that cultural difference surrounds all of us in increasingly complex and globalized societies.
      Institutional level: tertiary
      Entered by: Canterbury Christ Church University (Department of English and Language Studies)
      Setter, J., C. Wong and B. Chan. 2010. Hong Kong English. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
      ISBN: 978-0-7486-3596-2
      Summary: This volume provides an overview of all aspects of Hong Kong English in a style designed for undergraduate and general readers.
      Country of research: Hong Kong
      Learners' background: Hong Kong
      Institutional level: tertiary
      Entered by: University of Reading (Department of English Language and Literature)
      Gray, J. 2010. The Construction of English: Culture, Consumerism and Promotion in the ELT Global Coursebook. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
      ISBN: 978-0-230-22258-8
      Summary: This book examines the representational practices adopted in the mapping of linguistic and cultural terrain in ELT textbooks. It argues that, in addition to being curriculum artefacts, these materials are also 'promotional commodities' which seek to make English mean in highly selective and often very problematic ways.
      Entered by: University of East London (Cass School of Education)
      Cook, G. 2010. Translation in Language Teaching: An Argument for Reassessment. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
      ISBN: 978 0 19 442475 2
      Summary: A survey and critical assessment of arguments for and against translation in different teaching contexts. The book presents translation as: an aid to language acquisition, pedagogy, and testing; a contribution to student needs, rights, and empowerment; an educational insight into relationships between languages and cultures.
      Entered by: The Open University (Faculty of Education and Languages)
      Reinders, H., M. Lewis and A. Kirkness. 2010. Good Teacher, Better Teacher: Strategies for the Multicultural Classroom. Tokyo: Perceptia Press.
      ISBN: 978-4-939130-77-9
      Entered by: Middlesex University (Learner Development Unit)
      Schauer, G.A. 2010. ‘Study abroad and its effect on speech act performance’ in Speech Act Performance: Theoretical, Empirical and Methodological Issues. Amsterdam: Benjamins, pp. 91-108
      Book editor(s): Martinez Flor, A. and E. Uso Juan.
      ISBN: 978 90 272 1990 9
      Entered by: Lancaster University (Linguistics and English Language)
      Stelma, J. 2010. ‘What is communicative language teaching?’ in Introducing Applied Linguistics. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge, pp. 53-59
      Book editor(s): Hunston, S. and D. Oakey.
      ISBN: 978-0415447676
      Summary: Looks at CLT from the three perspectives of competence, process and context.
      Entered by: University of Manchester (School of Education)
      Curry, M.J. and T. Lillis. 2010. ‘Making academic publishing practices visible: designing research-based heuristics to support English-medium text production’ in ELT Materials Development. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 321-345
      Book editor(s): Harwood, N.
      ISBN: 9780521121583
      Summary: This chapter proposes the use of heuristics for use by academic writers and teachers of academic writing for publication. The heuristics are presented as a type of teaching and thinking tool drawing on research data and findings from a study exploring the experiences of multilingual scholars.
      Country of research: various
      Learners' background: various
      Institutional level: tertiary
      Entered by: The Open University (Faculty of Education and Languages)