Over the past few years the popularity of Reading Groups has dramatically increased in the UK and around the world, becoming a place to cultivate dialogue and discussion along distinct themes. The enCompassculture website, the British Council worldwide reading group, provided the main inspiration for this project; however, the difficult access to reading material faced by some English language teachers and educators working in different countries prompted us to create an online reading group instead of a group meeting in a specific place or time

The ELT e-Reading Group was created by a collective of English language educators from all over the world with the support of the British Council. It aims at encouraging ELT professionals to read literature in English, helping to build bridges between cultures and contributing to build tolerance and intercultural competence through the discussion of works literature.   

The group meets online and participants post their comments to a discussion board, sharing their points of view on short stories, novels and poems written in English.

The group for is open to all ELT professionals and TESOL undergraduate students who want to join it.

To make the reading material widely accessible, all the texts are chosen from online sources.

To become a member of the ELT e-Reading Group, please click here to register on the enCompassculture discussion boards.

Chris Lima

project coordinator