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Multimodal reading materials, which combine text, audio and pictures, are frequently used in English language teaching to support reading development and improve reading comprehension. However, our understanding of the effectiveness of these methods...
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Developing fluency in spoken English is perhaps the most frequently cited reason for choosing to study for a degree in an English-speaking country. However, the evidence is largely limited to studies tracking a single cohort of students, with few...
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English as a Medium of Instruction is becoming a rapidly growing global phenomenon, although provision is outpacing empirical research. This research used questionnaires with students and staff at universities in Japan and China and interviews with...
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It is an outcome of a project titled Children and teachers as co-researchers in Indian primary English classrooms. A report on this project is also available for download. Children have been equal participants in exploring aspects of their own...
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An investigation into improved primary school English language learning in the traditional classroom
It explores their aspirations for English and how/whether these are supported in the English language classroom. This paper will be of particular interest to teachers/policymakers who aim to give pupils a greater role in participating in English... -
There are six national case studies from Latin America and the Middle East: Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Kuwait, the UAE and the remaining Arabian Gulf countries. These geographical areas appear to have significant social, economic and political...
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This research report describes an innovative project in which teachers and learners worked together to explore issues of importance to them in Indian primary English classrooms. The paper describes the overall approach, and the three workshops which...
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This report presents findings from a research project which investigates NEST schemes, how they operate and the experiences of the native English speaker teachers (NESTs) and local English teachers (LETs) taking part. The paper provides useful...
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These training materials have been created as part of a larger, British Council funded project: 'Investigating NEST schemes around the world: supporting NEST/LET collaborative practices'. They have been designed with the aim of developing...
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The project shows how feasible is the use of questionnaires and innovative methods: metaphor analysis and narrative analysis, with 4-6 years old children and their parents. The findings offer rich data and insights into cognitive, emotional and...
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Drawing on a Europe-wide survey of teachers and learners, and face-to-face interviews in three European contexts, it finds that teachers and students share generally similar attitudes towards English.
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Agnes Kukulska-Hulme, Lucy Norris and Jim Donohue It sets out a philosophy and proposes a frame of reference to aid teacher-thinking when designing mobile language learning in and beyond the classroom, informed by research conducted with...
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Caroline Linse, Stephen van Vlack and Oscar Bladas This paper highlights a little-discussed global issue: the importance of school-home communications in supporting effective language learning by young learners. It draws on eight contrasting...
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How do university supervisors and host teachers evaluate the teaching practice performance of non-native English language teacher trainees? This paper by Barbara Skinner and Helen Hou explores this question in relation to four overseas TESOL...
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Lixian Jin, Changsheng Jiang, Jie Zhang, Yuan Yuan, Xiaohua and Qun Xie This paper investigates attitudes, perceptions and motivations of Chinese primary school pupils and their parents towards the learning of English through both quantitative and...
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What impact does pre-service English language teacher education have on trainees’ beliefs? This paper explores this question through an innovative visual methods study at the University of Barcelona and will interest anyone involved in pre-service...
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This paper addresses this question in relation to data collected from four contrasting contexts. This research project received funding from the British Council’s English Language Teaching Research Award. Papers by Naeema Hann, Ivor Timmis, Ali Ata...
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Anne Burns, Muna Morris-Adams, Sue Garton and Fiona Copland, Aston University, Birmingham This research investigates how learners and teachers of English experience that change and how schools can help. The research project received funding from...
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This report describes an online course, Changing Englishes. The course enables teachers to value the diversity of individually and locally appropriate learning objectives and outcomes, and promotes the development and sharing of pedagogical...
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The importance of providing a personally relevant learning and teaching environment is discussed and the report provides several practical suggestions of how this can be achieved. 4,151 students and 161 teachers from Bulgaria, Germany, the...
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Graham Hall and Guy Cook In this research paper Graham Hall and Guy Cook explore teacher attitudes to own-language use in the classroom. They conducted a global survey and interviews with practising teachers. They found evidence of widespread own-...
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Jeannette Littlemore, Fiona MacArthur, Alan Cienki and Joseph Holloway In recent years there has been a significant increase in the number of international students studying at British universities. This paper reports on a study of oral...
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Simon Borg, School of Education, University of Leed and Saleh Al-Busaidi, The Language Centre, Sultan Qaboos University Learner autonomy has been the subject of many studies but there have been fewer studies of what learner autonomy means to...
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This ethnographic survey conducted in 2 rural communities in Bangladesh investigates the needs and aspirations of the local community in order to better understand how English language education could contribute to development. This paper is free to...
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Helen Emery This research paper reports on a global study of primary English teachers’ qualifications, training, teaching experience and career development. Nearly 2,500 teachers completed an electronic survey. In-depth face-to-face interviews...
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This paper researches the phenomenon from a contextualised perspective. Data were collected from 173 Croatian YLs of EFL whose progress was followed for three years. The work formed part of the ELLIE project. The contextualised approach can offer...
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This research paper by Clare Wardman reports on a study conducted in the north of England into the provision of support for children who speak English as an Additional Language (EAL). She places her work into the international context and develops...
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This research paper, by Will Baker, reports on a study conducted in Thailand into the development of an online course in intercultural awareness and communication. The findings of this study demonstrate generally positive responses both to the...
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It explores how these students use technology to support their English language learning and offers recommendations for institutions that provide self-access centres. The paper concludes that the term mobile assisted language use may better describe...
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This paper contains a number of practical guidelines on how to maximise the potential for 'best practice' in ELT INSET. The research was conducted in the Philippines where Waters and Vilches gathered data from both INSET suppliers and end-users. The...