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Welcome to the UK ELT Directory

This directory shows the range of ELT-related services currently available in the UK for teachers, trainers and policy makers; it is not intended as a resource for students. We have divided the directory into the following categories - click on a category to see all its entries:


If you represent a UK service and would like to submit an entry, please complete the appropriate form, following the links on the right side of this page.

Summertown  
summertown

Established in 1998, Summertown Publishing has built a reputation as an innovative publisher of teaching and learning materials for English for business and communications. One of the aims of the company is to support teachers with additional materials.
BBC  
bbc

The BBC has partnered with British Council in developing some of its websites for teachers. The BBC's Learning English website, has a section specifically for teachers: www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/teachingenglish/. This contains a number of downloadable resources including teaching guides for an online soap opera, lesson plans connected to talks and audio news reports, multiple choice quizzes and a radio series on Innovations in teaching which includes a programme on CLIL.
Modern English Teacher  
MET

The quarterly Modern English Teacher is slightly more theoretical than its sister publication ETP, and covers articles and authoritative reviews of all aspects of English language teaching and is useful both for professional development and day-to-day teaching.
English UK  
englishuk

English UK works primarily in the UK market, but also welcomes non-UK teachers to their events. Formed in 2004 from two previous associations (ARELS and BASELT), English UK is the national association for ELT in the UK and has over 430 member centres in private schools, educational trusts and charities, further education colleges and universities. All members are accredited by the British Council who work in partnership with English UK in managing the Accreditation UK Scheme.
The ELT Journal  
ELTJ

First published in 1946, ELT Journal is a quarterly publication for all those involved in the field of teaching English as a second or foreign language. The journal links the everyday concerns of practitioners with insights gained from related academic disciplines such as applied linguistics, education, psychology, and sociology. One of its most popular features is its Key Concepts section. The online subscription for institutions allows access to articles from back issues.
Keyways Publishing  
Keyways

Keyways Publishing provides services relevant to teacher development:

  • publication of ETP Professional and Modern English Teacher
  • an annual September conference in the UK (ETP Live!)
  • publication of A Guide to English Language Teaching
  • a small number of teacher reference books
International Journal of Applied Linguistics  
IJAL

The thrice yearly The International Journal of Applied Linguistics publishes articles that explore the relationship between expertise in linguistics, broadly defined, and the everyday experience of language. Its scope is international in that it includes articles which show explicitly how local issues of language use or learning exemplify more global concerns.
English Teaching Professional  
ETP

This monthly magazine combines short theoretical pieces with articles about classroom activities, photocopiable resources, reviews, a technology section and fun activities. ETP now offers an on-line subscription which enables you to access all the articles from previous issues. ETP magazine has also launched myETP.com (www.myET.com), a new community website for teachers designed to help them swap ideas, teaching tips and information.
Pearson Longman  
pearson

Pearson Longman's teacher development books include the extensively revised, and award winning fourth edition of The Practice of English Language Teaching and the recently published How to Teach English with Technology. Pearson Longman have also set up a website targeted at Business English teachers.
IATEFL SIG Newsletters  
iatefl

Each IATEFL SIG (Special Interest Group) publishes its own Newsletter with articles connected to its area of interest.
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