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      Publications

      A collection of ELT publications available in pdf to download.  Highlights include the ELT Research Papers series, the Innovations in ELT book series and resource packs for teachers. British Council publications are evidenced-based and address important issues facing ELT practitioners worldwide.

      Books and resource packs
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      Identity in foreign language learning and teaching: why listening to our students’ and teachers’ voices really matters

      Florentina Taylor, Vera Busse, Lubina Gagova, Emma Marsden and Barbara Roosken

      This paper explores  the relationship between identity perceptions, declared learner achievement and teacher perceptions. 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.
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      British Council ELT Research Papers: Volume 1

      Edited by Susan Sheehan

      The British Council works closely with universities and other research institutions to fund and publish ELT research. The Research Papers series gathers together the outputs of these partnerships and collaborations. This volume gathers together research published since 2009. This volume also includes reports of research not conducted within the Partnership scheme.
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      Blended Learning in English Language Teaching: Course Design and Implementation

      Edited by Brian Tomlinson and Claire Whittaker
      Blended learning is an area of ELT that continues to be of interest to practitioners in the field. Despite this, little can be found in the literature on blended learning course design or detailed descriptions provided of blends used in ELT contexts. This publication, which contains twenty case studies from around the world, addresses this deficit by illustrating blends being employed on EAP, ESP, Teacher Development and general EFL courses. 
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      Perspectives on English in the Middle East and North Africa

      This is a collection of papers written by both UK and Arabic academics on the theme of how the growing knowledge and use of English is affecting the region. The researchers have tackled a broad range of topics: interfaith dialogue; the influence of English on individuals’ life chances; social inclusion; and English in the workplace. 
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      Multilingual Education in Africa: Lessons from the Juba Language-in-Education Conference

      Edited by Hamish McIlwraith

      This collection of papers is the product of a major, high level conference on language-in-education policy which was convened by the British Council and took place in Juba, South Sudan, in 2012. Some of the most prominent academics and organisations from across Africa and beyond contributed to the event, and to this publication.

      Research Papers
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      Identity in foreign language learning and teaching: why listening to our students’ and teachers’ voices really matters

      Florentina Taylor, Vera Busse, Lubina Gagova, Emma Marsden and Barbara Roosken

      This paper explores  the relationship between identity perceptions, declared learner achievement and teacher perceptions. 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.
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      British Council ELT Research Papers: Volume 1

      Edited by Susan Sheehan

      The British Council works closely with universities and other research institutions to fund and publish ELT research. The Research Papers series gathers together the outputs of these partnerships and collaborations. This volume gathers together research published since 2009. This volume also includes reports of research not conducted within the Partnership scheme.
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      Own-language use in ELT: exploring global practices and attitudes

      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.

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      How to make yourself understood by international students: The role of metaphor in academic tutorials

      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 interactions between lecturers and international students studying at a British university and a Spanish one.

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      Learner autonomy: English language teachers’ beliefs and practices

      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 teachers. This study, conducted in Oman, reports on teacher beliefs and reported practices regarding learner autonomy. Data were collected through questionnaires and interviews.
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      Attitudes to English as a language for international development in rural Bangladesh

      Elizabeth J. Erling, Philip Seargeant, Mike Solly, Qumrul Hasan Chowdhury and Sayeedur Rahman
      There is only limited evidence showing a relationship between the English language and development. 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.
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      A global study of primary English teachers’ qualifications, training and career development

      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 were also conducted.  The study raises issues which it is felt should be taken up by ELT providers but teachers were overwhelmingly positive in their attitudes towards the profession.
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      Early EFL learning in context – Evidence from a country case study

      Jelena Mihaljević Djigunović
      Children are starting to learn English at increasingly younger ages.  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 broader and deeper insights into EFL learning. The paper concludes with recommendations for further research.

      Milestones in ELT
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      Research in the Language Classroom

      This book, from 1990, looked at the practical benefits for teachers of classroom research.
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      Language Teacher Education: an Integrated Programme for ELT Teacher Training

      Originally published in 1987, this book aimed to address teachers’ needs according to context.
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      ESP for the University

      This book, from 1986, provides a snapshot of developments in ESP teaching at university level during the 1970s and early 1980s.
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      English as a Second Language in the United Kingdom

      This is, of course, as much a key topic in the UK as it was in 1985 when this book was originally published.
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      Language Issues and Education Policies - Exploring Canada’s Multilingual Resources

      Very different to the other ELT documents, this volume focuses on the work of a single institution: the Modern Language Centre at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE).

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      These reseach articles are a great resourses for English Language Teachers. Thank you very much...
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      A-Z of books and resource packs

      Multilingual Education in Africa: Lessons from the Juba Language-in-Education Conference

      A global study of primary English teachers’ qualifications, training and career development

      Action Plan for Teachers

      Attitudes to English as a language for international development in rural Bangladesh

      Bilingual Education Project Spain - Evaluation Report

      Blended Learning in English Language Teaching: Course Design and Implementation

      British Council Brazil and the Hornby Trust

      British Council ELT Research Papers: Volume 1

      British Council | EAQUALS Core Inventory for General English

      BritLit - Using literature in EFL classrooms

      Computers and learner autonomy: trends and issues

      Confucius, constructivism and the impact of continuing professional development on teachers of English in China

      Crazy animals and other activities for teaching young learners

      Creating an inclusive learning experience for English language learners with specific needs

      Creative Ways

      Developing an Association for Language Teachers

      Directory of UK ELT Research 2005–08

      Directory of UK ELT Research 2009–10

      Dreams and Realities: Developing Countries and the English Language

      Early EFL learning in context – Evidence from a country case study

      Directory