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.

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27 Jun 2013
Assessing and Evaluating English Language Teacher Education, Teaching and Learning
Edited by Dr Philip Powell-DaviesThis volume is an anthology of twelve selected presentations on the theme of Assessing...
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27 Jun 2013
Starting, Stimulating and Sustaining English Language Teacher Education and Development
This volume is an anthology of some select presentations made at the first international conference of English language...
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27 Jun 2013
Primary Innovations: a collection of papers, Bangkok, March 2008
The second Primary Innovations Research Seminar in Bangkok, March 2008 was a regional information sharing forum where...
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27 Jun 2013
Primary Innovations: a collection of papers, Hanoi, March 2007
Edited by Dr Philip Powell-Davies This volume brings together papers and presentations from a three-day Primary...
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13 Jun 2013
Innovations in learning technologies for English language teaching
Edited by Gary Motteram This publication offers a different approach to the uses of learning technologies in the...
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11 Jun 2013
New Directions: Assessment and Evaluation
Edited by Dr Philip Powell-DaviesIf you are interested in  how to effectively evaluate or assess English language...
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11 Jun 2013
English Bilingual Education Symposium: Collection of papers - Access English, Jakarta, June 2009
This Access English Symposium saw the launch of British Council’s English Bilingual Education (EBE) project in East...
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25 Apr 2013
Identity in foreign language learning and teaching: why listening to our students’ and teachers’...
Florentina Taylor, Vera Busse, Lubina Gagova, Emma Marsden and Barbara Roosken This paper explores  the relationship...
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18 Apr 2013
British Council ELT Research Papers: Volume 1
Edited by Susan Sheehan  The British Council works closely with universities and other research institutions to fund...
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09 Apr 2013
Blended learning in English language teaching: Course design and implementation
Blended learning is an area of ELT that continues to be of interest to practitioners in the field. 
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09 Mar 2013
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...
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28 Feb 2013
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-...
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28 Feb 2013
Innovations in pre-service education and training for English language teachers
Edited by Julian Edge and Steve Mann This publication will interest and stimulate anyone who is involved in planning...
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22 Feb 2013
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...
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31 Jan 2013
Language in education in Pakistan: Recommendations for policy and practice
Hywel Coleman and Tony Capstick | 2012This report contains recommendations regarding the development of policy for...
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08 Jan 2013
Innovations in English language teaching for migrants and refugees
The focus of this volume is on English language teaching for migrants and refugees.
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23 Nov 2012
Time for Change: Developing English Language Teaching at Tertiary Level in Sudan
Time for Change: Developing English Language Teaching (ELT) at Tertiary Level in Sudan is an edited collection of the...
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04 Aug 2012
Word for Word: The social, economic and political impact of Spanish and English
Word for Word examines the social, economic and political impact of Spanish and English in the world today. 
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05 Jul 2012
How to make yourself understood by international students: The role of metaphor in academic...
Jeannette Littlemore, Fiona MacArthur, Alan Cienki and Joseph Holloway  In recent years there has been a significant...
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03 Jul 2012
The Benefits of the English Language for Individuals and Societies: Quantitative Indicators from...
A custom report compiled by Euromonitor International for the British CouncilThe British Council commissioned...
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09 May 2012
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...
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05 May 2012
Towards a language rich Europe: multilingual essays on language policies and practices
This collection of 20 essays is the first of a number of initiatives under the British Council Language Rich Europe...
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19 Apr 2012
Attitudes to English as a language for international development in rural Bangladesh
There is only limited evidence showing a relationship between the English language and development.
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03 Apr 2012
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,...
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03 Apr 2012
Creating an inclusive learning experience for English language learners with specific needs
Case studies from around the British Council’s global networkThis collection of case studies aims to share some...
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27 Mar 2012
Early EFL learning in context – Evidence from a country case study
Children are starting to learn English at increasingly younger ages.  This paper researches the phenomenon from a...
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18 Mar 2012
Managing Change in English Language Teaching
Edited by Dr Christopher Tribble Drawing on a wide range of international experience, this new collection focuses on...
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06 Mar 2012
Pulling the threads together: current theories and current practice affecting UK primary school...
This research paper by Clare Wardman reports on a study conducted in the north of England into the provision of support...
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06 Mar 2012
Using e-learning to develop intercultural awareness in ELT: a critical evaluation in a Thai higher...
This research paper, by Will Baker, reports on a study conducted in Thailand into the development of an online course...
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03 Mar 2012
Researching English Bilingual Education
The three reports published in this volume were commissioned within the research strand of the British Council Access...
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