Top stories

Regularly updated stories from the world of English language teaching. Find out about upcoming conferences, calls for papers, latest publications and much more. Download a printable poster of our Webinars for teachers calendar 2024-5.

Summit on the Future of the TESOL Profession

Watch recordings from talks at the TESOL Summit 2017 on the future of the profession.

Creativity in English Language Teaching

The ELT Council, Malta has published a free downloadable book, ‘Creativity in English Language Teaching’, edited by Daniel Xerri and Odette Vassallo.

TrashedWorld - a global schools' network for exchange projects on waste

TrashedWorld is a global schools' platform for curriculum exchange work on the topic of waste with the dual aims of developing awareness of waste issues and developing skills and knowledge in the English language.

The Hands Up Project

The Hands Up Project, started by Nick Bilbrough, teaches English through online storytelling and other remote learning activities. The project works with children in circumstances that may be challenging because of social, political or economic reasons.

World Teachers' Day

World Teachers' Day is on October 5th. To celebrate the event, we've gathered a number of useful resources from across the site into one place. We also have several reflections on becoming and being a teacher by our bloggers.

Teachers Research! edited by Deborah Bullock and Richard Smith

Teachers Research! is a book for the field of English language teacher-research, containing stories arising from poster presentations at an IATEFL Research SIG event in 2014.

Teacher-researchers in action

This book contains chapters written by teacher-researchers working at universities across Turkey and aims to share research relating to classroom practice with the wider ELT community.

The Fair List, UK

Set up in 2013, The Fair List, is an annual award. It celebrates excellence in gender balance of plenary speakers, presenters or speaker panels at UK ELT events.

British Council India - Master trainer teaching tips posters

Download a series of six Top Tips posters designed by Master Trainers based in India.

Research and insight

Browse fascinating case studies, research papers, publications and books by researchers and ELT experts from around the world.

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