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Milestones in ELT
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3.833335	Language Rich Africa policy dialogue - The Cape Town language and development conference: Looking beyond 2015 This publication draws together papers presented at the 10th International Language and Development Conference.
3.17647	Factors influencing success in teaching English in state primary schools This report considers best practice for teaching English as a Foreign Language in the primary sector.
4	Directory of UK ELT research 2011-12 Directory of UK ELT Research 2011-12 contains a total of 721 entries from 60 different institutions.
3.916665	Innovations in the continuing professional development of English language teachers This publication brings together thirteen papers covering a wide range of educational contexts.
3	Language issues in migration and integration: Perspectives from teachers and learners This book from ESOL Nexus is about the role of language in the integration of migrants.
3.965515	Tell it Again! The Storytelling Handbook for Primary English Language Teachers This is a new revised edition of 'Tell it Again!' a story-based methodology for primary English language teaching.
3	Language Rich Europe conclusions and future perspectives This report lists recommendations that came out of the Language Rich Europe project.
5	Language Rich Europe: Multilingualism for stable and prosperous societies - review and recommendations This publication calls for the new policies to promote and support multilingualism.
4.5	Language Rich Europe: Trends in policies and practices for multilingualism in Europe This report investigates how ‘language rich’ are the current language policies and practices in the EU.
3.5	The English Language in Francophone West Africa This publication examines the language situations in eight West African nations.

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1	Language Teacher Education: an Integrated Programme for ELT Teacher Training Originally published in 1987, this book aimed to address teachers’ needs according to context.
3	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.
1	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.
0	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).
0	Language Teaching Projects for the Third World This document, from 1983, offers a selection of project case studies and commentaries from various African contexts.
5	Humanistic Approaches: an empirical view This is a delightful read, which attempts to provide an introduction to latest thinking in 1982 on a wide range of humanistic topics.
3	Developments in the Training of Teachers of English This volume dates from 1979 and is a gem for anyone interested in the early days of university level ELT qualifications, especially in the UK.
0	English as an International Language This concise volume from 1978 is pre-‘World Englishes’ and before the acceptance of Kachru’s model of the inner, outer and expanding circles of English language use.
5	Language Improvement for English Teachers This book was produced following the Hornby workshop on language improvement for teachers in Senegal in 2009.
3.8	Maximising learning in large classes This very practical and ‘teacher-friendly’ publication was produced following a Hornby workshop on teaching large classes in Ethiopia in 2006.

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4.166665	Motivations and expectations of English language learning among primary school children and parents in China This research studied attitudes, perceptions and motivations of Chinese primary school pupils.
5	The impact of teacher education on pre-service primary English language teachers This paper explores impact of the pre-service English language education on the trainees' beliefs.
2.375	The impact of English on learners' wider lives What benefits can English language skills bring to a person’s life, both professional and personal?
4	Inspiring English teachers: a comparative study of learner perceptions of inspirational teaching What makes teachers motivating?
3	Portraits of inspiring English teachers in China and Indonesia This paper investigates the nature of inspiring English language teaching.
3.125	Key factors and challenges in transition from primary to secondary schooling in ELT: an international perspective This paper addresses important issues relating to the transition from primary to secondary school.
4	Readers' cognitive processes during IELTS reading tests: evidence from eye tracking This paper investigates readers’ mental processes when taking reading tests.
4	English reconceived - Raising teacher awareness of English as a plurilithic resource through an online course This report raises awareness of the ‘plurilithic’ nature of English.
3.6	Identity in foreign language learning and teaching: why listening to our students’ and teachers’ voices really matters This study explores the identity perceptions, declared learner achievement and teacher perceptions.
4.454545	Own-language use in ELT: exploring global practices and attitudes This research paper explores teachers' attitudes to own-language use in the classroom.

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