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Case studies, insights and research

This selection of British Council publications contains books, research reports and case studies focusing on English language teaching, teacher education and language education policy. The collection includes the English Language Teaching Research Papers series which shares research undertaken in partnership with UK universities and research institutions.

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Using 21C skills or core skills
Managing resources
Managing teacher learning
Supporting ongoing teacher professional development

Transforming teacher education with AI: Lessons from a global Community of Practice

Explore how AI can be used in teacher education. This publication provides practical insights and strategies developed by a global Community of Practice of teacher educators.

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Planning lessons and courses

Widening Participation: English as a subject in primary school – Lessons from Bangladesh, Malawi, Mexico and Uzbekistan

This research offers important insights into teaching English in primary schools across different global settings.

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Understanding my professional identity
Understanding teacher learning

Enhancing pre-service English language teachers' professional knowledge, skills and confidence through peer microteaching lesson study

This project examined the introduction of peer microteaching lesson study (PMLS) in initial teacher education programmes at three Chinese universities.

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Understanding my professional identity
Understanding the educational context
Supporting ongoing teacher professional development

English teacher professional development in Indonesia: Current landscape and future directions

This landscape report provides a comprehensive overview of Teacher Professional Development (TPD) programmes currently available in 2024 for English teachers in Indonesia.

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Understanding the educational context

Widening Participation: Decolonising English in higher education

This research explores how English language teaching (ELT) can be made more inclusive and accessible in higher education.

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Using digital technologies

Language learning ‘in the wild’: Children playing online games in English

This study sets out to explore how primary school children between the ages of eight and fourteen engage in L2 English online/digital gaming in their own time.

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Digital learning and professional development

This report explores digital teacher education, classroom practices and teacher development in China.

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Using digital technologies
Supporting ongoing teacher professional development

Assessing the carbon footprint of professional development programmes – Summary and recommendations

A summary report of an exploratory approach to assessing the environmental impact of education programmes.

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Supporting ongoing teacher professional development

Partnered Remote Language Improvement (PRELIM) 3 project report

Download reports from the Partnered Remote Language Improvement project (PRELIM 3), an initiative partnering UK English language teaching institutions with teacher associations worldwide.

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Using digital technologies
Understanding my professional identity
Supporting remote learning

Online continuing professional development among English language teachers in ASEAN

This report provides insights into the needs of English teachers regarding online continuing professional development in Vietnam, Thailand, Lao PDR, Cambodia, Myanmar and Indonesia.

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Teaching speaking skills – webinars

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Why subject knowledge matters when supporting teachers – webinar

Join us on 16 September 2026 to explore how teacher educators can support teachers’ subject knowledge development in English language teaching.

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