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#51, eBook: Action Plan for Teachers

By Tarun Patel

‘Action Plan for Teachers’ is a 44-page illustrated book on the subject of English Language Teaching. The book covers the topics of planning and preparing lessons, teaching methodology and classroom practice, using technology in the classroom, and also has ideas for and examples of practical activities for different stages of the lesson.

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#50, eBook: Research in the Language Classroom

By Tarun Patel

This book, from 1990, looked at the practical benefits for teachers of classroom research. It consists of papers from practitioners from countries in Europe, North America and Australasia, but with detailed reference to a wider variety of global teaching contexts. Topics range from ‘Investigating Learners’ Language’ to ‘Researching Teachers: Behaviour and Belief’.

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#49, eBook: ESP for the University

By Tarun Patel

This book, from 1986, provides a snapshot of developments in ESP teaching at university level during the 1970s and early 1980s. In his Preface, Christopher Brumfit challenged a recent claim that ESP had ‘legitimised English teaching’, suggesting rather that it had made English teaching ‘more purposeful’. The papers in this book include an extensive one on task-based learning, and all are focused on practical solutions.

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#48, eBook: Research in the Language Classroom

By Tarun Patel

This book, from 1990, looked at the practical benefits for teachers of classroom research. It consists of papers from practitioners from countries in Europe, North America and Australasia, but with detailed reference to a wider variety of global teaching contexts. Topics range from ‘Investigating Learners’ Language’ to ‘Researching Teachers: Behaviour and Belief’.

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#47, Free eBook: English as a Second Language in the United Kingdom

By Tarun Patel

This is, of course, as much a key topic in the UK as it was in 1985 when this book was originally published. The book aimed to cover ‘English teaching to British residents’ and addresses teaching children in the school sector; teaching adults in education and in the workplace; and teacher training, among others. One chapter asks ‘Can ESL teaching be racist?’

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#46, Free eBook: Impact Study of British Council Teaching Centre EFL Classes

By Tarun Patel

This study, by Dr Simon Borg of the University of Leeds, assesses the impact that studying English has on students’ lives.

Interviews were conducted with 47 British Council students in Muscat, Cairo, Rome, Madrid, Kuala Lumpur and Ho Chi Minh City. The findings suggest that learning English has a positive impact on a wide range of issues:

  • Employment prospects, performance and promotion
  • Access to education and professional development
  • Use of technology
  • Leisure activities
  • Intercultural communication
  • Intercultural understanding
  • Confidence
  • Attitudes towards English and the UK
  • Access to information
  • Service encounters
  • Citizenship

The study thus provides clear evidence of the varied ways in which students feel that improving their command of English makes a significant contribution to their lives.

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#45, Free eBook: English as a Second Language in the United Kingdom

By Tarun Patel

This is, of course, as much a key topic in the UK as it was in 1985 when this book was originally published. The book aimed to cover ‘English teaching to British residents’ and addresses teaching children in the school sector; teaching adults in education and in the workplace; and teacher training, among others. One chapter asks ‘Can ESL teaching be racist?’

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#43, eBook: Language Issues and Education Policies – Exploring Canada’s multilingual resources

By Tarun Patel

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). The book, published in 1984, introduces the Canadian context and the work of the Centre, and then provides articles on a range of research. Issues featured include minority language students; immersion education; learning strategies; and observation.

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#43, eBook: Language Teaching Projects for the Third World

By Tarun Patel

This Document, from 1983, offers a selection of project case studies and commentaries from various African contexts. Most of the projects were British Council-run. The authors reflect the preoccupations of expatriate project workers of the day, and the lack of African contributors strikes the modern reader immediately. Nevertheless, this is a valuable resource for those interested in the history of English for development and the role of donor agencies.

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#42, eBook: Developments in the Training of Teachers of English

By Tarun Patel

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.  Norman Whitney’s is the first chapter, in which he asked, with empathy, how ‘foreign applicants’ could be helped to choose the most appropriate course for them.  There follow chapters on the development of courses at Edinburgh, Lancaster, Bangor, Manchester and London.  Ann Hayes offered a portrait of the British Council’s own Teaching Institute in London at the time. Finally, Maria Sticchi Damiani urged teachers to foster a sense of community and sponstaneity in the classroom.

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