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  • Dr Gibson Ferguson
    46 min 11 sec ago
    Dr Gibson Ferguson (University of Sheffield) details the continued failure of education in sub-Saharan Africa and research that has linked this to the use of English as a medium of instruction. He argues, however, that implementing local languages is fraught with difficulties at both political and practical levels, and thus that English still has a role particularly in secondary and higher education.
  • Hywel Coleman OBE
    46 min 11 sec ago
    Hywel Coleman OBE, (University of Leeds), delivers the key note speech at a joint Open University and British Council Symposium on English Language Teaching in International Development. Hywel speaks about the role of language skills in economic and human development, and while he notes the importance of English for things like peace-keeping missions, disaster relief and local trade, he reminds us of the importance of other factors, like governance, which keep certain countries from reaching development goals.
  • John Knagg, Head of Research and Consultancy for English, British Council
    46 min 11 sec ago
    John Knagg (British Council) recounts the experience of working together with academics from across sub-Saharan Africa and experts from ACALAN UNESCO, UNICEF and SIL to formulate a statement of general principles for Language-in-Education in Africa, to be applied in South Sudan and elsewhere.
  • Dr Elizabeth Erling
    46 min 11 sec ago
    Dr Elizabeth Erling, Lecturer of International Teacher Education at The Open University offers a summary of recent research that links language learning to economic gain. In this podcast, recorded at a joint Open University and British Council Symposium on English Language Teaching in International Development in London in December 2012, Dr Erling argues that while we are starting to gain a picture of the relationship between English language learning and economic value, this relationship is complex and different for each context, and thus requires new, nuanced means of investigation.
  • Dr Gibson Ferguson
    46 min 12 sec ago
    Dr Gibson Ferguson (University of Sheffield) details the continued failure of education in sub-Saharan Africa and research that has linked this to the use of English as a medium of instruction. He argues, however, that implementing local languages is fraught with difficulties at both political and practical levels, and thus that English still has a role particularly in secondary and higher education.
  • Dr Martin Weddel
    46 min 12 sec ago
    Dr Martin Wedell (University of Leeds) lists all that has been researched and established in the fields of language learning and educational change, and challenges the audience to work together to form coherent theories and practices of ELT for development.
  • Helen Pinnock
    46 min 12 sec ago
    Helen Pinnock, Independent Education Consultant, speaks about her experience of working with Save the Children on various projects to promote multilingual education, and provided examples of how project interventions attempted to prioritise the languages familiar to children while also countering the aspirations and fears of stakeholders.
  • Hywel Coleman OBE
    46 min 12 sec ago
    Hywel Coleman OBE, (University of Leeds), delivers the key note speech at a joint Open University and British Council Symposium on English Language Teaching in International Development. Hywel speaks about the role of language skills in economic and human development, and while he notes the importance of English for things like peace-keeping missions, disaster relief and local trade, he reminds us of the importance of other factors, like governance, which keep certain countries from reaching development goals.
  • John Knagg, Head of Research and Consultancy for English, British Council
    46 min 12 sec ago
    John Knagg (British Council) recounts the experience of working together with academics from across sub-Saharan Africa and experts from ACALAN UNESCO, UNICEF and SIL to formulate a statement of general principles for Language-in-Education in Africa, to be applied in South Sudan and elsewhere.
  • Lesley-Anne Long
    46 min 12 sec ago
    Lesley-Anne Long, Deputy Director of International Development inspires the audience to move forward from the event to work towards enabling better dialogue between researchers, practitioners and policy makers in the fields of language and development and to reinforce global connections between people working in various development contexts.
  • Dr Elizabeth Erling
    46 min 12 sec ago
    Dr Elizabeth Erling, Lecturer of International Teacher Education at The Open University offers a summary of recent research that links language learning to economic gain. In this podcast, recorded at a joint Open University and British Council Symposium on English Language Teaching in International Development in London in December 2012, Dr Erling argues that while we are starting to gain a picture of the relationship between English language learning and economic value, this relationship is complex and different for each context, and thus requires new, nuanced means of investigation.
  • Dr Martin Weddel
    46 min 13 sec ago
    Dr Martin Wedell (University of Leeds) lists all that has been researched and established in the fields of language learning and educational change, and challenges the audience to work together to form coherent theories and practices of ELT for development.
  • Helen Pinnock
    46 min 13 sec ago
    Helen Pinnock, Independent Education Consultant, speaks about her experience of working with Save the Children on various projects to promote multilingual education, and provided examples of how project interventions attempted to prioritise the languages familiar to children while also countering the aspirations and fears of stakeholders.
  • Hywel Coleman OBE
    46 min 13 sec ago
    Hywel Coleman OBE, (University of Leeds), delivers the key note speech at a joint Open University and British Council Symposium on English Language Teaching in International Development. Hywel speaks about the role of language skills in economic and human development, and while he notes the importance of English for things like peace-keeping missions, disaster relief and local trade, he reminds us of the importance of other factors, like governance, which keep certain countries from reaching development goals.
  • John Knagg, Head of Research and Consultancy for English, British Council
    46 min 13 sec ago
    John Knagg (British Council) recounts the experience of working together with academics from across sub-Saharan Africa and experts from ACALAN UNESCO, UNICEF and SIL to formulate a statement of general principles for Language-in-Education in Africa, to be applied in South Sudan and elsewhere.
  • Lesley-Anne Long
    46 min 13 sec ago
    Lesley-Anne Long, Deputy Director of International Development inspires the audience to move forward from the event to work towards enabling better dialogue between researchers, practitioners and policy makers in the fields of language and development and to reinforce global connections between people working in various development contexts.
  • Dr Elizabeth Erling
    46 min 13 sec ago
    Dr Elizabeth Erling, Lecturer of International Teacher Education at The Open University offers a summary of recent research that links language learning to economic gain. In this podcast, recorded at a joint Open University and British Council Symposium on English Language Teaching in International Development in London in December 2012, Dr Erling argues that while we are starting to gain a picture of the relationship between English language learning and economic value, this relationship is complex and different for each context, and thus requires new, nuanced means of investigation.

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