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The British Council is pleased to offer this new collection of papers on the subject of
blended learning. Teachers and course designers increasingly include technology-
mediated learning in their courses, yet little has been written on the principles to be
applied in blending elements which use technology with more traditional face-to-face
teaching in the same course. This volume contributes to the creation of those principles
through the exposition and discussion of 20 case studies from the world of English
Language Teaching, including English for Academic and Specific Purposes and teacher
education as well as mainstream English as a Foreign Language teaching. This work will
be useful for teachers designing courses as well as students on teacher training and
academic courses in the areas of education, language teaching, and applied linguistics.

Professor Brian Tomlinson, co-editor, is the Founder and President of MATSDA
(the Materials Development Association). He has worked as a teacher, teacher
trainer, curriculum developer and university academic in eight countries and
has published many books and articles on methodology and materials.

Dr Claire Whittaker, co-editor, is the Head of Learning and Teaching at Bell.
Prior to this she worked overseas with the British Council as a teacher, trainer
and project manager in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Poland, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.

ISBN 978-0-86355-706-4
© British Council 2013 / D057
The British Council is the United Kingdom’s international organisation
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