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title: The Future of English | Latest Insights | Mina Patel
description: Mina Patel is a researcher with the British Council’s Assessment Research Group. Mina has presented at numerous national and international conferences on ELT-related matters and is head of the British Council’s assessment research grants scheme.
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# Mina Patel

 Mina Patel is a researcher with the British Council’s Assessment Research Group. Mina has presented at numerous national and international conferences on ELT-related matters and is head of the British Council’s assessment research grants scheme.

## All Posts by Mina

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### The socio-economic modelling of the impact of English – A call for proposals

 Apply for: 'Socio-economic modelling of the impact of English’ What is the opportunity? The British Council are seeking costed proposals from a multi-disciplinary research team for a desk-ba...

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### In our rapidly changing world what is the future of the English language?

 English is one of the most spoken languages in the world, but what will English look like in the future? Here Mina Patel, one of the authors of the new British Council publication ‘The Futur...

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### **What lies ahead?**

How we learn and speak English is evolving, with significant implications for educational institutions, government agencies, NGOs and policy makers. Learn about these findings and more in our book.

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Teachers

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### Teachers as agents of their own change

 In this article we explore the role of teacher beliefs and values on teaching practices. Mina Patel is a researcher at British Council and co-author of the landmark publication The Future of...

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### The Future of English: implications for teachers

 We are living through a period where the pace of change seems relentless. This changing world has implications for the use and the teaching of the English language. Change creates opportunit...

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