The articles in this book comprise a lively and varied set of detailed case studies, portraying both EFL and ESL situations, experienced at first hand by twenty-four prominent specialists in the field.

Six sections cover learning, teaching, testing, syllabus design, materials production and teacher-training. The articles are wide-ranging, both in terms of the types of learner they describe and the situations they represent. The studies cover ELT in schools, college, universities and language schools, with examples drawn from Britain, Europe, Africa and Asia.

Because the contributors are all writing from personal experience, the themes they elaborate are highly accessible and practical. Numerous themes recur-the importance of needs analysis, the role of learner-centred methods and materials, the need to give language practice a definable purpose. Readers will undoubtedly identify with many of the problems and solutions referred to, making Case Studies in ELT an invaluable source of information and ideas.