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Dr Mina Patel, Head of Research, Future of English

Dr Mina Patel is Head of Research for the British Council's Future of English programme. With more than 25 years of international experience spanning teaching, teacher education, curriculum and materials development, project leadership and research, she brings a holistic perspective to language education, policy and practice. She has worked extensively with ministries of education across Asia and is a frequent speaker at international education conferences. Her research explores the relationship between language, education policy, opportunity and social impact. Mina is co-author of Future of English: Global Perspectives and holds a PhD from the Centre for Research in English Language Learning and Assessment (CRELLA), University of Bedfordshire.

  • Language Assessment Literacy for all stakeholders
  • Teacher professional development
  • The relationship between assessment, teaching and learning
  • Qualitative research methodology

Patel, M., Solly, M., & Copeland, S. (2023). The Future of English: Global perspectives. British Council. 

Lee, H., Patel, M., Lynch, J., & Galaczi, E. (2021). Development of the IELTS Video Call Speaking Test: Phase 4 operational research trial and overall summary of a four-phase test development cycle. IELTS Partnership Research Papers, 2021/1. IELTS Partners: British Council, Cambridge Assessment English and IDP: IELTS Australia. https://www.ielts.org/for-researchers/research-reports/ielts-partnership...

O’Sullivan, B., Patel, M., & Mundy, G. (2021). Language testing as cultural relations. British Council Perspectives on English Language Policy and Education. British Council. 

Patel, M. (2012). The ETeMS project in Malaysia: English for the teaching of mathematics and science. In C. Tribble (Ed.), Managing change in English language teaching: Lessons from experience, (pp. 109-114). British Council.

  • PhD, CRELLA, University of Bedfordshire, current
  • MA, Applied Linguistics, University of Hertfordshire, 1995
  • BA, Humanities, University of Hertfordshire, 1990
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