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Global Britain: the UK’s soft power advantage

The Global Perceptions 2020 report reveals how the UK and other countries rate in the eyes of the next generation of young people.

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Exploring the potential for assessing interactional and pragmatic competence in semi-direct speaking tests

Explore how a semi-direct speaking test can capture a broader range of real-world communication skills

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How bilingual schooling affects students from different socio-economic backgrounds: the student perspective

Discover how bilingual education can help bridge socio-economic gaps in English language learning.

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Advanced speech fluency measurement: innovations and applications

This research tests a new way to measure fluency in second language speech without manual transcription, and looks at how it could support language assessment.

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Cultural relations, dialogue and co-operation in an age of competition

Research report: we explore the role that cultural relations plays in more challenging contexts in building a resilient platform for dialogue and co-operation between nations.

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Next Generation Poland

This study captures the experiences, aspirations, ambitions and values of Poland’s youth.

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The Big Conversation Climate Change

Research report: study providing insight on values and attitudes towards climate change among the populations of China, India, Japan and Mexico.

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Next Generation Lebanon

Amidst a social uprising, economic and political challenges and a global pandemic, young people in Lebanon have their say at a crucial moment in the country’s history.

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The Comprehensive Learning System

For learning programmes to succeed, they should be seen as a system where curriculum, delivery and assessment work together.

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The Big Conversation pilot research

Research report: study exploring values and attitudes towards international cooperation at a time of global crisis.

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