Journal of English Language Teaching

Educational Decision Makers’ Views on Language Learning and Teacher Development

Vijayapadma Srinivas

Senior Assessment Services Manager – South Asia, Cambridge English Language Assessment

Keywords: Teacher Development, Views on Language Learning

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Abstract

The study described in this paper was conducted by Cambridge English Language Assessment, and explores views of educational decision makers in South Asia on various matters related to language learning and teacher development. Views of educational decision makers are critical as they are the people who would be informing future decisions and policies in the South Asian educational arena.

The data was gathered from the participants of the Cambridge English South Asia partnership summit 2016, hosted by Cambridge English Language Assessment and Cambridge University Press, both departments of the University of Cambridge, along with Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).The aim of the summit, was to bring together key policy makers from different sectorsgovernment, academia and industry, to share knowledge, and through developing partnerships, find ways to transform education.

This data was collected through the administration of questionnaires to all 117 attendees of the summit and interviews with selected participants

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