The English Profile project has just launched a free Word of the Week feature by drawing from the new English Profile Wordlists.

Cambridge ESOL Funded Research Programme launched

University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations is making grant funding of up to £45,000 available for small, medium and large scale research projects to be conducted during 2010.

Season's Greetings from English UK! We wish you all the best for 2010.

N.B. The English UK office will be closed for the holidays from Wednesday 23 December 2009 until Monday 4 January 2010.

The ELPG welcomes you to join the second staging of the ELT Marketing Conference on Thursday, 21st January 2010.

New computer-based measure of English language ability available to test takers

Pearson, one of the worldwide global leaders in technology and assessment for education, has launched Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic), the company’s new computer-based academic test of English language proficiency. To celebrate the launch, Pearson are offering English UK member centres the chance to win some fantastic prizes. Students also have the chance to win a PTE Academic test.