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Mina Patel, Head of Research, Future of English

Mina's background is in English language teaching and training. She has worked in the UK, Greece, Thailand, Sri Lanka and Malaysia as a teacher, trainer, materials developer and ELT project manager and has extensive experience working with ministries of education in East Asia. Mina has presented at numerous national and international conferences on ELT-related matters. Her academic interests lie of language assessment literacy, teacher education and development, and policy literacy. Mina recently co-authored, Future of English: Global Perspectives and is completing a PhD with the Centre for Research in English Language Learning and Assessment (CRELLA) at the University of Bedfordshire, UK. 

Areas of expertise

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

Publications

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.

Education

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