In 2022, four international projects led by leading UK research institutions were awarded Future of English Research Grants. Some of the aims outlined for the grants include:
- To critically evaluate the key trends identified by the Future of English programme.
- To develop new and ambitious methods for measuring and tracking the key trends.
- To find effective means of measuring and understanding the impact on English as a foreign language of greater digital engagement and new technology.
Each of the universities is working with research partners and participants internationally and the grants have a combined reach of 40 countries and 26 researchers.