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The British Council is pleased to offer this new collection of papers on the subject ofblended learning. Teachers and course designers increasingly include technologymediatedlearning in their courses, yet little has been written on the principles to beapplied in blending elements which use technology with more traditional face-to-faceteaching in the same course. This volume contributes to the creation of those principlesthrough the exposition and discussion of 20 case studies from the world of EnglishLanguage Teaching, including English for Academic and Specific Purposes and teachereducation as well as mainstream English as a Foreign Language teaching. This work willbe useful for teachers designing courses as well as students on teacher training andacademic courses in the areas of education, language teaching, and applied linguistics.Professor Brian Tomlinson, co-editor, is the Founder and President of MATSDA(the Materials Development Association). He has worked as a teacher, teachertrainer, curriculum developer and university academic in eight countries andhas published many books and articles on methodology and materials.Dr Claire Whittaker, co-editor, is the Head of Learning and Teaching at Bell.Prior to this she worked overseas with the British Council as a teacher, trainerand project manager in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Poland, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.ISBN 978-0-86355-706-4© British Council 2013 / D057The British Council is the United Kingdom’s international organisationfor cultural relations and educational opportunities.1 | Section