Seasoned teacher Fiona Wattam wondered what her students did with the writing she so carefully marked when the same mistakes kept on appearing. So she decided to find out more, by carrying out an action research project in her classroom.

What do the classic second language acquisition case studies have to help teachers in the classroom? How can teachers get out of their rut and invigorate lessons with something new? How can teachers help students settle, and does early emphasis on tenses hinder those learning English?

All these questions, and many more, were discussed during English UK's annual Teachers'  Conference.

So you're a English language teacher and you find a group of your 16-year-old students drinking in your local pub: what do you do?

Ever wondered about those case histories cited in English language teaching theory and research? More will be revealed about Alberto, Wes and Nora at the the English UK Teachers' Conference - and speaker Scott Thornbury thinks their stories will be of real interest to teachers.

Send someone along to English UK's Teacher Conference in November, and they can bring some valuable CPD back for the rest of the team.