This project forms part of a suite of projects funded by the British Council that aim to explore the options for the professional development of English language teachers in rural and under-developed areas of Yunnan province. The project represents a cooperative collaboration between UK-based researchers at the University of Warwick and Yunnan-based researchers at Dali University. It focuses on establishing key needs and providing referenceable findings and frameworks for professional learning that support English teachers both pre-service education and aims to investigate ways of enhancing the curriculum for pre-service education and to provide insights for policy makers and decision makers for both the short and long term. Specifically, this project was commissioned to support the creation and design of a core postgraduate course module for English teachers that specifically meets identified needs of English teachers in rural and remote areas of Yunnan province
