Michael Carrier
Michael Carrier is a former British Council Director who is currently Managing Director of Highdale Consulting, working with a number of educational organisations on the development of language education.
He has worked in language education for 40 years as a teacher, trainer, author, and director in Germany, Italy, Poland, UK and USA, and lectured worldwide.
Michael holds an MA in Applied Linguistics and an MBA, and is engaged in both the academic and management aspects of ELT.
His former positions include CEO of the International House World schools network; Director, English Language Innovation at the British Council in London; Executive Director of Eurocentres USA, and Director of Strategic Partnerships at Cambridge English.
He has written many ELT coursebooks and professional articles, including the Break into English series, the Front Page series and Business Circles.
His area of specialisation is educational technology and his latest book is ‘Digital Language Learning and Teaching’ (Routledge, 2017).
He is currently serving on a number of boards – as Trustee of the TIRF research foundation in the US, Board member of ICC the European Language Network.
He is a member of the British Council’s English Language Advisory Group (ELAG), and is also Chair of the UK Government’s Working Group on ELT, part of the Department of International Trade.
He was formerly a Governor of International Students House in London and served on the boards of EAQUALS and ELTJ.
He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and a member of the Society of Authors and the Oxford & Cambridge Club in London.
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