{"id":2,"date":"2024-12-16T10:26:12","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T10:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/englishincentralasia\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2025-03-30T11:04:52","modified_gmt":"2025-03-30T10:04:52","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/englishincentralasia\/sample-page\/","title":{"rendered":"About the AELLCA Project"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2\" class=\"elementor elementor-2\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90a0089 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"90a0089\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3079184a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3079184a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n<p>The British Council\u2019s <em>Accelerating English Language Learning in Central Asia<\/em> (AELLCA) programme is a major initiative aimed at strengthening English language teacher education and professional development across Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>By working in partnership with local governments and organisations, the programme supports efforts to enhance the quality of education and promote inclusivity both nationally and regionally.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>AELLCA is funded by the UK government through UK International Development and forms part of the <em>Accelerating Education Attainment for Resilience \u2013 Central Asia<\/em> (AEAR-CA) initiative. The programme is designed to improve teacher expertise, uphold education quality standards, and advance English language learning, aligning with the national education reform priorities of all five countries.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Through the integration of UK expertise and local knowledge, the British Council is driving significant improvements in teaching methods and student learning outcomes.<\/p>\n<div><span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align);font-family: Abel\">Read more about recent developments in:<\/span><\/div>\n<p><b>AELLCA&nbsp;Uzbekistan<\/b>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.britishcouncil.uz\/en\/programmes\/education-society\/aellca-accelerating-english-language-learning-central-asia\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );text-align: var(--text-align)\">https:\/\/www.britishcouncil.uz\/en\/programmes\/education-society\/aellca-accelerating-english-language-learning-central-asia<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>AELLCA Kazakhstan<\/b>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/kazakhstan.britishcouncil.org\/programmes\/english-programmes\/english-in-education\/aellca-accelerating-english-language-learning-central-asia\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );text-align: var(--text-align)\">https:\/\/kazakhstan.britishcouncil.org\/programmes\/english-programmes\/english-in-education\/aellca-accelerating-english-language-learning-central-asia&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/englishincentralasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2025\/02\/BRITISH-COUNCIL_Social-media_LinkedIn_1200x630px_20112024_FINAL-03-1-1024x538.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );text-align: var(--text-align);color: var( --e-global-color-text );font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif\"><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The British Council\u2019s Accelerating English Language Learning in Central Asia (AELLCA) programme is a major initiative aimed at strengthening English language teacher education and professional development across Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. 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