Sufang Li Brassington has worked in ELT for nearly 20 years, starting in 1998 in China – first as a lecturer of English, then an editor of ELT coursebooks, and now the Research and Development Officer at Innova. In addition to her professional expertise in ELT, she has first-hand experience and years of reflective observations of ELT teaching and learning in various aspects. Her unique insight also benefited from her personal experience of growing up in China as an EFL learner, being the parent of an EFL young learner who now speaks near-native English, and mentoring new overseas students on studying in the UK. She holds an MA and a PhD in Education, both from the University of Reading.