Rosalind Burford: Introduction to ELTECS-Chi-L I am delighted to welcome you to ELTECS-Chi-L, an electronic discussion forum for ELT professionals in China. By the year 2,000 it is estimated that one billion people will be learning English. It is the main language of books, newspapers, international business, science, technology, travel, diplomacy, sport, music and so on. When English is so much in demand it makes sense to share ideas with colleagues. That’ s why the British Council decided to establish an international English Language Contacts Scheme-EL-TECS for short.