Kath Bassett has had a long association with Teacher Development Programmes for the former Soviet Union and Eastern bloc countries. Since 1993, she has been working as a consultant for different international bodies such as The World Bank and The British Council. This work has included delivering a series of tailor-made courses for senior academics in Poland, Hungary and Bulgaria, in addition to providing tuition for Kazaks, Czechs and Ukranians on study visits to Britain. Following an extended visit to China, she recently published an English Language course book Business English: Listening and Speaking, co-authored with a Chinese colleague.