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Book Reviews
and Recently Received

Two extremely useful columns for language teachers in The Language Teacher are the Book Reviews and Recently Received columns.

TLT invites reviews of classroom materials listed in the Recently Received column on the right. These materials must be tested in the classroom. All items will be held for a period of three months. Please contact the Publishers' Reviews Copies Liaison if you are interested in reviewing any of these.

Contact the JALT Journal Reviews Editor directly to request any materials listed for teachers

To review unlisted books, please contact the TLT Book Reviews Editor

Book Reviews:

Recently Received:

  • An A-Z of Common English Errors for Japanese Learners
    For Students; Field: Grammar
    [includes: English grammar and usage guide w/Japanese explanations] Barker, D. Nagoya: BTB Press, 2008
    Received: September 1st, 2009
  • Interchange: Companion to the TOEIC Test
    For Students; Field: Test Prep
    [includes: TOEIC-styled practice tests for self-study or classroom work linked to Interchange Third Edition incl. audio CD, downloadable answer key, and online t] Kerr, C. Singapore: Cambridge University Press, 2009
    Received: September 1st, 2009
  • Oxford Word Skills
    For Students; Field: Vocabulary
    [includes: 3-level vocabulary skills books w/can-do titled unit themes incl. interactive CD-ROM and website] Gairns, R., & Redman, S. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008
    Received: September 1st, 2009
  • Read To Write
    For Students; Field: Writing
    [includes: English writing manual incl. models formulated from learner writing w/Japanese explanations] Moore, D., & Barker, D. Nagoya: BTB Press, 2009
    Received: September 1st, 2009
  • Vital Signs
    For Students; Field: Healthcare ESP
    [includes: English for healthcare incl. audio CD] Morooka, V., & Sugiura, T. Tokyo: NAN窶儷N-DO, 2009
    Received: September 1st, 2009
  • Reading Explorer
    For Students; Field: Reading and Vocabulary
    [includes: 4-level reading and vocabulary skills coursebook w/adapted National Geographic texts incl. video activity self-study CD-ROM, teacher窶冱 guide, class] Douglas, N., & MacIntyre, P. Boston: Heinle CENGAGE Learning, 2009
    Received: September 1st, 2009
  • A Good Read
    For Students; Field: Reading
    [includes: 3-level reading coursebook focused on strategies and lexical development incl. class audio CD and teacher窶冱 guide] Islam, C., & Steenburgh, C. Singapore: CENGAGE Learning Asia, 2009
    Received: September 1st, 2009
  • Academic Listening Encounters
    For Students; Field: Academic Listening
    [includes: 4-level content-based series w/ 2 books on academic listening, discussion, reading, writing, and study skills incl. student CD, class audio CD, teache] Kanaoka, Y., & Wharton, J. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2009
    Received: September 1st, 2009
  • Business Result
    For Students; Field: Business
    [includes: 5-level coursebook in business communications incl. CD-ROM w/interactive workbook and audio, class audio CD, case studies, online resources, teacher窶] Multiple series authors. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009
    Received: September 1st, 2009

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