Recently Received - July

A list of texts and resource materials for language teachers available for book reviews in TLT and JALT Journal. Publishers are invited to submit complete sets of materials to Julie Kimura at the Publishers’ Review Copies Liaison address listed on the Staff page on the inside cover of TLT.

Books for Students (reviews published in TLT)

Contact: Julie Kimura — pub-review@jalt-publications.org

• ! Complete guide to the TOEIC® test (Fourth edition) — Rogers, B. Boston, MA: National Geographic Learning, 2018. [Fully updated for the new TOEIC test. Provides learners with a clearly organized, step-by-step program for maximizing their test scores.]
• ! Discover conversation — Boon, A., & Harrington, D. Tokyo: Halico Creative Education, 2018. [A 13-unit coursebook that helps break down the complexity of real-life interactions into small, manageable chunks. Free audio download available.]
• * Discovering cool Japan — Tsuda, A., Kinshi, K., & Valvona, C. Tokyo: Seibido, 2019. [This text has been adapted from the NHK program Cool Japan. The units are structured in two parts. First, participants go out to report on an aspect of Japanese culture. This is followed by a studio discussion where people from different countries talk about the differences between Japanese culture and their own. In addition to exposing learners to several varieties of global English, this coursebook also develops the ability to convey Japanese culture to the world in English. It comes with mid-term and end-of-term tests as well as mini-tests for each chapter. CD, DVD, and teacher’s manual available.]
• ! Flow: Building English Fluency — Jackson, J. Leicester, England: Eurasian Editions, 2017. [A 14-unit speaking text- book that shows students how to build on short answers and develop extended conversations. Additional materials and activities are available online.]
• New connection — Corsini, M., Dubinsky, A., Hall, C., Kadoyama, T., Keane, D. E., & Scooter, M. Tokyo: Seibido, 2017-2018. [A four-skills text series featuring familiar topics and a variety of exercises to keep students engaged. Teachers’ materials include end-of-semester exams and practice tests, scripts for listening exercises, and supplementary materials to hand out in class. Book 1 is suitable for CEFR A1-A2, Book 2 is suitable for CEFR A2-B1, and Book 3 is suitable for CEFR B1-B2.]
• Pocket Readers—The following are by Boon, A. Tokyo: Halico Creative Education, 2018.
• The job interview: Book 1. [A graded reader in a business context. Book 1 begins with the job hunt.]
• The first week on the job: Book 2. [A graded reader in a business context. Book 2 follows you, a new employee in the product marketing department of a chain of convenience stores.]
• The presentation: Book 3. [A graded reader in a business context. In Book 3, you, the new employee gives a presentation explaining the company’s new partnership deal.]
• * The meeting: Book 4. [A graded reader in a business context. In Book 4, as the new employee, you are going to chair your first business meeting.]
• * The email: Book 5. [A graded reader in a business context. In Book 5, you have to deal with many emails in your inbox. You are invited to attend an email training workshop.]
• * Entertaining overseas visitors: Book 6. [A graded reader in a business context. In Book 6, you are going to look after and entertain two business guests arriving from the United States.]
• * Speaking for Presentations — Robinson, L. Tokyo: Tryalogue, 2019. [2-level coursebook featuring a wide variety of speech topics with well-ordered activities which that allow speakers to organize their ideas and prepare their presentations. Useful sentence structures are provided and high-frequency vocabulary is frequently recycled. There are QR code links to videos of sample presentations. The series is suitable for CEFR A2-B1.]
• ! Wide angle — Carlson, J., Jordan, N., Craven, M., Pathare, G., Donnalley, Sherman, K., Scanlon, J., Watkins, F., Adams, K., Vargo, M., Santamaria, J., Sadownick, J., Koyadinovich, L., Gordon, D., Santamaria, J., & Blundell, R. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press, 2019. [6-level American English coursebooks that empower adult learners to join any conversation and say the right thing at the right time. Includes online practice.]
• ! Widgets Inc.: A task-based course in workplace English — Benevides, M., & Valvona, C. Tokyo: Atama-ii Books, 2018. [A business-themed communication course using a task- based approach to language learning. Video download available.]
• ! Winning presentations: 8 types of successful presentation — Morita, A., Harada, S., Kitamura, K., Sugimoto, S., & Benfield, B. Tokyo: Seibido, 2018. [A 3-part, 14-unit coursebook covering basic knowledge for presentations, how to make informative presentations, and how to make persuasive presentations. Audio download available.]

Books for Teachers (reviews published in JALT Journal)

Contact: Greg Rouault ­— jj-reviews@jalt-publications.org

• Doing SLA Research with implications for the classroom: Reconciling methodological demands and pedagogical applicability — DeKeyser, R. M., & Prieto Botana, G. (Eds.) Amsterdam, The Netherlands: John Benjamins, 2019.
• Early language learning and teacher education: International research and practice — Zein, S., & Garton, S. Bristol, England: Multilingual Matters, 2019.
• Teaching through peer interaction — Adams, R., & Oliver, R. New York, NY: Routledge, 2019.