Date:
September 2021
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Books for Students (reviews published in TLT)
Contact: Julie Kimura — jaltpubs.tlt.pub.review@jalt.org
- ! Evolve Level 2 (2nd ed.) — Clandfield, L., Goldstein, B., Jones, C., & Kerr, P. Cambridge, 2018. [Evolve Level 2 is part of a six-level English course that gets students speaking with confidence. This student-centered course draws on insights from language teaching experts and real students while focusing on the most effective and efficient ways to make progress in English.]
- Inspiring voices: 15 interviews from NHK Direct Talk — Kobayashi, M. Fujita, R., & Collins, P. J. Kinseido, 2021. [Students can watch 10-minute-long interviews with creative problem solvers. This coursebook builds students’ fluency, develops their critical thinking skills, and motivates them to explore a variety of contemporary global issues. Lesson plans include background readings, comprehension tasks, and activities that culminate in mini-projects. Downloadable audio for self-study.]
- ! Movie time! (3rd printing) — Bray, E. Nan’un-do Publishing, 2020. [Students and teachers will have the unique opportunity to watch a great film together. The coursebook contains 16 units that include language development activities, a journal for recording reactions and ideas, as well as opportunities for in-class performance.]
- Science at hand: Articles from Smithsonian Magazine’s Smart News — Miyamoto, K. Kinseido, 2020. [Students learn relevant vocabulary and discuss scientific topics that they have read about. Downloadable audio for self-study.]
- * English for careers in pharmaceutical sciences — Noguchi, J, Amagase, Y., Kozaki, Y., Smith, T., Tamamaki, K., Hori, T., & Muraki, M. Kodansha, 2019. [The coursebook was developed using an English for Specific Purposes approach, which aims at making students aware of genre approaches, how to examine them, and how to master them. Students can access audio files online.]
- ! Unlock Level 2: Listening, speaking & critical thinking (2nd ed.) — Dimond-Bayir, S., Russell, K., & Sowton, C. Cambridge (2019). [Unlock Level 2 is a part of a six-level academic-light English course created to build the skills (CEFR Pre-A1 to C1) that language students need for their studies. Teachers using this book can develop students’ abilities to think critically in an academic context right from the start of their language learning. The coursebook can be supplemented with a mobile app and online workbook with downloadable audio and video.]
- * Writing a graduation thesis in English: Creating a strong epistemic argument — Smiley, J. Perceptia Press, 2019. [This book helps students prepare for the main task of their academic careers. Students will develop an understanding of argumentation and develop a robust relationship between themselves and knowledge. The teacher’s guide is available through the publisher’s website.]
- World insiders: Authentic videos from Insider — Yoshida, K., & Allan, A. Kinseido (2021). [This textbook is based on the US-based news site. Students learn English through videos that are accompanied by reading passages as well as listening activities that support all four language skills. Teacher’s manual available with useful features, including vocabulary tests.]
Books for Teachers (reviews published in JALT Journal)
Contact: Greg Rouault — jaltpubs.jj.reviews@jalt.org
- * Language learning motivation: An ethical agenda for research — Ushioda, E. Oxford University Press, 2020.
- * Pop culture in language education: Theory, research, practice — Werner, V. & Tegge, F. (Eds.). Routledge, 2020. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780367808334
