Date:
January 2022
Writer(s):
Julie Kimura & Ryan Barnes
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.
Recently Received Online
* = new listing; ! = final notice — Final notice items will be removed on February 28. Please make queries by email to the appropriate JALT Publications contact.
Books for Students (reviews published in TLT)
Contact: Julie Kimura — jaltpubs.tlt.pub.review@jalt.org
- Penguin Readers — Penguin Books, 2019. [Penguin Readers is a series of classics, contemporary fiction, and non-fiction, written for learners of English.]
- Plastic — Morris, C. [We all use a lot of plastic every day. But where does it come from? And what can we do to recycle it? Level 1, CEFR A1.]
- How to turn down a billion dollars: The Snapchat story — Gallagher, B. [The story of how Snapchat grew from a university student’s idea into a multibillion-dollar company. Level 2, CEFR A1+.]
- Wonder — Palacio, R. J. [August “Auggie” Pullman has been home-schooled all his life, but now he is starting fifth grade at a school in New York City. Level 2, CEFR A2.]
- Me before you — Moyes, J. [When Lou Clark loses her job at a café, she finds a new job caring for Will Traynor. Neither of them knows that they are going to change each other’s lives together. Level 4, CEFR A2+.]
- Borrowed time: A Doctor Who novel — Alderman, N. A. [Andrew Brown makes a lot of money, but he never has enough time. He might have found a way to borrow some, but instead of making his life easier, he might have even more problems. Maybe Dr. Who can help. Level 5, CEFR B1.]
- Darkest hour: How Churchill changed history — McCarten, A. [The story of how the British Prime Minister changed history over 25 difficult days during World War II. Level 6, CEFR B1+.]
- Originals — Grant, A. [Learn how to recognize a great idea, speak up for yourself, and manage fear and doubt by standing out from the crowd. Level 7, CEFR B2.]
- English for careers in pharmaceutical sciences — Noguchi, J, Amagase, Y., Kozaki, Y., Smith, T., Tamamaki, K., Hori, T., & Muraki, M. Kodansha, 2019. [This 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. Downloadable audio available for self-study.]
- * Unlock: Listening, speaking & critical thinking 2 (second edition) — Dimond-Bayir, S., Russell, K., & Sowton, C. Cambridge, 2019. [This coursebook is part of a six-level academic English course informed by research and created to develop the skills that language learners need. Critical thinking training develop skills required for productive speaking tasks. Online audio and video available, as well as a classroom app and an online workbook.]
- ! 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.]
Books for Teachers (reviews published in JALT Journal)
Contact: Greg Rouault — jaltpubs.jj.reviews@jalt.org
- *How languages are learned (5th ed.) — Lightbown, P., & Spada, N. Oxford University Press, 2021.
- *Second language prosody and computer modelling — Kang, O., Johnson, D.O., & Kermad, A. Routledge, 2022. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003022695
- *The art and architecture of academic writing — Prinz, P., & Arnbjornsdottir, B. John Benjamins, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1075/z.231
