Top 10 Books of 2009

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Here is team English Central's list of our ten favourite books of 2009. Generally speaking, we chose these books because of their awesomeness. Speaking more specifically, we chose them because of the great contribution they made to the teaching profession, their success in creating highly effective classroom materials based on current best practices and/or the innovativeness of their content. These publications, in other words, were this year's gems that kept us excited about books and our industry!



1. English for Academic Study (series) | Garnet Education
a. Listening (9781859645383), Campbell & Smith
b. Extended Writing & Research Skills (9781859645482), McCormack & Slaght
c. Reading & Writing (9781859645550), Slaght, Harben & Pallent
d. Vocabulary (9781859645512), Colin Campbell

2. The Developing Teacher (9781905085224)
Duncan Foord | Delta Publishing

3. Teaching Unplugged (9781905085194)
Thornbury & Meddings | Delta Publishing

4. Teaching Chunks of Language (9783852720562)
Lindstromberg & Boers | Helbling Languages

5. Transferable Academic Skills Kit (9781859645369)
Manning et al | Garnet Education

6. Images (9780194425797)
Jamie Keddie | Oxford University Press

7. 50 Ways to Improve Your Intercultural Skills (9781902741857)
Dignen & Chamberlain | Summertown Publishing

8. Real Grammar (9780135155875)
Conrad & Biber | Pearson Longman

9. Word Knowledge (9780194703932)
Cheryl Boyd Zimmerman | Oxford University Press

10. Vocabulary Matrix (9781424052530)
McCarthy, O'Keefe & Walsh | Heinle Cengage Learning

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