Author Interviews

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Jeremy Harmer & Ken Wilson
Runtime 6:53 / Filmed by English Central / May 2009
Jeremy Harmer and Ken Wilson talk to Tania about the advanced level of Just Right, which has just become available in its American English edition. This text, as well as the lower four levels, are available in the USA and Canada through English Central.

Olwyn Alexander
Runtime 4:51 / Filmed by English Central / May 2009
Olwyn Alexander is a co-author of EAP Essentials (Garnet Education), a great resource for teachers who are considering moving from the general English to the academic English classroom. Olwyn discusses what makes teaching English for Academic Purposes (EAP) unique  from teaching English for other purposes.

Lindsay Clandfield
Runtime 4:55 / Filmed by English Central / May 2009
English Central caught up with Lindsay Clandfield, author of Dealing with Difficulties (Delta Publishing) and The Language Teacher's Survival Handbook (It's Magazines), at the 2009 IATEFL conference in Cardiff. Lindsay spoke to us about getting into ESL/EFL materials writing, the balance between writing and teaching, his award-winning books and his blog, sixthings.net. Lindsay is originally from Toronto, but is now based in Spain.

Duncan Foord
Runtime 8:55 / Filmed by English Central / May 2009
Duncan, author of The Developing Teacher (Delta Publishing), elaborates on his ideas on professional development and how to stay motivated as an English language teacher.

Scott Thornbury & Luke Meddings
Runtime 9:05 / Filmed by English Central / May 2009
Scott and Luke talk to English Central about their new book, Teaching Unplugged (Delta Publishing). Several years ago, Scott and Luke made the argument for "Dogme ELT", the idea that the classroom should be materials light and focused on student-generated language and content. Their new book is the distillation of the the ideas and arguments that have emerged since, and gives the teacher an introduction to this approach as well as offering some practical ideas for implementation.

Nick Noorani
Runtime 1:48 / Filmed by English Central / June 2008
Nick Noorani, author of Arrival Survival Canada (Oxford University Press), shares his thoughts on success and staying positive.

Gavin Dudeney & Nicky Hockly
Runtime 5:08 / Filmed by English Central / April 2008
Gavin and Nicky, winners of the 2008 Ben Warren Trust Prize for their book How to Teach English with Technology (Pearson Longman), talk about overcoming the technology barrier in the ESL/EFL classroom.