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I am thrilled that the 4th edition of our Q: Skills for Success series is now available in an international edition. This version has some new readings and activities. In addition to the usual focus on reading, writing, grammar, and vocabulary, this edition is very tightly...

Join me on Friday, April 16th for a talk as part of the Virtual Round Table. Here’s the topic: An effective way to engage our students more deeply with the content of language-learning classes is through the use of photographs and images. In this interactive webinar we will...

On February 26, 2020 I offered a webinar on the topic of Needs Assessment for ELT Course or Curriculum Design. This webinar was offered as part of a series by the Office of English Language Programs of the U.S. Department of State. If you missed the live version, you can watch...

I’m delighted that the 3rd edition of Q: Skills for Success is now available from Oxford University Press.  My co-author, Jenny Bixby, and I are very proud of our contributions. We co-wrote two books in the reading/writing strand of the series, Level 2 and also the...

I hope you’ll join me for a webinar on Implementing Content-Based Language Instruction in your Classroom. It is sponsored by the English Language Programs of the U.S. Department of State. This webinar will focus on the needs of teachers using content-based language...

I’m delighted to report that the second editions of both the Intro and Level 2 books of Q Skills for Success Reading/Writing are now in print. The second edition of the Special Edition of Reading/Writing 2 for Saudi Arabia is also now available. These new editions have a number...

Will you be at the TESOL Convention in Portland. If, so, I hope to see you there. Come and find me at one of the following presentations.   The Next Generation of Challenges in Authoring Thursday  3/27   1:00pm   CC B113 Christina Cavage, Nick Robinson, Lynn Bonesteel, Sarah...

Hi, everyone.  Here’s a short audio greeting and summary of upcoming presentations at TESOL in Dallas. I hope to see many of you there.  Here’s where you can find me at the conference. Check back at the end of the week for links to presentation slides and handouts....

I’m delighted to announce that my latest ESL textbook, coauthored with Jenny Bixby is now available. It is the introductory level of Q: Skills for Success, the Reading/Writing strand.  Like our other book in the Q series, this level has entertaining readings, solid...