Writing, editing and consultancy commissions
In addition to authoring books for publishers, I have been a member of writing teams for major integrated courses and have developed material for some of the world’s largest language school chains and other organisations. Recent commissions include:
Open University / English in Action
Consultant,
editor and writer for English in Action, a joint project between the Open
University (United Kingdom), the BBC World Service Trust and the Government of
Bangladesh to raise standards in English Language Teaching in state and NGO
schools throughout Bangladesh. I have also visited Bangladesh on a a number of
occasions to train local ELT writers working on the project and to make teacher-training videos.
Klett, a major German scholastic publisher
Member of the writing team for Green Line, a series of integrated courses for Secondary level state education in Germany. My role included developing workbook and exam-practice material. Visit website.
Richmond Publishing, an international ELT publisher
Member of the writing teams for New Framework and The Big Picture, series of integrated courses for teenagers and young adults primarily aimed at South America. My role included developing the online components and video-based material. Visit website.
Cambridge University Press
Consultant and editor contributing to a project to supply courses for state Primary education in Kazakhstan. Visit website.
Wall Street Institutes, a global language school chain
Writer of three levels of WSI’s core classroom material and three self-study manuals. Editor of other aspects of the programme. View sample activity.
EF, a global language school chain
Contributor of material to EF’s Englishtown online study program, featuring voice-recognition software.
Aston Education Group, a major chain of lanaguge schools and training centres operating in China and other countries in SE Asia
Author/co-authored and also designer:
Four courses for learners aged 4 to 7 View sample
pages
Five courses for learners aged 7 - 11 (sample pages below)
Four courses for learners aged 11- 17 (sample pages below)
Two courses for adult elementary students (sample pages below)
Three courses in Academic English (sample pages below)
| For young learners and teens | For adult students |
Delta Publishing, a UK ELT publisher
Writer of the Teacher’s Book and exam practice material for Super Starters, a course of preparation for the Cambridge Young Learners English Tests.
ILLUSTRATION AND IMAGE SOURCING
My original artwork has appeared in many ELT/ESL publications. Please click here to see a small sample. I also have extensive experience of sourcing and manipulating photo images for ELT purposes. For a sample of recent work please click here.