A question I’ve been asked on LinkedIn by a writer (post for writers/editors, not publishers)…
Is it worth joining the ELT Publishing Professionals database? Anonymous
Bit fiddly to answer on LinkedIn, also the answer might be useful for others. So…
Answer: Overall, yes.
I’ll hopefully keep this update going this year. Bit busy at the moment so here are a few very quick updates and some useful links.
New releases
Express Publishing are promoting a new book English for 21st Century Skills (Mavridi and Xerri), which comes out Spring 2020. Lots of different contributors, looks good. No link on site yet.
All levels of Language Hub (Macmillan) are out and promo in full swing by the look of things on social media.
Shout out to Jen Dobson, who has written the course ‘Getting Started with Early Childhood English Teaching’ on Language Fuel.
The new global product for teens from the British Council, Secondary Plus, will be rolled out here in Thailand in May. Project-based approach, academic/exam skills add-ons. Looks pretty polished for a first version. It’s already being used in Europe. I’ve had a sneaky peak. Thumbs up. Info here. Disclaimer – had a bit part to play in these, that’s it. (more…)
This is a completely imaginary conversation. No characters in the convo are based on real people – I’m just bored and imagining conversations I might have with editors…
[Researched photo: someone sunbathing]
Comment (design): Can you be more specific? E.g. male/female, etc
[Researched photo: an image to match the phrase ‘I enjoy sunbathing’. A male, perhaps…]
Comment (design): Can you be more specific? Is the speaker male or female?
[[Researched photo: an image to match the phrase ‘I enjoy sunbathing’. I’m not sure if the speaker is male or female. I have requested that the speaker is male, but I don’t know until this is recorded. Maybe the best thing to do is stick with a generic reference to sunbathing, e.g. an image of a bottle of sun cream]
Comment (development editor): Given issues with appropriacy, perhaps a male would be better? (more…)
This is a completely imaginary conversation. No characters in the convo are based on real people – I’m just bored and imagining conversations I might have with editors…
Editor: So, do you have any suggestions for the pronunciation stage? We were thinking of, maybe, catenation.
Me: Right. Okay, I can do that. If it appears in the listening text I mean.
Editor: What do you mean?
Me: Well, just… if catenation is a feature of the text. Like, if catenation is actually used by the speakers in the dialogue.
Editor: Well… it will be. If we decide it’s the main pronunciation point for this spread then…
Me: Hang on, can we back up a bit here? Aren’t we doing things backwards? (more…)
This is a completely imaginary conversation. No characters in the convo are based on real people – I’m just bored and imagining conversations I might have with editors…
Editor: I think your ideas for the ‘British food’ lesson are great. The listening works well. It’s just…
Me: Just…
Editor: …you mention a fried breakfast. I probably wouldn’t.
Me: Why? Oh… wait. The sausages, right?
Editor: Yeah. And the bacon…
Me: Right.
Editor: …and the black pudding.
Me: Okay… Can’t we just say sausages and bacon, but not mention they are pork? I mean, you can get chicken sausages, turkey bacon… there are veggie or vegan substitutes for both too. I’ve had them. (more…)
