Dr. Richards received a warm reception on his visit to Hanoi in October, where over 2000 people registered for his public lectures, which were delivered both live and on-line.
A warm reception for Dr. Richards’ lectures in Hanoi
GenAI in Language Teaching
Dr. Richards draws your attention to a recent publication that provides a comprehensive overview of the opportunities, challenges, and practical considerations associated with the use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in language teaching and learning.
Keith Cheng Lin and Jack C. Richards:
GenAI-assisted language teaching (GenAILT): Approach, design,
and procedure.
Dr Richards recommends a new book
Dr. Richards recommends an important new book on curriculum development in language teaching. Fundamentals of Curriculum Planning, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation in English Language Teaching By Eman Elturki.
A Long Forgotten Article
Dr Richards reports that he has come across an article of his that he had long forgotten about but he believes would still be of interest to teachers.
New Editions in 2027
New editions of both the Interchange and Four Corners series are upcoming.
Cambridge University Press have announced that new editions of both of the popular series for learners of English will be published in 2027.
Four Short TESOL Videos
Dr. Richards has recorded four short videos as part of the University of Sydney TESOL Research program.
Many more TESOL videos may also be viewed on the University of Sydney TESOL Research YouTube Channel.
Chance Opportunity Leads to International Career for University Alumnus
From the Victoria University of Wellington website:
Victoria University of Wellington adjunct professor and alumnus Jack Richards has had an illustrious career in teaching English as a second language. But if not for a chance conversation with a friend about a job opportunity, his career might have looked very different…
Dr Richards Recommends
Dr Richards highly recommends this article by Professor Gregory Hadley. It reports on one of the few empirical studies that have been conducted to assess the effectiveness of global English textbooks, using the Interchange series as an example.
On the Lecture Circuit
As a widely published author and conference speaker, Dr. Richards receives many requests to give guest lectures or keynote addresses at conferences. Dr. Richards is happy to offer talks at conferences and language teaching programs without fee, as long as feels he has a useful contribution to make.
Recent and forthcoming presentations include:
- Teaching academic content in a second language: Victoria University, Wellington, March 2023
- Teaching English as an International Language. Mexico, Autonomous University of Baja California. March 2023 (Virtual)
- Cooperative Approaches to Teacher Professional Development. Seoul, South Korea, KOTESOL Convention (in person)
- Teacher strategies in English Medium Instruction. Sydney, University of Sydney, July 2023
- English Medium Instructions- an Introduction. TATE Conference Hammamet, Tunisia October 2023 (Virtual)
- English Medium Instruction – Issues and Challenges: Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages, Kaohsiung, Taiwan October 2023 (in person).
- The Future of the Past: Changes in Approaches to Classroom Instruction. Cam TESOL Keynote, Phnom Penh, February 2024 (in person)
New Book for Chinese Teachers
A new book for teachers of English in China, Principles for Language Teaching has been published by the Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press.
Review in RELC
Marilyn Nesta Lewis and Marie Alina Yeo review Teaching and Learning in English Medium Instruction in RELC Journal.
The authors’ modest subtitle, An Introduction, could suggest that the book would appeal only to those who know little about the topic. Yet, as this review aims to show, in fact, its contents would be helpful to teachers at various stages of their EMI teaching journey. It would also be useful for teacher educators, researchers and administrators
involved in this growing phenomenon.
Special Issue of Language Teaching Research Quarterly
The Language Teaching Research Quarterly is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes research within the area of second or foreign language teaching. They have produced a special issue (Volume 33) in honour of Jack C. Richards.
Below are links to PDFs of the individual articles.
- Editorial: In Honour of Jack C. Richard’s Six-decade Contribution to Language Teaching
Carol Griffiths - Reflecting on Jack C. Richards’ 60 Years in TESOL: A Systematic Review
Jack C. Richards, Ali Panahi, Hassan Mohebbi - Working with Jack – An Influential Quarter Century Experience
Anne Burns - What is Morphological Awareness and How Can You Develop it?
Paul Nation, Laurie Bauer - Language Teaching in the ‘Third Space’: Identity Trajectories and Professional Development Needs
Jenny Mendieta Aguilar, Olivia Rütti-Joy - Decision Making in English Language Teaching: Unpacking Novice Teachers’ Pedagogical Reasoning
Zia Tajeddin, Maryam Bolouri - Investigating Learners’ Listening Comprehension Strategy Awareness and its Implications for Language Learning
İzzettin Kök - The Influence of Jack C. Richards on My Personal Journey from EFL to EMI: A Narrative Exploration
Chiu-Hui (Vivian) Wu - Exposure to Target Language Vocabulary through Novel Extracts and Computer Game Cutscenes
Mehmet Emre Altınbaş - Rethinking Teaching Listening Skills: A Case Study
Md Nabinur Rahman, Sharifa Chowdhury, Diana Mazgutova - A Personal Tribute to the Life and Work of Jack C. Richards
Roger Barnard
Positive Book Review
Reviewers give a very positive review of Richards and Pun Teaching and Learning in English Medium Instruction
Richards and Pun’s experiences of EMI in various contexts make this book an engaging read for anyone in the field. With its broad coverage and in-depth treatment of essential topics in EMI, this volume is indispensable reading for EMI researchers, classroom teachers, EMI policymakers and administrators, as well as students on TESOL teacher training programs.
Link to full review…
New Series of Professional Books
Professor Richards has been invited to contribute to a new series of practical professional books for teachers of English in China. The series is being published by Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press, the educational publishing division of Beijing University of Foreign Studies and the largest university press in China. The series editors for the books are Professor Guoxing Yu (Bristol University) and Professor Peter Gu (Victoria University, Wellington). The title and contents of Professor Richards’ book are:
Continue readingNew Textbook Series for Non-English Majors in Chinese Universities
Dr. Richards is Editor in Chief for a new series of textbooks published by Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press and Oxford University Press (China).
One series is a 4 level integrated course, entitled Over to You, the first level of which has now been published. The second series is a 4 level listening and speaking course.
New Series of Practical Booklets for Teachers
Dr Richards and his colleague at the Regional Language Centre, Singapore - Dr Marie Yeo - are editing a new series of practical low cost booklets for teachers and teacher trainers.
The first three titles in the new series are now available, and include one by Dr Richards called Planning a Language Course: Principles and Procedures.
Publish or Perish: The Secret Life of a Textbook Writer
People ask me about this paper from time to time, which is a "tongue-in-cheek" look at ESL publishing.
Publish or Perish: The Secret Life of a Textbook Writer
Guidelines: A Periodical for Classroom Language Teachers, v10 n2 p88-96 Dec 1988
Content and Process in Language Teacher Education
Shanghai University Press is going to publish a collection of Dr. Richards' papers in the area of teacher education, with the title Content and Process in Language Teacher Education.
Curriculum Development in Language Teaching 2nd Edition
The second edition of Dr. Richards' book Curriculum Development in Language Teaching has been published.
The new edition is a substantial revision of the first edition and contains 60% of new content
Communicative Language Teaching Today
Dr. Richards' booklet, Communicative Language Teaching Today, first published in 2006, is now available as a free download.
It is distributed with permission from SEAMEO Regional Language Centre and is part of the Portfolio series by SEAMEO Regional Language Centre.