Commissioning Editor vs Sample
I was recently invited to pitch to a major ELT publisher for a Teacher’s Resource Book to go with their new Adult coursebooks. Simple brief – a truly communicative activity … Continue reading
How can you teach Creativity?
A complaint I often have and often hear is that students lack creativity. The solution I have heard myself and others offer to this is to simply tell students to … Continue reading
Do men use echoing to show interest?
I’ve just finished writing a Speaking Skills book for Harper Collins English for Life series – A self study book at B2+ level to complement the existing two lower levels … Continue reading
Pronunciation and A relaxing cup of cafe con leche
Spain and maybe the rest of the world have probably finished laughing at the Mayor of Madrid’s Olympic proposal speech on Saturday by now. I didn’t find it as funny … Continue reading
Expatlandia
Geographically speaking I live in Spain. And in that vein I’ve lived in Prague, Bangkok, Turkey and Qatar, very briefly Tokyo and existed for a year in Germany. But in … Continue reading
What I’ve learnt from being edited
When I first started writing for publication with Time Out Istanbul (I suppose I’ve been writing something or other since childhood**) I was completely self edited. The Editor saw editing … Continue reading
Simple English ~ Nicola Prentis 