Stimulating Conversation challenges intermediate to advanced-level Japanese Students to converse about many of today's important social issues. Each unit stimulates students to identify their own values, work cooperatively in pairs and small groups, think critically and find creative solutions to global and local issues.
Level: intermediate to advanced Age: high school to adult Class size: 4 - 40 Book size: A4, 104 pages.
Class Audio CD available
Cooperative-learning Multi-skills Conversation Texts for Young Adults
Marathon Mouth (6th Edition - New for 2012)
Lesley Koustaff, Brent Gaston & Paul Shimizu
A student-centered grammar/ function-based English conversation text designed for those "hard-to-teach" large conversation classes, from high school to university level.
Level: beginner/false beginner Age: high school + Class size: 8 - 80 Book size: A4, 108 pages.
Audio CD & Teacher's Edition available
Marathon Mouth 1A (5th Edition)
Lesley Koustaff, Brent Gaston & Paul Shimizu
Units 1-7 of Marathon Mouth 5th Edition. Marathon Mouth is a student-centered grammar/ function-based English conversation text designed for those "hard-to-teach" large conversation classes, from high school to university level.
Level: beginner/false beginner Age: high school + Class size: 8 - 80 Book size: A4, 45 pages.
Audio CD, Activity Cards (on color cardstock) & Teacher's Edition available
Marathon Mouth Plus
Paul Shimizu & Brent Gaston
A Cooperative-learning, Multi-skills English conversation text for large conversation classes, from high school to university level.
Level: beginner/low-intermediate Age: high school - university Class size: 8 - 80 Book size: A4, 96 pages
Audio CD & Teacher's Edition available
Communication for Junior High School
Signpost
Mark Thompson
Signpost offers a unique visual / aural approach to English conversation for junior high school age students. The course introduces all language and practice activities through imagery and listening. The teacher's resource includes 5 audio CDs, detailed instructions and supplemental activites.
Level: beginner Age: junior high school Class size: 8 - 40 Book size: B5, 121 pages.
Teacher's Editions (English & Japanese versions available), Class Audio CD Set (5 Audio CDs) available
Integrated Skills for University Students
Humanity & Technology
Brian Cullen
An intergrated skills book for Japanese university students. The 2nd edition is available from April 2004.
Level: intermediate to advanced Age: college - university Class size: 4 - 40 Book size: A4, 128 pages, student CD included
Class Audio CD is also available.
Conversation for University Students
Natural Speaking
Thompson and Chase
A topic-based conversation text for first year university students.
Level: preintermediate/intermediate Age: high school + Class size: 4 - 40 Book size: A4, 76 pp.
Audio CD & Teacher's Edition available
Freewriting for Communication
WRITE about it, TALK about it
Richard Gabbrielli and Joel Harris
This intermediate level writing text book combines the skills of writing, talking, reading and listening, offering a multi-skills approach to language acquisition.
Level: intermediate and beyond Age: college - university Class size: 8 - 30 Book size: B5, 61 pp.
Teacher's Edition available
English Through Interviews
ENGLISH-LIVE!
Christine Lee Chinen
English-Live! is a multi-level (pre-intermediate to advanced), multi-skills book which uses interviewing as the means to get students communicating in English.
Level: preintermediate/intermediate Age: college - university Class size: 4 - 40 Book size: B5, 76 pp.
Class CD & Teacher's Edition available
Drama in the Classroom
MAKING CONVERSATION
Migdalek and Erlich
Making Conversation is designed to help students acquire a sense of English conversation through creative writing exercises. Students develop confidence in their ability to write, and consequently voice engaging, dynamic conversations of their own creation.
Level: intermediate and beyond Age: high school - university Class size: 12 - 30 Book size: A4, 55 pp.
Vocabulary Building
Mind Your Words
Richard Gabbrielli
Mind Your Words is a general English vocabulary workbook suitable for classroom use or self-study. The vocabulary in this workbook has been specifically selected from international English tests for EFL/ESL learners, particularly from TOEIC and the Cambridge ESOL exams.
Level: low intermediate and up Age: college - university Class size: ANY Book size: B5, 50 pp.
MOTIVATE'EM
Shimizu and Koustaff
Color-coded language learning cards
Level: beginner Age: 6 - 14 yrs. Class size: 4 - 12 Book size: A4, 96 pp.
