{"id":5717,"date":"2009-12-21T18:23:16","date_gmt":"2009-12-22T01:23:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tesl-ej.org\/wordpress\/?page_id=5717"},"modified":"2026-04-08T16:14:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T00:14:22","slug":"books","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tesl-ej.org\/wordpress\/books\/","title":{"rendered":"Books"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span class=\"style1\"> <em>TESL-EJ<\/em> publishes academic titles in electronic format. Our books are copyrighted and registered with the U.S. Library of Congress. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you have an idea for a book, please refer to the guidelines at the bottom of this page.<\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\">\n<h3>New, May 2024<\/h3>\n<h3><em>Tips for Writing Well: Research-Based Principles<\/em><\/h3>\n<h4>By Scott Alkire<\/h4>\n<p>110 pages<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tesl-ej.org\/books\/TIPS_Alkire.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/books\/TIPS_Alkire.png\" alt=\"cover of Alkire Tips book\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\"><\/a>\n<br clear=\"all\">\n<P>This book is <a href=\"\/books\/TIPS_Alkire.pdf\">free for download<\/a> in PDF from this site. It is also available on Amazon in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0CM7WRWZ7\"> ebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0982372450\">paperback<\/a> formats. All of the profits from this book go to supporting TESL-EJ\u2019s mission to remain free from advertising, and free from subscription fees. Thank you for considering a purchase.\n<P>\nThis book contains 25 easy to read and easy to follow tips on effective academic writing. The topics range from how to find sources, to improving your style, to grammar and proofreading.  \n<h3>New, March 2024<\/h3>\n<h3><em>Reflective Practice for Language Teachers<\/em><\/h3>\n<h4>By Thomas S. C. Farrell, TESL-EJ Board Member; Free from the British Council<\/h4>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.teachingenglish.org.uk\/publications\/resource-books\/reflective-practice-language-teachers\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tesl-ej.org\/images\/Reflective_Practice-Farrell.png\" alt=\"cover of Farrell book\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\"><\/a>\n<P>The book assumes no previous familiarity with the idea of reflecting on teaching. You will be introduced to the purpose and importance of reflection and guided through its historical roots. By reading this book, you will have a clear definition of what the process of reflective practice is, making it accessible and relevant to your teaching.\n<P>\nWritten with language educators in mind, the book gives you a straightforward framework designed to help you engage easily in reflective practice. At each step, you will find an example of an English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teacher following this framework and demonstrating how reflection can be a powerful tool for refining and developing your teaching approaches.<P>\n<h3>November 2021<\/h3>\n<h3><em>English Language Teaching in Latin America<\/em><\/h3>\n<h4>Edited by Paul Davies<\/h4>\n<p>164 pages<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tesl-ej.org\/books\/ELTinLA.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/books\/eltinla.jpg\" alt=\"cover of Davies book\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\"><\/a>\n<br clear=\"all\">\nThis book is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B09KRZDXFW\/ref=sr_1_2\">available on Amazon<\/a> in Kindle and paperback formats. 100% of profits from this book go to supporting TESL-EJ\u2019s mission to remain free from advertising, and free from subscription fees. Thank you for considering a purchase.\n<P><P>\nThis book contains a collection of articles published in an ELT\nonline magazine or website that Paul Davies ran as a retirement hobby from August 2018 to July 2020, English Language Teaching in Latin America, or ELTinLA. Contributors include:\nEdward Amador Pliego, Rosalina Dom\u00ednguez \u00c1ngel, Veronica Espino Barranco, Jeremy Harmer, Claudia Liliana Hern\u00e1ndez Hern\u00e1ndez, Jorge Alberto Hern\u00e1ndez T\u00e9llez, Martha Lengeling, Angela Llanas, Laura L\u00f3pez Gonz\u00e1lez, Celso P\u00e9rez Carranza, Richard Rossner, Paul Seligson, Rebeca Elena Tapia Carlin, and Amanda Wilson.\n<P>\n<a href=\"\/books\/ELTinLA.pdf\">Download a free PDF version here.<\/a>\n<h3><em>Appropriate English Teaching for Latin America<\/em><\/h3>\n<h4>by Paul Davies<\/h4>\n<p>328 pages<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tesl-ej.org\/books\/davies.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-14899\" src=\"\/books\/daviescover.jpg\" alt=\"cover of Davies book\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\"><\/a>\n<br clear=\"all\">\nThis book is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Appropriate-English-Teaching-Latin-America-ebook\/dp\/B09159VCCR\/ref=sr_1_2?\">available on Amazon in Kindle and paperback format<\/a>. 100% of profits from this book go to supporting TESL-EJ&#8217;s mission to remain free from advertising, and free from subscription fees. Thank you for considering a purchase.\n<p>There are basic elements of ELT wherever it is practised around the world, but ELT should also vary significantly according to students\u2019 characteristics and needs, their learning contexts, their native language, and other factors, which may vary greatly from region to region and country to country.\n<p>All Latin American countries have most major factors related to ELT in common, but many are notably different from countries in Europe, Asia and Africa.\n<p>This book is about ELT specifically in Latin America, past, present and future.\n<p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tesl-ej.org\/books\/davies.pdf\">Download a free PDF copy here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"\">\n<a href=\"\/books\/Tumpane_2E.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-14899\" src=\"\/books\/tumpane_cover.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\"><\/a>\n<br clear=\"all\">\n<p><\/P>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"\/books\/Tumpane_2E.pdf\">Scotch and Holy Water<\/a><\/span><\/em>\u2014Tumpane\u2019s account of his years living in Diyarbakir, Izmir, and Ankara\u2014describes plenty of imbibing. It also describes expeditions to ruins, hijinks in nightclubs, and wacky interactions with Turks, Kurds, and expatriates. Although entertaining and well written, the book was never picked up by a publisher. Tumpane self-published <em><span class=\"s1\">Scotch and Holy Water <\/span><\/em>in 1981 but, without national dis<span class=\"s1\">tribution <\/span>and marketing, the book went largely unnoticed. We are pleased to share this treasure with our readership.<\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"\">\n<h2>New Edition<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tesl-ej.org\/\/books\/Babel-2ed.pdf\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/books\/babel-cover.png\"><br><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tesl-ej.org\/\/books\/Babel-2ed.pdf\"><strong>Harmony of Babel: Profiles of Famous Polyglots<\/strong>,<\/a> by Kat\u00f3 Lomb (264 pages)<\/p>\n<p><strong>What&#8217;s new in this edition?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This edition feature 20% new content, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>an Editor&#8217;s Preface discussing the value of polyglots for SLA research<\/li>\n<li>the transcript of an interview Dr. Lomb did for Hungarian TV in 1974<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>More information:<\/p>\n<p>In the late 1980s the distinguished interpreter and translator Kat\u00f3 Lomb profiled and interviewed 21 of her peers in search of answers to basic but deep questions on the nature of language learning. She asked:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cWhen can we say we know a language?\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWhich is the most important language skill: grammar, vocabulary, or good pronunciation?\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWhat method did you use to learn languages?\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHas it ever happened to you that you started learning a language, but could not cope with it?\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWhat connection do you see between age and language learning? \u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAre there \u2018easy\u2019 and \u2018difficult,\u2019 \u2018rich\u2019 and \u2018poor,\u2019 \u2018beautiful\u2019 and \u2018less beautiful\u2019 languages?\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWhat is multilingualism good for?\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The answers Lomb collected from her interlocutors are singular, provocative, and often profound. Grounded in real-world experience, they will be of interest to linguaphiles who are seeking to supplement their theoretical knowledge of language learning.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About the author:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kat\u00f3 Lomb (1909\u20132003) was called \u201cpossibly the most accomplished polyglot in the world\u201d by linguist Stephen Krashen. One of the pioneers of post-war simultaneous interpreting, Lomb worked in 16 languages for state and business concerns in her native Hungary. In addition, she wrote several books on language and language learning in the 1970s and 1980s. Her first book, <em>Polyglot: How I Learn Languages<\/em>, was first published in English by <em>TESL-EJ<\/em> in 2008.<\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\">\n<p class=\"style1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tesl-ej.org\/books\/SLRM-2E.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tesl-ej.org\/images\/griffee-ebook cover.jpg\" alt=\"Cover of Griffee book\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" border=\"2\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tesl-ej.org\/books\/SLRM-2E.pdf\"><strong>An Introduction to Second \u0003Language Research Methods<br>Design and Data, 2nd Edition<\/strong><\/a><br>Dale T. Griffee, (360 pages) Free PDF available for TESL-EJ readers. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Introduction-Second-Language-Research-Methods\/dp\/0982372426\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1522791189\">A paperback version is available on Amazon.com<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B079KPQN3M\/\">A Kindle version<\/a> is also available.<\/p> Proceeds benefit TESL-EJ&#8217;s mission to keep content free for all.\n<p><strong>About the Book<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>An Introduction to Second \u0003Language Research Methods: Design and Data<\/em> (2nd edition) enables classroom teachers to become classroom researchers, and in doing so, to improve their understanding of their teaching.<\/p>\n<p>Changes made for the second edition include a new chapter, an expanded glossary of terms, combining the references, and three new appendixes.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p class=\"style1\"><a href=\"\/books\/WLIM.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tesl-ej.org\/pdf\/ej78\/WLIMcover.jpg\" alt=\"Lomb\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/books\/WLIM.pdf\"><strong>With Languages in Mind: Musings of a Polyglot<\/strong><\/a><br>Kat\u00f3 Lomb. Translated by \u00c1d\u00e1m Szegi, Edited by Scott Alkire (212 pages, PDF only)<\/p>\n<p class=\"style1\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>About the Book<\/strong><br>Kat\u00f3 Lomb (1909\u20132003) was one of the great polyglots of the 20th century. A translator and one of the first simultaneous interpreters in the world, Lomb worked in 16 languages for state and business concerns in her native Hungary. She achieved further fame by writing books on languages, interpreting, and polyglots. In <em>With Languages in Mind<\/em>, originally published in Hungary as <em>Nyelvekr\u0151l jut eszembe&#8230;<\/em> (1983), Dr. Lomb presents her views on subjects ranging from language differences, language use, the inherent compromises in interpreting, and language learning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[I]nterestedness&#8230;plays a decisive role in the success of language learning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe root of interestedness is the Latin <em>inter esse<\/em>: to be inside, to be between.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur education system, unfortunately, cannot put the student in the center of linguistic events. Our curricula are exam-centered, grade-centered, and textbook-centered. The student, the subject of education, somehow remains outside the language to be acquired. But L\u00e1szl\u00f3 N\u00e9meth wrote that \u2018personal involvement and the desire to experiment can make all kinds of work a labor of love and a formative power.\u2019 Only communication that addresses us and concerns us can open a gap in the wall of the \u2018foreign\u2019 language to be acquired.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Originally published in Hungary as <em>Nyelvekr\u0151l jut eszembe&#8230;<\/em>by Gondolat, Budapest, in 1983. Copyright \u00a9 1983 Gondolat.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p class=\"style1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tesl-ej.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/reflective2c.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tesl-ej.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/reflective2c.jpg\" alt=\"Reflective Writing, second edition cover image\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"style1\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tesl-ej.org\/books\/reflective_writing.pdf\">Reflective Writing: A Way to Lifelong Teacher Learning<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Edited by Jill Burton, Phil Quirke, Carla L. Reichmann, and Joy Kreeft Peyton (188 pages, PDF only)<\/p>\n<p class=\"style1\">Excerpt from Chapter 1:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Writing Leads to Community<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We never see one another and we never speak directly, yet through the writing our intimacy is complete. (Duncker, 1996, p. 74)<\/p>\n<p>Reflective writing about teaching is a way of inviting others into our classrooms to see what is going on there and to think about the ramifications of certain problems and successes. Teaching can be an isolated and isolating experience. Reflective writing about teaching is a way of expanding our world beyond the individual classroom. (Burton, 2007, Response #50)<\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\">\n<p class=\"style1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tesl-ej.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/lomb.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tesl-ej.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/lomb-203x300.jpg\" alt=\"Polyglot, 2nd edition cover\" width=\"203\" height=\"300\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tesl-ej.org\/books\/lomb-2nd-Ed.pdf\"><strong>Polyglot: How I Learn Languages, Second Edition<\/strong><\/a><br>Kat\u00f3 Lomb. Translated by \u00c1d\u00e1m Szegi and Kornelia DeKorne (215 pages, PDF only)<\/p>\n<p class=\"style1\">Excerpt from Chapter 1:<\/p>\n<p><strong>What Is Language?<br><\/strong><br>There may be no other word in the world that has as many connotations as this noun does with its few letters. For an anatomist, it will recall the set of muscle fibers divided into root, body, blade, and tip. A gourmet will think of tasty morsels in stewed, pickled, and smoked forms on the menu. A theologian will surely be reminded of the day of red Pentecost. A writer will think of a tool that dare not rival Nature, and a poet will imagine a musical instrument. And if spoken by a poet of genius? \u201cYou won\u2019t remain with empty hands under the empty sky\u201d (Antal Szerb).<br><span class=\"style1\"><br clear=\"all\"><br>Archived first edition found here: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tesl-ej.org\/pdf\/ej45\/tesl-ej.ej45.fr1.pdf\"><strong>Polyglot: How I Learn Languages, First Edition<\/strong><\/a><br><\/span><\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\">\n<h2 class=\"style1\">Book Submission Procedure<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"style1\">If you have an idea for a book, or a manuscript in preparation, please send us a prospectus that includes the following elements:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"style1\">\n<li>A cover letter explaining the purpose and scope of the book, as well as progress made on it<\/li>\n<li>A copy of your C.V. 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