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Books

Rediscover grammar (London: Longman, 1988), 223 pp. 0 582 00258 3; revised edition, 1996; Thai translation, 1996. 974 512 594 6; Japanese translation, 1992. 4 268 00137 9; Chinese translation, 1995. 962 00 1352 2

Rediscover grammar (London: Longman, 1996), revised edition 239 pp. 0 582 00258 3

Rediscover grammar (London: Pearson Longman, 2004), 3rd edn 254 pp. 0 582 84862 8

Making sense of grammar (London: Pearson Longman, 2004), 400 pp. 0 582 84863 6

Language A to Z,  Book 1 (London: Longman, 1991), 140 pp. 0 582 07565 3

Language A to Z, Book 2 (London: Longman, 1991), vi+152 pp. 0 582 07564 5

Language A to Z, Teacher's Book (London: Longman, 1991), vi+185 pp. 0 582 07562 9

Discover grammar (London: Addison Wesley Longman, 1996), 159 pp.  0 582 29435 5

Articles

Teaching grammar: turning words into deeds. Secondary English, 2004.

Making grammar over. Times Higher Education Supplement, 2004.

Series

(With J. Bevington) Skylarks: a language development programme for 6--9-year-olds (London: Nelson, 1975), 48 booklets and teacher's notes.  0 17 412233 0

(With J.L. Foster) Databank series (London: Edward Arnold, 1979), 24 pp. each

Heat    0 7131 0381 7

Light    0 7131 0380 9

Sound    0 7131 0379 5

Roads   0 7131 0377 9

Railways  NA

Canals    0 7131 0376 0

Monasteries   0 7131 0395 7

Manors  0 7131 0394 9

Castles    0 7131 0393 0

Money    0 7131 0390 6

Parliament    0 7131 0391 4

Newspapers    0 7131 0392 2

(With J.L. Foster) Databank series (London: Edward Arnold, 1981), 24 pp. each

The Greeks   0 7131 0556 9

The Romans    0 7131 0554 2

The Ancient Egyptians    0 7131 0555 0

(With J.L. Foster) Databank series (London: Edward Arnold, 1982), 24 pp. each

Air   0 7131 0633 6

Food   0 7131 0631 X

Volcanoes    0 7131 0632 8

(With J.L. Foster) Databank series (London: Edward Arnold, 1983), 24 pp. each

Deserts  0 7131 0828 2

Dinosaurs   0 7131 0829 0

Electricity   0 7131 0837 1

(With J.L. Foster) Databank series (London: Edward Arnold, 1984), 24 pp. each

Motorcycles 0 7131 0836 3

Computers  0 7131 0838 X

Horses and ponies   0 7131 0839 8

The Normans    0 7131 0949 1

The Vikings    0 7131 0947 5

The Romans    0 7131 0554 2

The Celts    0 7131 0989 0

The Anglo-Saxons    0 7131 0948 3

Enjoy science (Tokyo: Asahi) (Japanese translation of 3 Databank science titles), 132 pp.   No ISBN

(With J.L. Foster) Databank series (London: Edward Arnold, 1985), 24 pp. each

Fishing   0 7131 0946 7

The Stone Age    0 7131 7300 9

(With J.L. Foster) Datasearch series (London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1991), 32 pp. each

Air and breathing    0 340 52222 4

Light and seeing    0 340 52225 9

Sound and hearing    0 340 52223 2

Heating and cooling    0 340 52224 0

(ed, with D. Strange) The great Gatsby (Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1992), Penguin Authentic Texts, xii+190 pp. 0 14 081334 9

(ed, with D. Strange) The picture of Dorian Gray (Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1992), Penguin Authentic Texts, xii+276 pp.  0 14 081333 0

(ed, with D. Strange) The big sleep (Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1992), Penguin Authentic Texts, ix+244 pp. 0 14 081335 7

DVDs, tapes, and broadcasts

DVD: A comprehensive framework for language study. (Devon County Council Curriculum Services: Media Education Centre, 2003).

DVD: A-level primers I: 1 English – the global language; 2 Accents and dialects; 3 Playing with language; 4 Being pragmatic about pragmatics; 5 Language and ICT. (Devon County Council Curriculum Services: Media Education Centre, 2003).

DVD: A-level primers II: 1 The importance of grammar; 2 Tone of voice; 3 Langauge and literature; 4 Child language acquisition; 5 The death of languages. (Devon County Council Curriculum Services: Media Education Centre, 2003).

Basic linguistics.  Cassette tape and slides.  University of Reading: Reading Centre, 1973. [With books]

Language acquisition.  Cassette tape and slides.  University of Reading: Reading Centre, 1973. [With books]

Grammar rules.  Television script and presentation for Open University Course PE 232, Language Development, Block 2, 1980

Patterns of language.  3 scripts for BBC Schools, May 1986

See also: Child language; Language and education

 

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