Books and Course Materials

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For teachers and scholars
Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching: The Case of the Middle East and North Africa

Edited by Hayo Reinders, Christine Coombe, Andrew Littlejohn and Dara Tafazoli. Palgrave Macmillan. 2019.
A collection of 13 papers describing innovation in teaching, learning, assessment and teacher development practices in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).
Language Studies: Stretching the Boundaries

Edited by Andrew Littlejohn and Sandhya Rao Mehta. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. 2012.
A collection of papers focussing on links between language studies and other disciplines, including social psychology, translation theory, computer science, forensics, educational policy, language change, archaeology, and literature.
Classroom Decision-Making

Edited by Michael P Breen and Andrew Littlejohn. Cambridge University Press 2000.
A collection of accounts by teachers, describing their work in sharing decisions with students.
A to Z of Methodology

Andrew Littlejohn and Diana Hicks. Cambridge University Press.
Two A to Z guides of ELT methodology, one for Primary schools and one for Secondary schools, explaining basic concepts and giving practical ideas
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Research methods
Research Methods and Processes

Andrew Littlejohn and Mohammed Melouk. Lancaster University.
An edited collection of papers concerning research in applied linguistics.
Andrew Littlejohn's PhD - Why are English Language Teaching materials the way they are?

Andrew Littlejohn. Lancaster University 1992.
The complete thesis, widely cited in Applied Linguistics literature
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For children aged 5-11
First choice

Andrew Littlejohn and Helgrid Hammesfahr Schofield. Lehrmittelsverlag, Zurich, Switzerland.
Topic-based materials, for 6 to 8 year olds, providing ‘language across the curriculum’, through a content focus.

Primary Colours

Andrew Littlejohn and Diana Hicks. Cambridge University Press.
A six level course in British English for primary schools, featuring rich content
American English Primary Colors

Andrew Littlejohn and Diana Hicks. Cambridge University Press.
A six level course in American English for primary schools, featuring rich content
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For students aged 10-16
Cambridge English for Schools

Andrew Littlejohn and Diana Hicks. Cambridge University Press.
A five level course in English for students aged 10-16
Versions also exist for Italy, Poland, Russia, Spain
Cambridge English Worldwide

Andrew Littlejohn and Diana hicks. Cambridge University Press.
A shorter version of Cambridge English for Schools for classes with fewer class-hours
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For adults
a Eurolingua

Andrew Littlejohn, Maggy McNorton, Alan Wirdnam and Edward Woods. Club Schools Switzerland.
A course for adult students, developed for use in the Club Schools, Switzerland, and available through Cornelsen, Germany.
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Writing skills
Company to Company

Andrew Littlejohn. Cambridge University Press.
4th Edition. A task- and simulations-based approach to teaching business correspondence: emails, faxes and letters
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Writing 1

Andrew Littlejohn. Cambridge University Press.
Materials to develop general language abilities through writing at an elementary/pre-intermediate level.
Writing 2

Andrew Littlejohn. Cambridge University Press.
Materials to develop general language abilities through writing at an intermediate level.
Writing 3

Andrew Littlejohn. Cambridge University Press.
Materials to develop general language abilities through writing at an upper intermediate level
Writing 4

Andrew Littlejohn. Cambridge University Press.
Materials to develop general language abilities through writing at an advanced level
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Other books
The Royal Opera House, Muscat, Oman

Andrew Littlejohn. Royal Court Affairs, Muscat, Oman.
A guide book to architecture and design of the Royal Opera House
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