Jake Hughes Book order (chronological)

The main objective of this text is to assist language teachers in writing better tests. The author defines a good test as one that contains validity, reliability, practicality and a positive reaction. Hughes offers practical and realistic guidance on how to create a good test. The author pays special attention to the effect of testing on teaching - a test should not only be reliable and valid but should also have a positive effect on teaching. Chapters on the testing of writing, oral ability, reading, listening, grammar and vocabulary, and test administration are included. Also included are testing techniques that have been proven to be useful for teachers, and statistics that enable teachers to interpret test results. Reader activities can be found at the end of each chapter.

C21 is a new type of English course that integrates academic and 21st century skills with a general English syllabus to ensure students have all the skills they need for life, study and work.

Navigate is a brand new, six-level General English course tailored exclusively to adults. The course takes an innovative approach to reading and listening based on academic research as to how adults best learn languages. It teaches reading and listening from the bottom up, giving learners the skills they need to understand the next text they will read and hear, not just the one they are reading or hearing now. The content has been extensively piloted and reviewed in ELT classrooms across the world, giving teachers the confidence that it really works. The first 3 levels are publishing early 2015 (A2, B1 and B1+) with the next 3 levels following early 2016.

Your direct route to English success. Information-rich topics and texts immerse adult learners in themes and issues from around the world so that learning English is more relevant. Driven by clear aims and outcomes centred around the CEFR, so that learners can make the most of their time. Innovative approach to skills development based on academic research helps your learners to listen and read for tomorrow. Learner materials have been thoroughly tested and piloted in ELT classrooms across the world, giving you confidence that it works. Navigate has been based on the Oxford 3000 to ensure that learners are only covering the most relevant vocabulary. Learners get the high frequency vocabulary they need to communicate in the world today.