Curriculum Vitae December 2012 www.andrewlittlejohn.net Summary Dr Andrew Littlejohn, PhD, MA, PGCE and BA. University academic and specialist in language teaching methodology and applied linguistics, with experience in Europe, Middle East, Latin America and elsewhere Examiner and supervisor of postgraduate research Author and co-author, editor and co-editor of many academic papers and texts. Referee for journals in applied linguistics. Specialist in the research, analysis and design of language teaching materials, particularly for school-aged learners. Author and co-author of numerous course books in English, mainly published by Cambridge University Press, with a specialism in content-rich materials for school-aged children Winner of various awards for writings in language pedagogy Consultant in the design of language teaching and teacher training programmes Internationally acknowledged authority, with frequent participation as invited keynote or plenary speaker at international conferences Page 1 of 11
1 Education 1986-92 Degree of Doctor of Philosophy, PhD (Applied Linguistics), by thesis Dept of Linguistics and Modern English Language, Lancaster, UK Research area: The Design of Language Teaching Materials for School-Aged children Funded by competitive award from the U.K. government s Economic and Social Research Council British Library Thesis No. DX178297 (available at http://ethos.bl.uk) 1981-82 M.A. in Linguistics for English Language Teaching Dept of Linguistics and Modern English Language, Lancaster, UK. Distinction in research area: Autonomous Learning 1978-79 Postgraduate Certificate in Education West Midlands College of Higher Education, England U.K. Qualified Teacher Status, for primary and middle schools Special subject: Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Distinction in Teaching Practice 1973-76 B.A. (Hons.) in Modern Studies North Staffordshire Polytechnic (now Staffordshire University), Stafford, Staffs., England Main subjects: Sociology and International Politics 2 Awards Three times winner of English-Speaking Union Awards, presented at Buckingham Palace, London, for outstanding papers in the field of English Language Teaching 1983 for the paper Increasing Learner Involvement in Course Management 1984 for the paper Task-centred Writing Activities 1989 for the paper Learning to Write/Writing to Learn Shortlisted for the International House Ben Warren Trust Prize, December 2000, for the book Classroom Decision-Making, Cambridge University Press, 2000. Page 2 of 11
3 Employment 8/01- present Department of English, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman Teaching courses for the B. Ed. degree (schools) in: Applied Linguistics Psycholinguistics Second Language Acquisition Research methods Academic writing Language in the media Dr Andrew Littlejohn Coordinator of Research Project (responsible for 100 students, +/- 12 academic staff per semester) 12/94-6/01 Dept of Languages in Education, Institute of Education, University of London, England Lecturer on Master s and Advanced Diploma courses in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL); supervisor of MA theses 10/93-6/94 Faculty of Foreign Languages and Literature, University of Pisa, Italy Visiting professor in Modern Language Pedagogy, MA level courses 10/87-6/93 Dept of Linguistics and Modern English Language, Lancaster University, Lancaster, England Lecturer on undergraduate and MA courses in Linguistics for ELT and MA in Language Studies; supervisor of MA theses 10/83-7/85 British Council English Language Centre, Manama, Bahrain Tutor on the RSA Diploma in Teaching English as a Foreign Language 9/82-8/86 Department of English, University College of Bahrain, Bahrain Instructor and Teacher Trainer for primary and intermediate schools; Coordinator of Self-Access Facilities 9/76-7/77 The British Institute, Gothenburg, Sweden Teacher of English to adults on general and special purpose courses 9/76-7/78 Local Education Authority, Gothenburg, Sweden District Co-ordinator and Teacher in the Bilingual Education Scheme, Swedish state primary and lower secondary schools Page 3 of 11
4 Additional Professional Service Dr Andrew Littlejohn Consultant, Expert Advisor and materials developer for the non-profit volunteer organisation Make a Difference, an NGO operating in 15+ cities in India, providing a 5 year programme in English for street children and orphans in sheltered homes, to give them a headstart in the job market. The organization is using my Cambridge English for Schools supplied at cost price by CUP as a corporate social responsibility project, and I am providing ongoing support, free of charge, with occasional visits to India. www.andrewlittlejohn.net, my website, offers articles, papers, syllabus plans and an A-Z of English Language Teaching Methodology and is freely available as a service to practicing teachers and researchers. Hits average almost 20,000 a month, with total hits Jan-Dec 2011 of 238,710. Reviewer for various publishers including Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, Longman and others, for teaching materials and books in Applied Linguistics Reviewer for the refereed journals Applied Linguistics (Oxford University Press) and Language and Education (Routledge), and Language Teaching (Cambridge University Press) Member of the Editorial Board and reviewer for the refereed electronic journal TES0L-EJ (University of Berkeley, USA. http://tesl-ej.org) 5 Books and courses Language Studies: Stretching the Boundaries. 2012. Co-editor with Dr Sandhya Mehta. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. An edited collection of papers focusing on the links between language studies and other disciplines, such as archaeology, forensics, computer studies, and social psychology. Classroom Decision-Making: negotiation and process syllabuses in practice. 2000. Coeditor with Prof M. P. Breen. Cambridge University Press. An edited collection of papers describing experiments in negotiated approaches to syllabus design. Shortlisted for the IH Ben Warren Prize (see Awards ). Research Methods and Processes. 1988. Co-editor with M. Melouk. Lancaster, U.K.: Lancaster University. A collection of papers describing research problems and attempts at their resolution. An A to Z of English Language Teaching Methodology. 1999. (co-author with Dr Diana Hicks). Cambridge University Press. A reference text for practicing teachers and teachers in training, covering major concepts and practical issues in primary and secondary school language teaching. Page 4 of 11
Teaching Materials Primary Colours. 2002-2008. Cambridge University Press. A six level course for primary schools, integrating research in first/second language acquisition, educational psychology and rich content. Pupil s Book, Activity Book, Teacher s Book and audio for each level. Co-author with D Hicks. Primary Colours Level 5: 2008 Primary Colours Level 4: 2007 Primary Colours Level 3: 2004 Primary Colours Level 2: 2003 Primary Colours Level 1: 2002 Primary Colours Starter: 2002 Teacher Training DVD: 2005 Company to Company. 4 th edition. 2005. Cambridge University Press. A task- and simulations-based approach to teaching writing. The methodology was awarded an ESU prize, presented at Buckingham Palace, 1984. Student s Book and Teacher s Book. First Choice. 2004-5. Lehrmittelverlag (Schools Publisher), Canton Zurich, Switzerland. English across the curriculum for primary school Grades 2-3. Content-rich thematic Topic and Activity Books, Teacher s Notes and audio. Expert consultant and lead author. (With H Schofield) Cambridge English for Schools. 1996-1999. Cambridge University Press. An education-based language course for secondary school-aged learners. The course was the first CLIL course to be produced by a UK publisher. Student s Book, Workbook, Teacher s Book and video at all levels. Lead author and project designer. (With D Hicks). Cambridge English for Schools Starter. 1996 Cambridge English for Schools Level 1. 1996. Cambridge English for Schools Level 2. 1996 Cambridge English for Schools Level 3. 1998. Cambridge English for Schools Level 4. 1999. Page 5 of 11
Cambridge English Worldwide. Cambridge University Press, 1998-1999. Dr Andrew Littlejohn A six-level shortened version of Cambridge English for Schools. Student s Books, Workbook, Teacher s Book and video Writing. Four books published by Cambridge University Press. 1991-1994. Part of the Cambridge Skills for Fluency series. My paper describing the methodology won an ESU award, presented at Buckingham Palace. Writing 1. 1991 Writing 2. 1991 Writing 3. 1993 Writing 4. 1994 Eurolingua English. 1992. Ecole Club, Switzerland, and 1998, Cornelsen, Germany. A course for adult education institutes, developed in consultation with the Council of Europe, incorporating research on language learning strategies and autonomous learning. Student s Book, Practice Books and Teacher s Notes. Lead author and English team manager. Eurolingua English. 1992. Level 1 and 2 Eurolingua English. 1992. Levels 3, 4 and 5. Eurolingua English. 1992. Levels 11 and 12. 6 Papers and articles (selected) Language Teaching Materials and the (very) big picture To appear January 2013 in e- FLT The Electronic Journal of Foreign Language Teaching. Singapore: National University of Singapore. http://e-flt.nus.edu.sg/ The social location of language teaching: From zeitgeist to imperative In Ahmed, Cane and Hanzala. ELT in a Changing World. Newcastle, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. Forthcoming 2013. Introduction in Language Studies: Stretching the Boundaries. Newcastle, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. 2012. The analysis of language teaching materials: inside the Trojan Horse. 2011. In Tomlinson, B. A. (ed), Materials Development in Language Teaching 2 nd Edition Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Real World Language Teaching. Ahmed, A. et al (Eds.). 2011. Teaching English in Multilingual Contexts. Newcastle, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing Page 6 of 11
Why don t they read? Article In READ, magazine of TESOL Arabia. Dec. 2010. The rationale for negotiation. (with M. Breen). In Hedges, P. 2009. English Language Teaching: Major Themes in Education, Vol. 5. London: Routledge The Tip of the iceberg: factors affecting learner motivation. 2008. RELC Journal, vol. 39/1, London: Sage Publications. Digging deeper: learner disposition and strategy use. 2008. In Cane, G. (ed.). Strategies in Language Learning and Teaching. Singapore: South East Asia Ministers of Education Organisation, Regional English Language Centre. Developing Teacher Education Schemes. 2003. Forum. Issue 9. Muscat: Sultan Qaboos University Language Centre. Changing the approach. Interview with Bangkok Post newspaper, Thailand, March 26, 2003. Language Teaching for the future. 2002. Forum. Issue 7. Muscat: Sultan Qaboos University Language Centre. Motivation: where does it come from? Where does it go?. 2001. English Teaching Professional, Issue 18. Chichester, U.K. The practicalities of negotiation. 2000. In Breen, M. and A. Littlejohn. Classroom Decision-Making in Cambridge Language Teaching Library series. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. The significance of negotiation. 2000. In Breen, M. and A. Littlejohn, Classroom Decision-Making in Cambridge Language Teaching Library series. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Shaping our future: ELT into the new millennium. 2000. In Wajnryb, R. (ed). Proceedings of the 7th ELICOS Conference (keynote address). Sydney, Australia: ELICOS. Education and language learning tasks. 1997. English Teaching Professional, Issue 6. Chichester, U.K. Self-access work and curriculum ideologies. 1997. In Benson, P. and P. Voller (Eds.), Autonomy and Independence in Language Learning in Applied Linguistics and Language Study series. London: Longman. Making good tasks better. 1996. English Teaching Professional, Issue 3. Chichester, U.K. What is a good task?. 1996. English Teaching Professional, Issue 1. Chichester, U.K. Language Teaching in Schools: what do students learn?. 1995. In Hill, D. A. (Ed.). Bologna '94: English Language Teaching. London: Macmillan. Page 7 of 11
Teaching younger learners: a framework for course design. 1993. A three-part series of articles published in LAURELS Newsletter, Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina. July, Sept and Nov, 1993. Writing: a neglected opportunity for language teaching?. 1992. In Hill, D. A. (Ed). The State of the Art. London: Macmillan. Learning to Write/Writing to Learn. 1990. In Les Cahiers de l'apliut /38. Paris, France: APLIUT. The use of simulations/games as a language testing device. 1990. In Simulation, Gaming and Language Learning. Crookall, D. and R. Oxford (Eds.). New York: Newbury House. Beyond language learning: Perspectives on materials design. 1989. In Johnson, R.K. (ed) The Second Language Curriculum in Cambridge Applied Linguistics Series. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. How to fail interviews. 1988. In Littlejohn, A. and Melouk, M. Research Methods and Processes. Lancaster, U.K.: Lancaster University. Task-centred writing activities. 1987. Co-author with D. Hicks. In Candlin, C. and Murphy, D. (Eds.). Language Learning Tasks. Oxford: Prentice-Hall. Learner choice in language study. 1985. English Language Teaching Journal. Vol 39/4. Oxford: Oxford University Press. [No. 26 in The 50 Most-Frequently Cited Articles, ELT Journal. See section 7 Other Information.] Increasing learner involvement in course management. 1983. TESOL Quarterly 17/4. Washington D.C. 7 Keynote papers, invited plenary papers and workshops at international conferences (selected) Language Teaching Materials and the (very) big picture. Invited keynote plenary. CLS Symposium. National University of Singapore. Dec. 2011. From zeitgeist to imperative: the secret life of ELT. Invited keynote plenary. Professional Development Day, SQU Language Centre. May 2011. ELT in changing worlds: The social context of our profession. Invited opening keynote paper at 6th International Seminar, Aga Khan University Institute for Educational Development, Pakistan: Karachi. Jan 2011 Throwing the net wide: what can guide us in the how and what of ELT? Opening keynote paper presented at the 5th International Seminar, Aga Khan University Institute for Educational Development, Karachi, Pakistan. April 2009. Understanding the reluctant reader. Invited keynote. Higher Colleges of Technology conference. Al Ain, UAE. April 2008. Page 8 of 11
What Applied Linguistics, Education, and Human Psychology can tell us about good language teaching. Invited plenary. Higher Colleges of Technology Conference, Musanna, Oman.. March 2008. Digging deeper: learners disposition and strategy use. Invited keynote. 42 nd RELC International Seminar, South East Asia Ministers of Education Organisation, Regional English Language Centre, Singapore. April 2007. Panel discussion, with Profs. Rebecca Oxford and Herman Funk, and Michael Swan. 42 nd RELC International Seminar, South East Asia Ministers of Education, Regional English Language Centre, Singapore. April 2007. Achievable innovation: how can it happen? Invited plenary. 6 th International Conference, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. Nov. 2006. So what IS the best way to teach writing? Workshop. Vietnam TESOL group, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Nov. 2006. From parts to whole: a skill-based approach to teaching writing. Invited plenary. 2 nd International Taiwan English Language Teachers Conference, Taiwan. March 2006. Memorability, children and learning English. 1 st International Taiwan English Language Teachers Conference, Taiwan. March 2005. The Tale of Little Re(a)d Reading-Books and other stories from the ELT classroom. Invited plenary. APAC International Conference, Barcelona, Spain. Feb. 2005. Active Minds: young learner s greatest resource. English Teachers of Japan Conference, Yokohama, Japan. Jan. 2005. Pragmatic-Humanistic ELT: our very own pushmi-pullyu? Invited keynote plenary. 31 st International MEXTESOL Conference, Morelia, Mexico. Oct. 2004. Achievable innovation: how can it happen? The Fourth International Symposium on ELT in China. Beijing Foreign Studies University, China. May 2004. Inside the Trojan horse: understanding the materials we work with. Invited plenary. British Council ELT Conference Beyond Evaluation. Bogota, Colombia, Sept. 2003. Presented in absentia. A Can of Worms or a Pot of Gold? Investigating materials design. Opening plenary. 3rd International Conference on Language Teaching, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman. March 2003. Classroom Decision-Making: What role for the learners?. Featured speaker. International Thai TESOL Conference, Bangkok, Thailand. Jan. 2003. Curriculum development: what are the issues? Invited plenary. 1st International Conference in Language, Literature and Translation, Department of Foreign Languages, University of Bahrain, Bahrain. April 2002. Page 9 of 11
Panel discussion with Profs. Mona Baker, John McCrae and Alistair Niven. 1st International Conference in Language, Literature and Translation, Department of Foreign Languages, University of Bahrain, Bahrain. April 2002. The uses and abuses of Grammar Teaching: its social/psychological function. 2nd International Conference on Language Teaching, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman. March 2002. Are we really mad? Perceptions of the classroom: varying teacher and student perceptions on language teaching activities. Plenary. 20th British Council ELT Conference, Venice, Italy, March 2001. Que nos pasa? Present and future developments in English language teaching Plenary address. British Council Conference, Mexico City, Mexico. Feb. 2001. Managing and celebrating diversity in the language classroom. Plenary address, XXV TESOL Italy Conference, Assisi, Italy, December 2000. Teacher training course and workshops for Ministry of Education, Bahrain. Sept. 2000. Coping with Diversity. CUP/British Council sponsored lecture tour of 8 cities of Mexico. April, 2000. The practicalities of involving students in classroom decision-making British Council, invited seminar, Mexico City. April 2000. Classroom decision-making. Plenary, 19th British Council Conference, Bologna, Italy. March 2000. Shaping our future: ELT into the new millennium. Keynote plenary. ELICOS Conference, Adelaide, Australia. Nov. 1999 Teacher training course and workshops for Ministry of Education, Bahrain. Sept. 1999. Carrots, sticks and flying kites: the mysteries of student motivation explored. Plenary. 18th British Council Conference, Palermo, Italy. March 1999 Panel discussion with Prof. David Nunan and Prof. Diane Larsen-Freeman, ASCOPI International Conference, Bogota, Colombia. Nov. 1998. Curriculum change, curriculum ends Invited Plenary. ASCOPI International Conference, Bogota, Colombia. Nov. 1998. Democratising the classroom - some whys, hows, and how nots' Workshop, MEXTESOL International Conference, Veracruz, Mexico. Oct. 1998. Today's curriculum for tomorrow's world. Keynote plenary. MEXTESOL International Conference, Veracruz, Mexico. Oct. 1998. A future s curriculum for ELT. Plenary. 17th British Council Conference, Milan, Italy, March 1998. Teaching school-aged students: some myths explored. Plenary. 16th British Council Conference, Bologna, Italy, March 1997. Page 10 of 11
Making good tasks better. Plenary. GRETA International Conference, Granada, Spain. Sept. 1996 What is a good task? Paper. IATEFL International Conference, Keele, UK. April 1996. Teachers, learners and classroom tasks: building a happy life together British Council Seminars in Naples, Rome, and Milan, Italy. Feb/March 1996. Educating through Language: opportunities in English language teaching. Paper presented at Tutto Europa Conference, Torino; National ELT Conference, Istanbul, Turkey and at a Cambridge University Press Professional Seminar, Madrid, 1995. Panel Discussion with Prof. David Nunan, APAC Seminar, Barcelona, Spain, April 1994. Critical Perspectives on Research Methodologies. Paper (with Dick Allwright). 3rd International Seminar on Research Issues in Applied Linguistics, Lancaster, UK. July 1993. British Council sponsored tour on course design consultancies and methodology seminars in Brasilia, Rio de Janeiro, Goiania, and Londrina, Brazil. Feb. 1993 Alternative bases for course organisation. Paper. IATEFL Silver Jubilee conference, Lille, France. Oct. 1992 Writing: psychological space, learner involvement and the use of resources. Talk and workshop presented at KELTIC Occasional Seminars, London, May 1992. Four-day mini-courses on language teaching methodology at Cultura Inglesa, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, Brazil. Feb. 1992. Teaching adolescents: classroom issues and problems. Paper. BrazTESOL Regional Conference, Brasilia, Brazil. Feb. 1992 Page 11 of 11