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BOOK OF THE MONTH

ETPEDIA™ TECHNOLOGY This A4 wire-bound tools, websites and digital policymaking, assistive
500 IDEAS FOR USING resource book is packed resources. The range technologies for Special
TECHNOLOGY IN THE ENGLISH with practical ideas and is of topics is astounding, Education Needs and
LANGUAGE CLASSROOM suitable for both novices with useful input on teacher development. I
NICKY HOCKLY. PAVILION and those with experience the ipped classroom, personally appreciated
PUBLISHING AND MEDIA LTD in this area. Each of the creating video, QR-codes the information on
978-1-911028-58-1
fty units contains ten and using Smartphones augmented reality. The
How much do you know ideas, many of which are and tablets. The 196- well-known author draws
about using technology bite-sized and easy to page book also contains on a wealth of knowledge
in language teaching? implement, alongside a information on speci c and experience. Hugely
wealth of suggestions for areas: e-safety, digital informative.
reviews in brief

IN COMPANY 3.0 LOGISTICS STUDENT’S BOOK PACK A-Z OF COACHING, Michelle Hunter and Ben Dobbs, Academic
John Allison and Jeremy, Townend Macmillan, 978-1-786-32890-8 Study Kit 978-0-9956701-2-9
This slim 64-page book on logistics is aimed at B1/B2 Coaching is a process that aims to improve performance. It
students and contains eight units. It is part of a new ESP focuses on empowering people. Each activity in this 64-page
(English for Speci c Purposes) series and can be used alone A4 wire-bound resource book relates to a coaching-based
or with the well-known In Company course. A highlight is topic, technique or exercise. The activities, suitable for busi-
the inclusion of video interviews with real-world logistics ness professionals, come with teachers’ notes; most include
professionals. The book provides useful input on insurance a worksheet and follow-up ideas. Topics include leadership,
claims – and, thankfully, clari cation of some tricky technical marketing and negotiating. I love ‘Appreciative Inquiry’,
vocabulary: consignee, bill of lading, inventory, overstock which is about identifying the positive aspects of an indi-
and air waybill. This well-designed book is accompanied vidual or team. The A–Z format is somewhat quirky; some
by online digital materials, and certainly helps to make material may be familiar, like the ‘urgent/important’ matrix.
logistics an accessible subject area for language teachers. This bank of photocopiable activities is a nice addition to
Impressive. the trainers’ toolkit.

Reviews by Pete Sharma for Bournemouth English Book Centre: www.bebc.co.uk

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