Recent and current projects

Young Learners Dictionary

YL Grammar (current)

Take Shape (current)

English-Dutch-English Illustrated dictionary for children from age 8

Grammar resource book for Young Learners (with Gordon Lewis)

A new mid-level YL course (with Paul Davies)

Dutch-speaking markets

Global edition

published 2008

publication early 2009

publication early 2010

(no cover image available yet)

Real English 3rd EDITION

English for tourism and hospitality

Macmillan English (current)

The latest edition of the market-leading primary course since 1984!

EAP pre-sessional English course

A localized edition of the successful Macmillan YL English course.

Dutch-speaking markets

Global edition

Latin American edition

series published 2008

published 2008

in preparation

New Interface

EFL for senior high schools (current)

Go for it!

Dutch-speaking markets (Senior high school program, FCE level, exam units)

Dutch-speaking markets, EFL for senior high schools, FCE/CAE levels

Junior high school EFL program (units in levels 2 and 3)

published 2008

series being published

published 2008

Earlier Publications

Attitude online tests with this Young Adult teacher resource for various levels.
KET ALTE 1 A2
(Macmillan Education)

Fast Track, a 4-book and 4 CD package specifically made for use in international EF Language Travel schools. Southern Cross Connexxions have been involved in writing a number of units at the post-intermediate level, and have done the complete audio production. (www.ef.com).

Shift is a colourful two-level, innovative EFL course, spanning senior high school curricula, offering an appealing mixture of magazine-based and web-based learning. Linked to CEFR, aiming at FCE/CAE levels. Appeals to a variety of learning styles, covers all skills and offers project work. Supported by an exciting interactive website. (www.shift4u.nl)

Macmillan Onestopenglish, resources for the primary sections on Festivals, and on Arts & Crafts. Worksheets and teachers' notes. You will need to be a Staff Room member to get to them ... (www.onestopenglish.com)

Varia, a series of three beautifully illustrated Quiz books with a three-dimensional boardgame for primary children aged 8-12. Get Started (Starters level), Get Moving (Movers level) and Get Smart (Flyers level). For now, published in the Netherlands. Hopefully the series will be available for international distribution soon. (www.bekadidact.nl)

Style Update, self-tests included in this American English three-level post-secondary course package for the Latin-American market.

Efekta, a 112-unit, 29-book and 29 CD EFL package specifically made for use in EF International Language Schools. Southern Cross Connexxions have been involved in writing a number of units at the advanced and pre-advanced levels, and have edited parts of beginner's, pre-intermediate and upper-intermediate levels. We also did the complete audio production: 29 CDs. (www.ef.com).

Macmillan English Campus, tests and exercises for Macmillan's award-winning Online Education project. Learning objects include materials for all levels, general, business as well as exam-related. (Click here to go to the website)

Real English Let's do it - Early Start, young learners English course for primary education (9-10 year-olds), part of and precursor to the market-leading Real English series (textbook, workbook, CDs, teacher's guide, classroom calendar) (www.bekadidact.nl)

New outlook, an EFL course in two levels for adult education. Level 2 will be published autumn 2005. (Waystage level) (www.wolters.nl)

Attitude, Young Adult teacher resources for various levels.
KET ALTE 1 A2
Worldwide (Macmillan Education)

IATEFL YL Special Interest Group, web resources pages for teachers of young learners (4-17). (Click here for the website)

Older Publications (most of which are still available in their markets)

	Break, a digitial teacher resources magazine on www.realenglish4all.com aiming to put fun back into learning English (games, songs, puzzles, articles and many other activities)		Grammar Gear, an EFL / ESOL refresher grammar for ALTE level 3 (First Certificate in English, Certificate in Advanced English).
	Link-Up, a business EFL/ESOL course for BEC Vantage (ALTE 3) level, Klett Languages (London), consisting of student’s book, workbook, teacher’s guide, cds and a dedicated web site (www.link-up.net).		Making A Start, Threshold (ALTE 2) level EFL/ESOL course for Dutch secondary schools, to be published between 2003 and 2007, a four-year course package for HV and VMBO streams, consisting of student’ s book, workbook, teacher’s guide, cdrom, cds and a dedicated web site (www.makingastart.nl)
	Milestones Tests havo & vwo, a cdrom and paper-based language test database for secondary school students, accompanying an EFL/ESOL course of the same name, Wolters-Noordhoff, Groningen, The Netherlands, 2003.		Mega Test Disks, EFL language tests to accompany Mega, a course for the first three years of high school published in Brazil and Mexico by Macmillan Education).
	Creative English Test Disks, EFL language tests to accompany Mega, a course for the first three years of high school published in Brazil and Mexico by Macmillan Education).		Megatrends Test Disks, EFL language tests to accompany Megatrends, a course for the first three years of high school published in Brazil and Mexico by Macmillan Education).
	Touchdown, Handbook vwo, a practical handbook on language learning and foreign language skills accompanying the EFL/ESOL course of the same name, ThiemeMeulenhoff, Zutphen, The Netherlands, 2003.		Developing Teams and Individuals, a management course , for the Australian Business Services Training Package at TAFE/VET level certificate 4 (2002) This title is available from our e-bookshop. Click here for details
	Touchdown, Handbook havo, a practical handbook on language learning and foreign language skills accompanying the EFL/ESOL course of the same name, ThiemeMeulenhoff, Zutphen, The Netherlands, 2002.		Real English - Let's do it!, a fully revised edition of the earlier Real English, 1998-2000, co-written with Dr P.J. van der Voort, Bekadidact, Baarn. (Total package, including revised course books and workbooks, new teacher's guides, new cds/cassettes, new assessment packs).
	Summit, a language course for higher secondary education (equivalent to Australian) HSC, co-written with drs. J. Allard, M. Dean and drs. H. Luijmes, Meulenhoff Educatief publishers, Amsterdam 1999; contributed to development of the teacher's manual and was responsible for the methodological integration of language competence strategies into the activities in coursebooks and workbooks.		Outlook, a communicative English language course for adult education, Wolters Noordhoff, Groningen, (1994/1995), co-written with Drs. A. van Eijk and Mw. drs. T. Fenthur
	Present Your Business, a practical language guide to business presentations, used at schools for intermediate and higher vocational training, Wolters Noordhoff, Groningen, 1993		Pass, exam course in English for summer schools (HSC levels), for EF Talenreizen (EF Language Travel AB), The Hague/Sweden, 1991.
	In Reply, business correspondence for higher economics courses, Wolters Noordhoff, Groningen, 1991.		Basic Foreign Language Teaching Methodology (Basisdidaktiek voor het Onderwijs in de Moderne Vreemde Talen), a teacher training handbook used at colleges of higher education and universities, Wolters Noordhoff, Groningen, 1989, co-written with Dr. P.J. van der Voort. Revised edition in 1996
	Real English, a communicative English course for primary schools, 1985-1988, co-written with Dr. P.J. van der Voort. Bekadidact, Baarn, member of the Bosch & Keuning Group, The Netherlands. (Total package, including coursebooks, workbooks, teacher's guides, cassettes, tests and easy readers/comics)		Keep Going, Ten Brink, Meppel, 1984; course for intermediate level vocational education, contributed to development of English language tests for all skills
	Establishing Business Networks , for the Australian Business Services Training Package at TAFE/VET level certificate 4 (2003) This title is available from our e-bookshop. Click here for details

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