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09/10/2025

Screen Media in Foreign Language Education, edited by Adrian Leis and Matthew Wilson​

Launch day!

Congratulations to editors and contributing authors.
https://www.candlinandmynard.com/screenmedia.html

How can screen-based technologies transform the way we teach and learn languages? Screen Media in Foreign Language Education brings together a diverse collection of studies that answer this question by examining how videos, films, mobile devices, and other screen media are used to support language development in dynamic and meaningful ways.

The book is available as an ebook or in print. Coming to libraries soon.

06/10/2025

Call for chapter proposals:

Peer Review and Communicative L2 Writing Practices
Editors: Ashton E. Dawes & Kathryn Jurns
Deadline: December 31, 2025
More details and submission: www.cultivatingconfidencebook.com
Contact the editors directly with any questions

The editors are inviting proposals (100-200 words) along with sample material for a forthcoming collection of innovative peer-review and communicative practices in L2 writing classrooms. The book will share second-language writing classroom practices that integrate communication to help address challenges, such as the isolating nature of writing tasks. It will introduce innovative peer review practices and tools to foster a communicative environment, benefiting both experienced and new teachers. By integrating these activities, writing teachers can help students build confidence as language learners and authors while engaging more deeply with the writing process and enhancing their overall language skills.

The call is open for chapter proposals: Cultivating Confidence in second language writing. This book aims to incorporate communication into L2 academic writing classrooms, addressing challenges such as the isolating nature of writing tasks. It offers innovative peer review practices and tools to fos...

06/10/2025

Screen Media in Foreign Language Education, edited by Adrian Leis and Matthew Wilson​

https://www.candlinandmynard.com/screenmedia.html

We are excited to release our much-anticipated new title on Friday in the Positive Pedagogical Praxis series. Congratulations to the editors and all the contributing authors!

Screen Media in Foreign Language Education explores how screen-based technologies, such as videos, films, and mobile devices, can enhance language learning in today’s classrooms. Drawing on theoretical frameworks like multimodal learning, sociocultural theory, and media literacy, this edited volume presents research and practical insights from ten contributors around the world. From closed captions and flipped classrooms to intercultural understanding and vocabulary acquisition, the chapters showcase how screen media can support learners’ linguistic, cultural, and cognitive development. Whether you’re a researcher or practitioner, this book offers innovative ideas and evidence-based strategies for integrating screen media into foreign language education.

07/09/2025

Congratulations to the winners and runners-up of the British Association of Applied Linguistics (BAAL) book prize, announced at the annual BAAL conference held this year in Glasgow. (https://www.baal.org.uk/what-we-do/book-prize/)

Candlin & Mynard are proud to have nominated two titles this year:

- The Big Beasts of English Grammar: An Exploration of Form and Function in Conversations, by Christian Jones and Graham Burton (https://www.candlinandmynard.com/englishgrammar.html)

- Barrier-Free Instruction in Japan: Recommendations for Teachers at All Levels of Schooling, edited by Alexandra Burke, Davey Young, and Melodie Lorie Cook (https://www.candlinandmynard.com/barrier-free.html)

https://www.candlinandmynard.com/blog/baal-book-prize)

(Photo credit: Yuri Imamura)

11/08/2025

Open call for chapter abstracts.

Editors: Leonardo Veliz and Takako Kawabata We are calling for abstract proposals that critically examine the complex terrain of English language education in Japan by interrogating how...

28/07/2025

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30% discount on selected print books | One week only!

About the Life and Education in Japan

An active and professional community of scholars live and work in Japan with many affordances and challenges that the context provides. In addition to navigating academic roles, international scholars are also faced with challenges related to language and cultural barriers. This series is designed to publish volumes on a range of topics related to the life of academics and expatriates living and working in Japan.
https://www.candlinandmynard.com/japan.html

12/05/2025

PanSIG2025 will be held May 16-18, 2025 at Kanda University of International Studies in Mihama Ward, Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture (how to access). The conference chair is Robert D***s; the site co-chairs are Jennie Roloff Rothman and Prateek Sharma. Pre-registration opens March 20 and closes May 7.....

25/03/2025

We will be running on Sunday to support one of our favourite charities in Japan: PanCanJapan (Pancreatic Cancer Action Network). Feel free to come and cheer us on if you are in Tokyo! Purple Stride Tokyo 2025 will be held in Shiba Park from 10am on Sunday 30 March.

Two of our authors, Melodie Cook and Louise Kittaka, donate royalties from their book to this charity every year, and Candlin & Mynard matches it. https://www.candlinandmynard.com/families.html
https://pancan1.org/index.php

22/03/2025

📚​​Life and Education in Japan Series📚​​

https://www.candlinandmynard.com/japan.html

✏️About the Series:
An active and professional community of scholars live and work in Japan with many affordances and challenges that the context provides. In addition to navigating academic roles, international scholars are also faced with challenges related to language and cultural barriers. This series is designed to publish volumes on a range of topics related to the life of academics and expatriates living and working in Japan. Titles in the Life and Education in Japan series will be of interest to academics and expatriates living and working in Japan, or to scholars with an interest in Japan.

Target audiences:
- Educators including language educators living and working in Japan
- Educators with an interest in life and education in Japan
- Students and researchers interested in themes related to life and education in Japan
- Expatriates in Japan and their families

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15/03/2025

📚​Autonomous Language Learning Series📚
https://www.candlinandmynard.com/autonomous-language-learning-series.html

✏️About the Series:
The purpose of the Autonomous Language Learning series is to explore the theoretical, practical and philosophical relationships between learners and the ways in which they autonomously navigate the ongoing learning process. The series comprises both edited volumes and monographs by authors from different contexts. Many of the titles contain practical applications and also link ideas to future research possibilities. The series is designed for both new and experienced language educators who are involved with supporting learners in developing their autonomy for language learning.

Target audiences:
- Language educators, learning advisors, classroom teachers and researchers with an interest in promoting learner autonomy with learners of all ages;
- Students who wish to specialise in an area related to language learner autonomy;
- Language teachers and learning advisors seeking professional development and ideas for classroom research;

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25/02/2025

Big Beasts of English Grammar Book Launch.
A big thank you to everyone who joined!

The recording and authors' slides can be accessed on the website https://www.candlinandmynard.com/englishgrammar.html

22/02/2025

📚Positive Pedagogical Praxis Series📚
https://www.candlinandmynard.com/ppp.html

✏️About the Series:
This series contains books for educators seeking to enhance their ways of teaching. Books in the Positive Pedagogical Praxis Series focus on practical activities, procedures, and principles that can create more profound learning in a variety of ways. The books are written in a teacher-friendly style. The titles in this series seek to provide teachers with ways to implement profound ideas into their classrooms. The books could be used for in-service training, workshops, and teacher-development sessions at conferences.

✏️Target audiences:
- Teachers who are looking for practical classroom ideas grounded in theory
- Graduate students of education who need a starting point for exploration
- Language teachers, communication trainers, and course developers seeking authoritative resource materials

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