Brian Tomlinson, Ph.D.
December 28, 2024 2025-01-30 22:25
Professor: TESOL
Dr. Brian Tomlinson is a TESOL Professor in the Anaheim University Graduate School of Education. He is considered to be one of the world's leading experts on materials development for language learning. In 1993 he established the world's first MA dedicated to the study of materials development for language learning (at the University of Luton in the UK) and he founded MATSDA (Materials Development Association). He has been Chair and then President of MATSDA ever since 1993 and, as such, he launched the journal Folio and ran (with Hitomi Masuhara) a number of materials writing workshops in the UK and in Botswana, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, the Seychelles, Singapore, Turkey and Vietnam. He has also organised and presented the opening plenary at thirty international MATSDA conferences. In addition he has given plenary presentations on materials development in over sixty countries. His many books on materials development are considered to be the leaders in the field. They include Materials Development in Language Teaching (Cambridge University Press: 1998, 2011), Developing Materials for Language Teaching (Continuum: 2003), English Language Learning Materials: A Critical Review (Continuum: 2008), Research for Materials Development in Language Learning - with Hitomi Masuhara (Continuum: 2010) and Applied Linguistics and Materials Development - with Hitomi Masuhara (Continuum: 2012). He has also just finished a state of the art survey of the literature on materials development published in the Cambridge University Press journal Language Teaching. Dr. Tomlinson has also published books on language teaching methodology (Teaching Secondary English - with Rod Ellis: Longman 1980), on language through literature (Openings: Penguin: 1994) and on language awareness (Discover English - with Rod Bolitho: Macmillan 1995), as well as contributing to textbooks for Bulgaria, for China, for Ethiopia, for Japan, for Malaysia, for Morocco, for Nigeria, for Turkey, for Namibia, for Singapore and for Zambia. He is currently a Visiting Professor at Leeds Metropolitan University, and an Advisor for the British Council English Language Advisory Group.
Message from Brian Tomlinson, Ph.D.
I’m delighted to be part of the team of TESOL faculty members here at Anaheim and to be able to share my experience and enthusiasm as both a TESOL practitioner and an applied linguistics academic. I started my career, believe it or not, as a teacher trainer in Nigeria and only after that became a classroom teacher in Liverpool and then in Zambia. I moved on to being a curriculum developer in Zambia and then became a teacher trainer again. I continued as a teacher trainer in the UK and then in Vanuatu before becoming Director of Studies at a college in the UK. Since then I’ve been a university academic in Japan, the UK, Singapore and Oman but I’ve frequently returned to the language classroom as a teacher (for example as an EAP teacher in Oman). Throughout my career I’ve been interested in materials development and I’ve published coursebooks in China, Ethiopia, Japan, Nigeria, Singapore and Zambia, In the last fifteen years though I’ve specialised in publishing books, chapters and articles on materials development and I’ve focused on trying to bring researchers and practitioners together to ensure that the materials that teachers use in the classroom are principled and effective. To support this aim I formed the Materials Development Association (MATSDA) in 1993 and as Chair and now President I’ve been organising conferences and workshops throughout the world to bring together researchers, writers, teachers and publishers.
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Publications Books |
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Academic Books |
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| Forthcoming 2012 | Tomlinson, B. and Masuhara, H. (eds.) Applied Linguistics and Materials Development. London: Continuum. |
| 2011 | Tomlinson, B. (ed.)Â Materials Development in Language Teaching. 2nd edition. Cambridge:Â Cambridge University Press. |
| 2010 | Tomlinson, B. and Masuhara, H. (eds.) Research in Materials Development for Language Teaching: Evidence for Best Practice. London: Continuum. |
| 2008 | Tomlinson, B. (ed.)   English Language Teaching Materials London: Continuum. |
| 2007 | Tomlinson, B. (ed.) Language Acquisition and Development: Studies of First and Other Language Learners. London: Continuum. |
| 2004 | Tomlinson, B. and Masuhara, H. Developing Language Course Materials. Singapore: RELC. |
| 2003 | Tomlinson, B. (ed.)Â Developing Materials for Language Teaching. London: Continuum. |
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| 1998 | Tomlinson, B. (ed.)Â Materials Development in Language Teaching. Cambridge:Â Cambridge University Press. |
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| 1979 | Ellis, R & Tomlinson, B.  Teaching Secondary English. Harlow: Longman. |
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Chapters in Academic Books |
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| forthcoming 2012 | Tomlinson, B. Materials development. In C. A. Chapelle (ed.), The Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics. Oxford, England: Wiley-Blackwell. |
| forthcoming 2012 | Tomlinson, B. Materials development. In J. Richards & Burns, A. (eds) The Cambridge Guide to Pedagogy and Practice in Second Language Teaching. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. |
| Forthcoming 2011 | Tomlinson, B.  ‘Issues in the development and evaluation of textbooks and other learning materials.’ In T. Summer & M. Eisenmann (eds.)  Basic Issues in EFL-Teaching and Learning. Heidelber: Universitatsverlag Winter. |
| 2010 | Tomlinson, B. and H. Masuhara. 2010. Published research in materials development. In B. Tomlinson and H. Masuhara (eds.)Â Research in Materials Development for Language Learning: Evidence for Best Practice. London: Continuum. |
| 2010 | Tomlinson, B. ‘Which test of which English and why?’ In A. Kirkpatrick (ed.) Handbook of World Englishes. London: Routledge, 599-616. |
| 2010 | Tomlinson, B. ‘Helping learners to fill the gaps in their learning.’ In F. Mishan and A. Chambers (eds.)  Developing Language Learning Materials to Meet Needs and Wants. Oxford: Peter Lang, 87-108. |
| 2010 | Tomlinson, B. ‘Principles and procedures of materials development.’ In N. Harwood (ed.) Materials in ELT: Theory and Practice. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 81-108. |
| 2010 | Tomlinson, B. ‘Teacher development.’ In Diadori, P. TQAC in FLT: Training, Quality and Certification in Foreign Language Teaching. Siena: Mondadori Education, 62-65. |
| 2009 | Tomlinson, B. ‘Achieving continuity and change by humanising your coursebook.’ In S. Menon and J. Lourdunathan (eds.), Readings on ELT Materials IV. Petaling Jaya: Pearson Malaysia, 81-91. |
| 2009 | Tomlinson, B. and Masuhara, H. ‘Engaging learners of English through football.’ In V. P. Vasquez and J. A. Lopez (eds.) Aplicaciones Didacticas Para La Ensananza Integreda De Lenguay Contenidos. Universidad de Cordoba, 75-90. |
| 2009 | Tomlinson, B. ‘What do we actually do in English?’ In J. Mukundan (ed.) Readings on ELT Materials. Petaling Jaya: Pearson Longman, 20-41. |
| 2008 | Tomlinson, B. ‘Language acquisition and language learning materials.’ In B. Tomlinson (ed.) English Language Teaching Materials. London: Continuum, 3-14. |
| 2008 | Tomlinson, B. and Masuhara, H. ‘Materials used in the UK.’ In B. Tomlinson (ed.) English Language Teaching Materials. London: Continuum, 159-178. |
| 2008 | Masuhara, H. and Tomlinson, B. 2008. ‘General English materials.’ In B. Tomlinson (ed.) English Language Teaching Materials. London: Continuum, 17-37. |
| 2008 | Tomlinson, B. ‘What do we actually do in English?’ In J. Mukundan (ed.), Readings on ELT Materials III. Petaling Jaya: Pearson Malaysia, 20-41. |
| 2007 | Tomlinson, B. ‘Teachers’ responses to form-focused discovery approaches.’ In Fotos, S. and Nassaji, H. (eds.) Form Focused Instruction and Teacher Education: Studies in Honour of Rod Ellis. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 179-194. |
| 2007 | Tomlinson, B. ‘Act English: Teaching English Through Drama.’ MICELT Conference Proceedings 2006. Petaling Jaya: Pearson Malaysia. |
| 2007 | Tomlinson, B. ‘First and other language acquisition: similarities and differences.’ In B.Tomlinson (ed.) Language Acquisition and Development: Studies of First and Other Language Learners. London: Continuum, 1-12. |
| 2007 | Tomlinson, B. and Avila, J. ‘Seeing and saying for yourself: The roles of audio-visual mental aids in language learning and use.’ In B.Tomlinson (ed.) Language Acquisition and Development: Studies of First and Other Language Learners. London: Continuum, 61-81. |
| 2007 | Tomlinson, B. and Avila, J. ‘Applications of the research into the roles of audio-visual mental aids for language teaching pedagogy.’ In B.Tomlinson (ed.) Language Acquisition and Development: Studies of First and Other Language Learners. London: Continuum, 82-89. |
| 2007 | Tomlinson, B. ‘The value of recasting in meaning focussed activities.’ In B.Tomlinson (ed.) Language Acquisition and Development: Studies of First and Other Language Learners. London: Continuum, 141-161. |
| 2006 | Tomlinson, B. ‘A multi-dimensional approach to teaching English for the World.’ In R. Rubdy and M. Saraceni (eds.) English in the World: Global Rules, Global Roles. London: Continuum, 130-150. |
| 2005 | Tomlinson, B. ‘Suiting EFL methodologies to social contexts.’ In E. Hinkel (ed.) Handbook of Research in Second Language Teaching and Learning. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum, 137-153. |
| 2005 |  Tomlinson, B. ‘Localising the global: Matching materials to the context of learning.’ In J. Mukundan (ed.), Readings on ELT Materials II. Petaling Jaya: Pearson Malaysia, 1-16. |
| 2005 | Tomlinson, B. ‘The text driven approach.’ In J. Mukundan (ed.) Readings on ELT Materials II. Petaling Jaya: Pearson Malaysia, 84-101. |
| 2005 | Tomlinson, B. ‘Developing classroom materials for teaching to learn.’ In J.Mukundan (ed.) Focus on ELT Materials. Petaling Jaya: Pearson Malaysia, 77-82. |
| 2003 | Tomlinson, B. ‘Humanising the coursebook.’ In W. A. Renandya (ed.) Methodology and Materials Design in Language Teaching: Current Perceptions and Practices and their Implications. Singapore: RELC, 12-29. |
| 2003 | Tomlinson, B. ‘Materials evaluation.’ In B. Tomlinson (ed.) Developing Materials for Language Teaching. London: Continuum, 15-36. |
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| 2003 | Tomlinson, B. ‘Frameworks for materials development.’ In B. Tomlinson (ed.) Developing Materials for Language Teaching. London: Continuum, 107-129. |
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| 2003 | Tomlinson, B. ‘Materials development courses.’ In B. Tomlinson (ed.) Developing Materials for Language Teaching. London: Continuum, 445-461. |
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| 2003 | Tomlinson, B. ‘Humanising the coursebook.’ In B. Tomlinson (ed.) Developing Materials for Language Teaching. London: Continuum, 162-173. |
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| 2003 | Tomlinson, B. and Masuhara, H. ‘Using simulations on materials development courses.’ In B. Tomlinson (ed.) Developing Materials for Language Teaching. London: Continuum, 462-478. |
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| 2003 | Hill, D. and Tomlinson, B. ‘Materials for listening.’ In B. Tomlinson (ed.) Developing Materials for Language Teaching. London: Continuum, 364-374. |
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| 2001 | Tomlinson, B. & Masuhara, H. ‘Materials for developing language in the mind.’ A. Pulverness (ed.) IATEFL Dublin Conference Selections. Whitstable, Kent: IATEFL. |
| 2001 | Tomlinson, B. ‘Creating from the inner voice.’ The AILA ’99 Tokyo Publication (on CD ROM). |
| 2001 | Tomlinson, B. ‘Materials development.’ In R. Carter and D. Nunan (eds.) The Cambridge Guide to Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 66-72. |
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| 2000 | Tomlinson, B. ‘Combining language, literature and culture in the mind.’ In S. H. Chan, A. Q. Mohammed & T. Rosli, (eds.) Diverse Voices: Readings in Language, Literature and Culture. Serdang: Penerbit UPM, 46-55. |
| 1998 | Tomlinson, B. ‘Access-Self materials’. In B. Tomlinson. (ed.) Materials Development in Language Teaching. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 320-336. |
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| 1998 | Tomlinson, B. ‘Seeing what they mean’. In B. Tomlinson, (ed.) Materials Development in Language Teaching. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 265-78. |
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| 1996 | Tomlinson, B. ‘Language skills through literature’. In D. Hill. (ed.) Teaching Literature. Milan: British Council Italy, 35-39. |
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| 1995 | Tomlinson, B. and Masuhara, H. ‘Helping them to activate their English.’ In D. Hill. (ed.) Bologna 1994 English Language Teaching. Milan: British Council Italy, 113-117. |
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| 1995 | Tomlinson, B. ‘Helping L2 readers to see.’ In T. Hickey and J. Williams. Language, Education and Society in a Changing World. Clevedon, Avon: Multilingual Matters, 253-62. |
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| 1992 | Tomlinson, B. ‘Learning around the world.’ In Comparative Education. Kobe: Kobe University Press, 235-53. |
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| 1988 | Tomlinson, B. ‘Conflicts in TEFL, reasons for failure in secondary schools.’ In V. Bickley. (ed.) Language in Education in a Bi-Lingual or Multi-Lingual Setting. Institute of Education, Education Department, Hong Kong, 103-110. |
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| 1987 | Tomlinson, B. ‘Choices in CELT.’ In V. Bickley. (ed.) Re-Exploring Celt. Continuing Education for Language Teachers. Institute of Education, Education Department, Hong Kong, 33-43. |
| 1984 | Tomlinson, B. 1984. ‘The role of literature in a communicative approach.’ In M. Dejuan Espinet, J. M. Garcia-Temprano, R. Pujol and R. Ribe. Acquiring a Foreign Language in the Classroom. Barcelona: Universitad Autonoma de Barcelona, 27-40. |
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| 1984 | Tomlinson, B. ‘The acquisition of vocabulary. In M. Dejuan Espinet, J. M. Garcia-Temprano, R. Pujol and R. Ribe.(eds.) Acquiring a Foreign Language in the Classroom. Barcelona: Universitad Autonoma de Barcelona, 41-58. |
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| 1984 | Tomlinson, B. ‘The teaching of grammar in a communicative approach.’ In M. Dejuan Espinet, J. M. Garcia-Temprano, R. Pujol and R. Ribe.   Acquiring a Foreign Language in the Classroom. Barcelona: Universitad Autonoma de Barcelona, 27-40. |
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| 1984 | Tomlinson, B. ‘Glossary of ELT Terms.’ In A. Cunningsworth.     Evaluating and Selecting EFL Teaching Material. Oxford: Heinemann, 80-102. |
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Textbooks |
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| Forthcoming 2012 | Tomlinson, B., Masuhara, H., Russell, S. and Skeldon, P. Score with English: An English Through Football Activity Course. Kuala Lumpur: Pearson Malaysia. |
| 2004-2006 | Tomlinson, B. and Maley, M. Series Editors. World Wide Readers. e-books World. |
| 2004 | Tomlinson, B. ‘Finders Keepers.’ In B. Tomlinson and A. Maley (eds.) World Wide Readers. e-books World. |
| 2002 | Tomlinson, B. (ed.)Â Improve Your English 2Â Ministry of Education, Addis Ababa. |
| 2003 | Tomlinson, B (ed.)Â Life Accents 4. Singapore:Times/Media |
| 2003 | Tomlinson, B., Buchanan, H., Islam, C. and Masuhara, H. Success with English. Books 1-8. Guangzhou Education Bureau. |
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| 2002 | Tomlinson, B. (ed.)Â Improve Your English 1. Ministry of Education, Addis Ababa. |
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| 2002 | Tomlinson, B., Hill, D. Masuhara, H. and Pew Ying, L. English for Life 2. Singapore: Times/Federal. |
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| 2001 | Tomlinson, B., Hill, D. and Masuhara, H. English for Life 1. Singapore: Times/Federal. |
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| 2001 | Tomlinson, B. ‘They Came from the Sea’ and ‘Newspaper Hockey’. In Watcyn-Jones, P. (ed.) Top Class Activities 2. London: Penguin. |
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| 2000 | Tomlinson, B. ‘Naturally’. English for Life: Extensive Readers on the Web. Singapore: Times/Federal |
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| 2000 | Tomlinson, B. (ed.)Â English for Life: Extensive Readers on the Web. Singapore: Times/Federal. |
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| 1999 | Tomlinson, B. Superbird. Cambridge Readers Level 2. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. |
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| 1997 | Tomlinson, B. ‘One word poems’. In Watcyn-Jones, P. (ed.) Top Class Activities, 79. London: Penguin. |
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| 1995 | Bolitho, R. and Tomlinson, B.  Discover English (New Edition). Oxford: Heinemann. |
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| 1994 | Tomlinson, B. Openings. Language Through Literature: An Activities Book (New Edition). London: Penguin. |
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| 1994 | Tomlinson, B. and Masuhara, H.  Use Your English. Tokyo: Asahi Press. |
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| 1988 | Tomlinson, B. & Ellis, R.  Reading Advanced. Oxford: Oxford University Press. |
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| 1987 | Tomlinson, B. & Ellis, R.  Reading Upper Intermediate. Oxford: Oxford University Press. |
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| 1987 | Ellis, R. & Tomlinson, B.  Speaking Intermediate. Oxford: Oxford University Press. |
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| 1986 | Tomlinson, B.  Openings. London: Lingual House. |
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| 1981 | Tomlinson, B. (ed.)  Talking To Learn. Port Vila: Govt.  of Vanuatu. |
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| 1981 | Tomlinson, B.  “O” Level Summary and Composition. Harlow: Longman. |
| 1980 | Bolitho, R & Tomlinson B.  Discover English. London: George Allen and Unwin (now Macmillan). |
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| 1973 | Tomlinson, B.  A Situational Composition and Summary Course. Lusaka NECZAM Zambia. |
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| 1973-74 | Ellis, R & Tomlinson, B.  English Through Situations. Harlow: Longman. Books 1, 2 and 3. |
Articles |
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| Internationally Refereed Journals | |
| Forthcoming 2012 | Tomlinson, B. ‘Materials development.’ Language Teaching: Surveys and Studies. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. |
| 2010 | Tomlinson, B. Principles and procedures for self-access materials. Studies in Self-Access Learning. 1(2). |
| 2010 | Tomlinson, B. and Masuhara, H. ‘Playing to learn: How physical games can contribute to second language acquisition.’ Simulation and Gaming: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Theory, Practice and Research. Anniversary Issue. |
| 2008 | Tomlinson, B, ‘Currents of change in syllabus design and materials development.’ ILI Language Teaching Journal. 4/1, 19-26. |
| 2008 | Masuhara, H., Haan, M., Yi, Y. and Tomlinson, B. ‘Adult EFL courses.’ ELT Journal. 62/3, 294-312. |
| 2005 | Tomlinson, B. ‘Testing to learn.’ ELT Journal. 59/1, 39-46. |
| 2004 | Tomlinson, B. and Dat, B. ‘The contributions of Vietnamese learners of English to ELT methodology.’ Language Teaching Research. 8/2, 199-222. |
| 2003 | Bolitho, R., Carter, R., Hughes, R., Ivanic, R., Masuhara, H. and Tomlinson, B. ‘Ten questions about language awareness.’ ELT Journal. Vol. 57/2, 251-259. |
| 2001 | Tomlinson, B. ‘Connecting the mind: a multi-dimensional approach to teaching language through literature.’ The English Teacher. Vol. 4/2, 104-115 |
| 2001 | Tomlinson, B. (Guest Editor) Language in the Mind. Special Issue. The English Teacher. Vol. 4/3. |
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| 2001 | Tomlinson, B. ‘Beginning to read forever.’ Reading in a Foreign Language. Vol.13/1, 523-538. |
| 2001 | Tomlinson, B., Dat, B., Masuhara, H. and Rubdy, R. ‘EFL courses for adults.’ ELT Journal. Vol. 55/1, 80-101. |
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| 2000 | Tomlinson, B. and Masuhara, H. ‘Using simulations on materials development courses.’ Simulation and Gaming: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Theory, Practice and Research. Vol. 31/2, 152-168. |
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| 2000 | Tomlinson, B. ‘Talking to yourself: the role of the inner voice in language learning.’ Applied Language Learning. Vol. 11/1, 123-154. |
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| 1998 | Tomlinson, B. ‘Letter to the Editor.’ Reading in a Foreign Language. Vol. 12/1, 299. |
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| 1998 | Tomlinson, B. ‘And now for something not completely different: an approach to language through literature.’ Reading in a Foreign Language. Vol. 11/2, 177-89. |
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| 1998 | Tomlinson, B. ‘Review of Willis, J. A Framework for Task-Based Learning.’ ELT Journal Vol. 52/2 257-259. |
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| 1995 | Tomlinson, B. ‘Review of Dufeu, B. Teaching Myself.’ ELT Journal. Vol. 49/4, 352-354. |
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| 1994 | Tomlinson, B. ‘Pragmatic awareness activities.’ Language Awareness. Vol. 3: 2 & 4, 119-29. Clevedon, Avon: Multilingual Matters. |
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| 1991 | Tomlinson, B. ‘Survey: vocabulary practice books.’ ELT Journal 45/2. |
| 1990 | Tomlinson, B. ‘Managing change in Indonesian high schools.’  ELT Journal Vol. 44/1, 25-37. |
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| 1986 | Tomlinson, B. ‘Review of Poem into Poem (Maley, A. and Moulding, S.)’ ELT Journal. Vol. 40/3, 252-253. |
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| 1986 | Tomlinson, B. ‘Using poetry in mixed ability classes.’  ELT Journal. Vol. 40/1, 33-41. |
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| 1983 | Tomlinson, B. ‘An approach to the teaching of continuous writing in ESL situations.’ ELT Journal. Vol. 37/1, 7-15. |
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| 1982 | Tomlinson, B. ‘Letter in response to Ellis, R. Informal and formal approaches to communicative language teaching.’ ELT Journal. Vol. 36/4, 283. |
Locally Refereed Journals |
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| 2011 | Avila, J. and B. Tomlinson. WEB 2.0.: A vehicle for humanising FLL. Anglistik. International Journal of English Studies. Volume 22/1. |
| 2010 | Tomlinson, B. ‘Principles and procedures for self-access materials.’ SiSAL Journal (Studies in Self-Access Learning) 1:2.  (http://sisaljournal.org). |
| 2007 | Tomlinson, B. ‘Connecting the coursebook.’ TESOL Essential Teacher. June. |
| 2006 | Tomlinson, B. ‘Humanising the coursebook.’ Language Teaching Journal. 2/2, 69-82. Iran Language Institute. |
| 2005 | Tomlinson, B. ‘The future of ELT materials in Asia.’ Electronic Journal of Foreign Language Teaching (e-FLT), December. |
| 2003 | Tomlinson, B. ‘Humanising the classroom.’ RELC Guidelines. 25/2, 4-9. |
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| 2003 | Tomlinson, B. ‘The role of the inner voice in language learning: A personal view.’ RELC Journal. 178-194. |
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| 2001 | Tomlinson, B. ‘The Inner Voice: A Critical Factor in Language Learning.’ Journal of the Imagination in L2 Learning. Vol. VI, 26-33. |
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| 2000 | Tomlinson, B. ‘A multi-dimensional approach.’ The Language Teacher. Vol. 24/7, 1-6. |
| 2000 | Tomlinson, B. ‘Materials for cultural awareness: combining language, literature and culture in the mind.’ The Language Teacher. Vol. 24/2, 19-21. |
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Other Journals |
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| 2011 | Tomlinson, B. ‘Principles and Procedures of Materials Development for Language Learning. Part 2.Folio 14/2, 3-6. |
| 2010 | Tomlinson, B. ‘Principles and Procedures of Materials Development for Language Learning. Part 1.Folio 14/1, 3-6. |
| 2010 | Tomlinson, B. ‘ESP? Method or myth? Field or fallacy?’ The ETAS Journal 27/3, 11-12. |
| 2008 | Tomlinson, B. ‘Humanising an EAP coursebook.’ Humanising Language Teaching. |
| 2008 | Tomlinson, B. ‘The good language teacher’. Folio 12/2, 20-23. |
| 2006 | Tomlinson, B. ‘Teaching EAP.’ EL Gazette, January. |
| 2006 | Tomlinson, B. ‘Helping teachers to resource themselves.’ TESOL E-Publication. |
| 2005 | Tomlinson, B. ‘Localising the global.’ EL Gazette. April. |
| 2005 | Tomlinson, B. and Maley, A. ‘World wide readers.’ Humanising Language Teaching |
| 2004 | Tomlinson, B. ‘Which English do you want?’ The Guardian Weekly, September 17th . |
| 2004 | Tomlinson, B. ‘Ways to change.’ FOLIO 8/1. |
| 2004 | Tomlinson, B. and Masuhara, H. ‘Developing cultural awareness.’ Modern English Teacher.13/1, 5-11. |
| 2003 | Tomlinson, B. Developing materials to develop yourself. Humanising Language Teaching. Year 5, Issue 4, July 03. |
| 2003 | Tomlinson, B. ‘Familiarity breeds dreary content.’ The Guardian Weekly. Learning English February 20-26, 7. |
| 2003 | Tomlinson, B. ‘Storybooks as coursebooks.’ FOLIO 7/1. |
| 2001 | Tomlinson, B. ‘Humanising the coursebook.’ FAAPI Conference 2001. Buenos Aires: British Council. |
| 2001 | Tomlinson, B. ‘Humanising the coursebook.’ Humanising Language Teaching. Year 3. Issue 5. September 2001. |
| 2001 | Tomlinson,B. ‘Teaching materials evaluation’. The Information. BIELT. |
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| 2001 | Tomlinson, B. ‘Seeing more between the lines.’ The Guardian Weekly, Learning English June 21-27, 5. |
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| 1999 | Tomlinson, B. ‘Adding Affect to ESP (English for Special People).’ ESP SIG Newsletter 15, 26-34. |
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| 1999 | Tomlinson, B. ‘What do you think? Issues in materials development.’Â Â FOLIO. Vol. 5/2, 3-4. |
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| 1999 | Tomlinson, B. ‘Developing criteria for materials evaluation.’ IATEFL Issues. 147, 10-13. |
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| 1999 | Tomlinson, B. ‘Materials development for language teachers.’ Modern English Teacher. Vol. 8/1, 62-64. |
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| 1999 | Tomlinson, B. ‘New directions in materials development: a personal view.’ Zielsprache Englisch. March. |
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| 1998 | Tomlinson, B. ‘Affect and the coursebook.’ IATEFL Issues.145, 20-21. |
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| 1997 | Tomlinson, B. ‘The future perfect.’ FOLIO Vol. 4/1, 3. |
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| 1997 | Tomlinson, B. ‘A question of grammar.’ FOLIO Vol. 3/2, 8-10 |
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| 1996 | Tomlinson, B. ‘Choices.’ FOLIO Vol. 3/1, 20-24. |
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| 1996 | Tomlinson, B. ‘New directions in materials development.’ Arena 11, 24-25. |
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| 1996 | Tomlinson, B. ‘Using poems.’ PELLTA, 4-8. |
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| 1995 | Tomlinson, B. ‘Work in progress.’ FOLIO Vol. 2/2, 26-30. |
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| 1995 | Tomlinson, B. ‘Dialogues. What are they for?’ FOLIO Vol. 2/1, 26-30. |
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| 1994 | Tomlinson, B. ‘True stories.’ EFL Gazette. November. |
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| 1994 | Tomlinson, B. ‘Creative English.’  Penguin English News. |
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| 1994 | Tomlinson, B. ‘Testing to learn’.  GRETA Vol. 1/2, 11-15. |
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| 1994 | Tomlinson, B. ‘Materials for TPR.’  FOLIO Vol. 1/2, 8-10. |
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| 1994 | Tomlinson, B. ‘Access-Self materials.’  FOLIO Vol. 1/1, 8-9. |
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| 1993 | Tomlinson, B. ‘Why teach English to university students in Japan/ A personal view.’  Newsletter for Teachers of Japanese Students. 2, 7-9. |
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| 1991 | Tomlinson, B. ‘English Education in Japanese Universities.’  Kobe Miscellany, 85-104. Kobe: University of Kobe Press. |
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| 1988 | Tomlinson, B. ‘The PKG project in Indonesia.’ The Teacher Trainer. Vol. 2/3, 23-24. |
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| 1988 | Tomlinson, B. ‘In-Service TEFL, Is it worth the risk?’ The Teacher Trainer. Vol. 2/2, 17-19. |
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| 1987 | Tomlinson, B. ‘Good friends.’  Modern English Teacher. Vol. 15/1, 29-32. |
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| 1986 | Tomlinson, B. ‘Some factors contributing to progress at intermediate level: A report on an action research project.’  Academic Developments, The Bell Educational Trust. April. |
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| 1985 | Tomlinson, B. ‘Literature in EFL. What to use and how to use it.’  EFL Gazette. March. |
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| 1981 | Tomlinson, B. ‘The teaching of English in Vanuatu.’  The South Pacific Conference on English Teaching, University of the South Pacific, Fiji. |
| 1978 | Tomlinson, B. ‘Second language acquisition and the teacher.’ The Bell. 1/1, 14-22. Cambridge: The Bell Educational Trust. |
| 1977 | Tomlinson, B. ‘The testing of structure.’  ETAZ Journal. |
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| 1977 | Tomlinson, B. ‘Remedial English teaching.’  ETAZ Journal. |
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| 1976 | Tomlinson, B. ‘Teaching points.’  English Newsletter, Zambia. |
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| 1972 | Tomlinson, B. ‘From classroom to office’. Overseas Challenge. |
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| 1971 | Tomlinson, B. ‘English crash course.’  Zambia Educational Journal. |
