Anaheim University President David Nunan becomes World's Leading Textbook Authorp

The English Language Teaching textbooks series "Go For It!" authored by Anaheim University President Dr. David Nunan, has become the largest selling textbook series in the world with annual sales of over 50 million copies, and total sales exceeding 300 million copies. The "Go For It!" series, published in cooperation between Thomson Learning and the People's Education Press (PEP), was recently selected and adapted as a basal textbook series for middle schools in China, and is being used as part of the curriculum reforms in 29 Chinese provinces.

About DAVID NUNAN
David Nunan, currently serves as President for Anaheim University, and has been with the California-based institution since its founding in 1996, when he played a central part in the development of the University's ground-breaking interactive online learning system. Dr. Nunan is a world-renowned linguist and best-selling author of English Language Teaching textbooks for Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, and Thomson Learning. In 2000, David Nunan served as President of TESOL, the world's largest language teaching association, and was the first person to serve as President from outside North America. David Nunan has served as Chair and Professor of Applied Linguistics at the University of Hong Kong since 1994 and has been involved in the teaching of graduate programs for such prestigious institutions as Columbia University, the University of Hawaii, Monterey Institute for International Studies, and many more. In 2002 Dr. Nunan received a congressional citation from the United States House of Representatives for his services to English language education through his pioneering work in online education through Anaheim University. In 2003 he was ranked the 7th most influential Australian in Asia by Business Review Weekly and in 2005 he was named one of the top "50 Australians who Matter". In November 2006 Dr. Nunan was awarded the Convocation medal for outstanding achievement and contribution internationally to the profession of Teaching English as a second language, from Flinders University, where he earned his Ph.D. in Education and Linguistics. In December 2006 David Nunan was invited by the Australian Prime Minister to attend the Advance Leading 100 Global Australians Summit in Sydney, Australia.