Annual News Bulletin
Season's greetings from Candlin & Mynard! Thank you for your continued support for our small publishing company. We are delighted to share details of five books published in 2024 and several new titles to be released in 2025-6, including two new books to be released in January 2025. (See Egitim, 2025; Hooper, 2025.)
Our promise is to make our publications timely, affordable, and accessible. We do this by publishing reasonably priced books in print and ebook formats and making them available via subscription services and libraries. We would like to take the opportunity to thank YOU, our readers, for purchasing and recommending our books. If you are in the position to request books for your libraries or add our titles to reading lists for courses you teach, this will make a big difference to our sales.
In order to continue to honor our commitment of affordability and accessibility, we offer open-access opportunities. Open-access will ensure that your book (or chapter) is shared and cited widely. In addition, it helps us to cover our costs and continue to publish affordable books. If you have access to funding to cover open-access publishing, for example, as part of a grant or research allowance, we would be very happy to work with you to make your work accessible to readers far and wide for free. Open-access books and chapters undergo the same peer-review process and editorial care as all of our other books.
Enjoy reviewing our recent and forthcoming titles below. Be sure to scroll down further for other news, and right to the bottom for details about how you can publish with us.
Our promise is to make our publications timely, affordable, and accessible. We do this by publishing reasonably priced books in print and ebook formats and making them available via subscription services and libraries. We would like to take the opportunity to thank YOU, our readers, for purchasing and recommending our books. If you are in the position to request books for your libraries or add our titles to reading lists for courses you teach, this will make a big difference to our sales.
In order to continue to honor our commitment of affordability and accessibility, we offer open-access opportunities. Open-access will ensure that your book (or chapter) is shared and cited widely. In addition, it helps us to cover our costs and continue to publish affordable books. If you have access to funding to cover open-access publishing, for example, as part of a grant or research allowance, we would be very happy to work with you to make your work accessible to readers far and wide for free. Open-access books and chapters undergo the same peer-review process and editorial care as all of our other books.
Enjoy reviewing our recent and forthcoming titles below. Be sure to scroll down further for other news, and right to the bottom for details about how you can publish with us.
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We wish you all the best for the new year.
Dr. Jo Mynard Managing Director Candlin & Mynard ePublishing Limited |
New books published in 2024
The Doomsday Syllogism
Peter McLoughlin
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In "The Doomsday Syllogism," Peter McLoughlin presents a compelling examination of history's inescapable patterns and the illusion of power. Building on his previous work, "The Pattern of History," McLoughlin argues that every great civilization ultimately faces the war it strives to avoid, and today, that dreaded conflict is nuclear holocaust. Through a blend of historical analysis and philosophical insight, this book challenges readers to rethink the fundamental drivers of conflict and the nature of power itself.
Read more... Publication date: February, 2024 ISBN: 9798878397209 (print), 25 pages, $5.99 ISBN: 9798224669554 (ebook) $4.99 https://doi.org/10.47908/31 |
Barrier-Free Instruction in Japan: Recommendations for Teachers at All Levels of Schooling
Edited by Alexandra Burke, Davey Young, and Melodie Lorie Cook
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This book gives a general background on inclusive education internationally and in Japan and provides case studies of successful accommodations for language learners with disabilities in English language education.
Read more... Publication date: April 20th, 2024 Series: Life and Education in Japan ISBN: 9798879100150 (print). 336 pages, $29.99 ISBN: 9798224536085 (ebook). $9.99 https://doi.org/10.47908/30 |
Vulnerability and Resilience During Emergency Remote Teaching: Voices of Part-Time University English Language Teachers in Japan
Wendy M. Gough, Bill Snyder, Chiyuki Yanase, and Colin Skeates
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This book explores the profound impact of Emergency Remote Teaching (ERT) on part-time university English language teachers in Japan during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read more... Publication date: July 5th, 2024 Series: Life and Education in Japan ISBN: 9798326675156 (Print). 250 pages, $29.99 ISBN 9798215337196 (ebook). $9.99 https://doi.org/10.47908/32 |
Creating Leadership “Ways of Being” in L2 Learners for International Business Careers and Social Good
Kevin R. Knight, Ph.D., M.B.A., M.P.I.A.
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This book explores the dynamic intersection of language education and leadership development. With a unique blend of theoretical insights and practical applications, Knight demonstrates how English language teachers can cultivate leadership qualities in their students, preparing them for impactful careers in international business.
Read more... Publication date: July 12th, 2024 Series: Leadership in Language Education ISBN: 9798224740833 (ebook). ISBN: 9798329293678 (print). 206 pages, $29.99 https://doi.org/10.47908/33 |
The Big Beasts of English Grammar: An Exploration of Form and Function in Conversations
Christian Jones and Graham Burton
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In this book, the authors explore some of the ‘big beasts’ of English grammar—those familiar structures like conditionals and reported speech that are often emphasised in syllabuses and textbooks. Drawing on a corpus of conversation data, the book provides new insights into how these structures actually function in real-life conversations, revealing how grammar teaching often overlooks key contextual uses.
Read more... Publication date: December 15th, 2024 Series: Positive Pedagogical Praxis ISBN: 9798301685910 (Print). 308 pages, $29.99 ISBN: 9798215898604 (ebook). $9.99 https://doi.org/10.47908/35 |
Forthcoming titles
Forthcoming books in the Autonomous Language Learning series (edited by Jo Mynard)
- Reforming the Foreign Language Classroom: Empowering Students to Take Ownership. Edited by Annika Albrecht, Carmen Becker, Leni Dam and Katja Heim
- Autonomy in Action: A Teacher’s Handbook for Developing Language Learner Autonomy at Primary and Secondary Levels by Birgitta Berger and Leni Dam
- The Learner Autonomy Approach to Language Teaching by David Little
- Pulling Back the Curtain in Self-Access: Stories of Student Staff Member Motivation by Christopher Phelps
Forthcoming books in the Leadership in Language Education series (edited by Kevin Knight)
- リーダーフルな授業実践による協働型リーダーシップ：みんながリーダー! エイティム・ソイハン [Author: Soyhan Egitim] 冨田三穂 編集 [Editor: Miho Tomita] (1st January, 2025). More details...
- Teaching the Language of Leadership (working title) edited by Evan Frendo
- Developing Student Learning Outcomes: A Distributed Leadership Approach edited by Phoebe Lyon, Amanda Yoshida and Ewen MacDonald
Forthcoming book in the Life and Education in Japan series (edited by Melodie Cook and Anne McLellan Howard)
- Beyond Kikokushijo: Teaching English in Japan After Growing Up Between Languages and Cultures edited by Aiko Minematsu, Risa Ikeda, and Maki Yazaki
Forthcoming books in the Positive Pedagogical Praxis series (edited by Tim Murphey)
- Students’ Narrative Journeys in Learning Communities: Mapping Landscapes of Practice in Self Access Learning Centers and Foreign Language Classes by Daniel Hooper (January 2025). More details...
- The Personalized Learning Module: A Collection of Learning Advising Tools by Stephanie Lea Howard, Gamze Guven Yalcin and Tarik Uzun
- A Dynamic Guide to Empowering Language Learners (tentative title) by Hatice Karaaslan
- Cultivating Confidence in Writing edited by Ashton E. Dawes and Kathryn Jurns
The Generative AI and Foreign Language Education series (edited by Louise Ohashi)
- Artificial Intelligence in Our Language Learning Classrooms (tentative title) edited by Robert Dykes, Mary Hillis, Dawn Lucovich, and Louise Ohashi
- Several other new titles planned (TBC)
Awards
Several C&M authors received awards for excellence from the Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT). Congratulations to the 2024 recipients! Details: https://jalt.org/news/awards-and-recognition-committee-4
- The JALT Mid-Career Scholar Award (Research): Alex Burke (co-editor of Barrier-Free Instruction in Japan: Recommendations for Teachers at All Levels of Schooling)
- The JALT Mid-Career Scholar Award (Research): Gretchen Clark (co-author of Chapter 14: Equity in ELT Japan: Learning through Transparency. In G. P. Glasgow (Ed.) (2023), Multiculturalism, Language, and Race in English Education in Japan: Agency, Pedagogy, and Reckoning.
Events and milestones
- 16th February, 2024. The Doomsday Syllogism by Peter McLoughlin released.
- 20th April 2024. Book launch event for Barrier-Free Instruction in Japan: Recommendations for Teachers at All Levels of Schooling edited by Alexandra Burke, Davey Young, and Melodie Lorie Cook. Read more...
- 12th May, 2024. Our authors present at the Diversity and Inclusivity in English Language Education (DIELE) Conference in Tokyo. Read more...
- 17th-19th May, 2024. Book prize giveaway at JALT CALL, Nagoya. (Barrier-Free Instruction in Japan)
- 27 May, 2024. Candlin & Mynard becomes an official JALT sponsor.
- 7th June, 2024. New series launched: Generative AI in Foreign Language Education. Read more...
- 7th June, 2024. New series launched: Leadership in Language Education. Read more...
- 5th July, 2024. Vulnerability and Resilience During Emergency Remote Teaching: Voices of Part-Time University English Language Teachers in Japan by Wendy M. Gough, Bill Snyder, Chiyuki Yanase, and Colin Skeates released. Read more...
- 12th July, 2024. Creating Leadership “Ways of Being” in L2 Learners for International Business Careers and Social Good by Kevin Knight released. Read more...
- 28th September, 2024. Book exhibition at Exploring Diverse Identities: Developing Intercultural Sensitivity in Japan. Read more...
- 15th-19th November, 2024. Presence at JALT national conference in Shizuoka.
- 17th November, 2024. Autonomy and Motivation: Empowering Learners and Teachers. Forum at JALT in Shizuoka. Read more...
- 14th December, 2024. Sponsor of HIJALT Hiroshima Conference. Read more...
- 15th December, 2024. The Big Beasts of English Grammar: An Exploration of Form and Function in Conversations
by Christian Jones and Graham Burton released. Read more... - 1st January, 2025. Release of our first book in Japanese. リーダーフルな授業実践による協働型リーダーシップ：みんながリーダー! エイティム・ソイハン [Author: Soyhan Egitim] 冨田三穂 編集 [Editor: Miho Tomita]. Read more...
- 18th January, 2025. Students’ Narrative Journeys in Learning Communities: Mapping Landscapes of Practice by Daniel Hooper to be released. Read more...
- 26 January, 2025. Dr. Melodie Cook presents Ten Recommendations for Helping Make Classes Barrier-Free at YoJALT Yokohama. Read more...
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