Today marks Candlin & Mynard’s 13th anniversary, a milestone that feels both momentous and quietly gratifying. When we began in 2012, our vision was simple but ambitious: to publish thoughtful, practice-oriented scholarship that supports language educators and learners around the world. Thirteen years later, that mission continues to guide every book we publish, every collaboration we nurture, and every conversation we spark within our professional community.
We’re celebrating this anniversary with the recent release of three new titles—each one reflecting the evolving landscape of language education and the incredible work of our authors and editors.
Screen Media in Foreign Language Education, edited by Adrian Leis and Matthew Wilson and published in October as part of our Positive Pedagogical Praxis Series, explores how screen-based media can empower learning in creative, dynamic ways. This volume brings together innovative classroom practices and research that help educators navigate an increasingly digital world—without losing sight of human connection.
On Thursday, we proudly released Pulling Back the Curtain in Self-Access: Stories of Student Staff Member Motivation, written by Christopher Phelps for our long-running Autonomous Language Learning Series. This book offers a rare insider perspective on the student staff experience in self-access environments, weaving together personal narratives and practical insights. It’s warm, reflective, and deeply resonant for anyone working in learner development or self-access learning.
And just yesterday, we added a timely and forward-looking volume to our new Generative AI and Foreign Language Education Series: Artificial Intelligence in Our Language Learning Classrooms, edited by Louise Ohashi, Mary Hillis, and Robert Dykes. As AI continues to transform how we teach and learn languages, this book provides grounded examples, emerging perspectives, and thoughtful guidance for educators navigating this new terrain.
These three books are a wonderful reminder of why Candlin & Mynard exists: to champion educators, share fresh ideas, and make meaningful contributions to our field. We’re incredibly grateful to the authors, editors, reviewers, readers, and colleagues who have supported us - some from the very beginning, some joining us just recently. You are the heart of this work.
Thank you for being part of our journey over the last 13 years. Here’s to the next chapter, new collaborations, and many more books that inspire, challenge, and connect our global community of language educators.
We’re celebrating this anniversary with the recent release of three new titles—each one reflecting the evolving landscape of language education and the incredible work of our authors and editors.
Screen Media in Foreign Language Education, edited by Adrian Leis and Matthew Wilson and published in October as part of our Positive Pedagogical Praxis Series, explores how screen-based media can empower learning in creative, dynamic ways. This volume brings together innovative classroom practices and research that help educators navigate an increasingly digital world—without losing sight of human connection.
On Thursday, we proudly released Pulling Back the Curtain in Self-Access: Stories of Student Staff Member Motivation, written by Christopher Phelps for our long-running Autonomous Language Learning Series. This book offers a rare insider perspective on the student staff experience in self-access environments, weaving together personal narratives and practical insights. It’s warm, reflective, and deeply resonant for anyone working in learner development or self-access learning.
And just yesterday, we added a timely and forward-looking volume to our new Generative AI and Foreign Language Education Series: Artificial Intelligence in Our Language Learning Classrooms, edited by Louise Ohashi, Mary Hillis, and Robert Dykes. As AI continues to transform how we teach and learn languages, this book provides grounded examples, emerging perspectives, and thoughtful guidance for educators navigating this new terrain.
These three books are a wonderful reminder of why Candlin & Mynard exists: to champion educators, share fresh ideas, and make meaningful contributions to our field. We’re incredibly grateful to the authors, editors, reviewers, readers, and colleagues who have supported us - some from the very beginning, some joining us just recently. You are the heart of this work.
Thank you for being part of our journey over the last 13 years. Here’s to the next chapter, new collaborations, and many more books that inspire, challenge, and connect our global community of language educators.
