Penny Hands

Penny Hands – Editor

I'm a writer, editor and editorial consultant on ELT materials, both print and digital. 

Overview

I write, edit and provide editorial consultancy on ELT coursebooks, language reference titles and teaching methodology materials, both digital and print. I'm particularly interested in developments in the areas of learner autonomy and critical thinking, and in the use of digital materials as an adjunct to face-to-face teaching and learning.
Services
Non-Fiction
Education & Reference
Languages
English (UK)
Certifications
  • Masters in Applied Linguistics,  University of  Edinburgh
  • BA Hons French, University of Manchester

Work experience

Self-employed

Mar, 2000 — Present
I edit non-fiction educational and reference materials.

Portfolio

This title presents an in-depth treatment of over 22,000 words, phrases and meanings. Informed by the 85-million-word Oxford Corpus of academic English, which includes a broad range of textbooks and academic journals from 26 different disciplines within the su... read more
A synonyms dictionary written especially for learners. It groups words with similar meanings and explains the differences between them.
All of our explanations, examples, and special features are based on our constantly updated 4.5-billion-word database of today's English language, the Collins Corpus, which means that you can trust Collins COBUILD to help you speak and write accurate and up-to... read more
An A-Z of ELT

Scott Thornbury

An A-Z of ELT is a fully cross-referenced, alphabetical guide to ELT that defines and explains essential language concepts and terminology from fields including grammar, linguistics, discourse analysis, phonology, etc. It describes language teaching techniques... read more
Increasingly, education is moving into the online world, and a growing body of literature reflects this from the teaching perspective. Online teaching and learning is now being written about and researched at great length, and this existing work provides valua... read more
My First Digital Journey is an activity book for teachers of young learners willing to enhance their teaching with web 2.0 tools. Twenty free tools are clearly explained, with instructions on what they do, where to find them and whether registration is needed.... read more
Using and Creating Machinima in the Language Classroom Carol Rainbow and Christel Schenider Many language learning situations in the classroom lack visualisation, there is not always the resource you need for an ad hoc grammar point or other illustration, ther... read more
How to Pass Delta

Damian Williams

Thinking of improving your teaching CV? Need more qualifications to get that dream job? Want to refresh your methodology? If you answer yes to any of these questions you are probably thinking of doing the Delta, one of the best-known and most popular advanced ... read more
This major new edition of the Collins COBUILD English Usage is a modern, easy-to-use and in-depth guide to English usage, aimed at upper-intermediate and advanced learners and teachers of English. Collins COBUILD English Usage has been designed to help learner... read more
This major new edition of the Collins COBUILD English Grammar is a modern, global and learner-focussed grammar reference, aimed at learners and teachers of English. Thoroughly updated, to take into account significant changes in grammar over recent years, the ... read more

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